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Oct 7, 2010 Local News
Saga Grannies Sing in Shanghai
Gabba, a singing group consisting of eight Saga Prefecture grandmothers, appeared Saturday at the Shanghai World Expo to promote tourism in their prefecture on Saga Prefecture Day....
Oct 7, 2010 Local News
Nagasaki Company Uses Kyushu’s First Electric Taxicabs
Nagasaki City’s Anzen Taxi has put two electric vehicles into service as taxicabs, and claims they are the first company in the industry in Kyushu to do so. The automobiles used ar...
Oct 7, 2010 Local News
First Rate Cut for Kyushu Electric Power in Seven Months
Kyushu Electric Power said it will reduce the rates it charges for electricity in November in accordance with the system that allows for fluctuating fees based on fuel prices. It w...
Oct 7, 2010 Local News
Oita Parco to be Closed One Month Early
Discussions are underway to advance by one month the date the Parco shopping facility in Oita City will close. Operations at the symbol of the city’s shopping district were origina...
Oct 7, 2010 Local News
Nishi-Nippon City Bank Hires First Foreigners
Fukuoka City-based Nishi-Nippon City Bank announced it will hire foreign students as regular employees for the first time next April, when companies usually hire new employees. The...
Oct 7, 2010 Local News
First 7-Eleven to Open in Kagoshima
7-Eleven Japan announced it will open its first convenience store in Kagoshima Prefecture in March 2011. They also plan to open about 200 outlets in the prefecture over the followi...
Oct 7, 2010 Local News
Fewer than 50% of Fukuoka Companies Plan to Hire New Grads
The Fukuoka Chamber of Commerce and Industry revealed the results of their survey of local companies’ plans to hire new graduates next spring. Only 49.4% of the companies said they...
Sep 30, 2010 Local News
Kyushu Electric Applies for Sendai Nuclear Plant Enlargement
Kyushu Electric Power submitted to the Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry one of the documents required to apply for the expansion of the #3 reactor at their Sendai nuclear p...
Sep 30, 2010 Local News
Attendance Soars for Kyushu’s J2 Clubs
The strong performance by J2 soccer club Avispa Fukuoka has filled the stands of the home grounds with supporters and is having a synergistic effect on the other four Kyushu J2 squ...
Sep 30, 2010 Local News
Enecology Month Events to be Held Throughout Kyushu
Enecology Month will start on October 1 in Kyushu, in which a special committee formed by the Kyushu Bureau of Economy, Trade, and Industry and local governments in the region will...