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May 27, 2010 Local News
Profits Decline at Nearly 80% of Major Regional Companies
Of the 55 leading Kyushu-based, unlisted companies (excluding banks), 37, or 78%, posted revenue declines on their business reports for the year ended March 2010. Their recovery is...
May 27, 2010 Local News
Kumamoto University Team Creates World’s Strongest Metal
A team of researchers at Kumamoto University led by Prof. Yoshihito Kawamura announced the creation of a magnesium alloy with a tensile strength of 512 megapascals, making it the s...
May 27, 2010 Local News
Fukuoka Jo Gakuin University to Issue IDs with Nimoca
The Fukuoka Jo Gakuin University will issue student IDs next spring with the added function of the Nishi-Nippon Railway (Nishitetsu) contactless payment card nimoca. That will allo...
May 27, 2010 Local News
New Kitakyushu Bank to Have Three New Branches
The Yamaguchi Prefecture-based Yamaguchi Financial Group, the parent of the Yamaguchi Bank, announced it will open three new branches of the Kitakyushu Bank when the new bank opens...
May 27, 2010 Local News
First Made-In-Kyushu Satellite Successfully Launched
The first satellite made entirely in Kyushu, the KSAT, was successfully launched into earth orbit from the Tanegashima Space Center atop an H2A rocket. It was built as a joint proj...
May 27, 2010 Local News
Best Denki to Accelerate Taiwan Expansion
Fukuoka City-based Best Denki announced it will accelerate its expansion to Taiwan. The company is concentrating its business assets in Kyushu, but plans to increase its presence i...
May 27, 2010 Local News
Busan Holds Seminar to Publicize Investment Opportunities
The city of Busan, South Korea, sponsored a seminar in Fukuoka City to promote investment by local companies and governments in a special industrial park for that will give prefere...
May 27, 2010 Local News
Toyota Kyushu Sales Rise 16%
Toyota Motors Kyushu released its business results for the fiscal year ended March 2010, which showed that the company sold roughly 338,000 units, the third-highest total in the co...
May 20, 2010 Local News
Kyushu Shinkansen Operating Trials to Begin in September
Operating trials for the unopened route of the Kyushu Shinkansen from Fukuoka City to Yatsushiro are slated to begin in September. According to authorities, the civil engineering w...
May 20, 2010 Local News
Nishi-Nippon City Bank to Support Overseas Expansion
The Fukuoka City-based Nishi-Nippon City Bank has formed a special department to specialize in financial support to local companies that want to establish an overseas presence or c...