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Oct 16, 2008 Local News
Spectator Participation and Alcohol to be Banned at Imari Festival
The Imari Shinto shrine in Imari, Saga Prefecture, is planning to resume its Tontenton fall festival after a two-year suspension that was put in place after the death of a high sch...
Oct 16, 2008 Local News
Law Office to Train Lawyers for Work in Depopulated Areas
The Kyushu Federation of Bar Associations opened the Asakaze Fund Law Office in Fukuoka City to train lawyers to be sent to areas with rapidly declining populations. Through a prog...
Oct 16, 2008 Local News
Group Calls for Food Island Concept for Kyushu
The Kyushu Association of Corporate Executives issued a report calling for the creation of “Food Island Kyushu”, which incorporate the establishment of a Kyushu research institute ...
Oct 16, 2008 Local News
Imari Wins Award for Its Promotion of Reading
The All Japan Magazine and Book Publishers’ and Editors’ Association selected Imari, Saga Prefecture, to receive its second Takahashi Matsunosuke Award for promoting the culture of...
Oct 9, 2008 Local News
Disney Withdraws Plan to Expand to Fukuoka
Oriental Land, the company that operates Tokyo Disneyland and other amusement parks, announced the withdrawal of plans to open an indoor amusement facility. The site most likely to...
Oct 9, 2008 Local News
Debate Increases over New Nagasaki Government Office Location
The Nagasaki Prefecture general assembly has formed a committee to discuss the site for new government offices, which has become an issue in the prefecture. While it was expected t...
Oct 9, 2008 Local News
Redevelopment of Kagoshima Station Area Proceeding
The redevelopment of the Kagoshima Station area is steadily proceeding with an eye to the opening of the Kyushu Shinkansen Line in 2011. Local real estate developer Nangoku Corp. a...
Oct 9, 2008 Local News
Saga Prefecture Certifies Safety of Non-Registered Day Care Facilities
This year, Saga Prefecture established independent recognition standards for non-registered day care facilities to ensure a safe environment for children. These standards were form...
Oct 9, 2008 Local News
Nagasaki University to Pay for Two Years’ Worth of Overtime
The Nagasaki office of a government department responsible for the oversight of labor standards has issued a recommendation to Nagasaki University to reimburse employees for two ye...
Oct 9, 2008 Local News
Ten Kyushu Regional Banks to Eliminate Fees for ATM Use
Ten Kyushu Regional banks in the seven Kyushu prefectures have agreed to eliminate fees for ATM use starting next February. One objective is to allow greater convenience and the fl...
