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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...
Sep 30, 2010 Local News
Nishi-Nippon City Bank Disbands Debt Management Subsidiary
Fukuoka City-based Nishi-Nippon City Bank announced it has disbanded its debt management subsidiary, NCB Turnaround and will officially liquidate it next May. The subsidiary was la...
Sep 30, 2010 Local News
Kumamoto Streetcar Drivers to be Filmed
Kumamoto City will install cameras at the front of all municipal streetcars to record the drivers’ operation of the vehicles starting October 1. The objective is to increase the dr...
Sep 30, 2010 Local News
Hawks Clinch First Title in Seven Years
The Fukuoka Softbank Hawks clinched the Pacific League pennant on Sunday the 26th when second place Seibu lost to the Nippon Ham Fighters in Sapporo. The Hawks had to stage a furio...
Sep 30, 2010 Local News
Hirado – Fukuoka Membership Bus Service To Continue
The trial service of the Yokaro, a direct bus service for members only that operates a daily schedule between Hirado, Nagasaki Prefecture, and Fukuoka City, is scheduled to end thi...
Sep 30, 2010 Local News
Exhibit Promotes Kyushu Products in Taiwan
An exhibit of Kyushu products was held this week in an upscale Taipei shopping mall to promote the flavor of the region in Taiwan. The objective was to track sales of such products...
Sep 30, 2010 Local News
Kyushu FY 2010 Growth Rate Revised Upward
The Kyushu Economic Research Center revised upward its forecast for FY 2010 economic growth in Kyushu and Okinawa Prefecture from the 1.3% projection it issued last December to 2.8...
Sep 30, 2010 Local News
Saga Prefecture Seeking Nori Tasters
Saga Prefecture is soliciting members of the general public to be part of their team tasting and selecting their primary nori (edible seaweed) product, Ariake-kai Ichiban. Those wh...
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...