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May 6, 2010 Local News
Yamaga Municipal Gas Refines Biogas from Animal Excretions
The Yamaga Municipal Gas Co. in Yamaga, Kumamoto Prefecture has successfully refined biogas (high purity methane gas) from the fermenting gas of livestock excreta for use in the ho...
May 6, 2010 Local News
Kyushu Electric Power Posts First Profit Increase in Five Years
Kyushu Electric Power released its business report for the year ended March 2010, which showed increased profits on declining revenue. Income from power sales slid 5.2% from the pr...
May 6, 2010 Local News
Miyazaki Company Brews Mango Lager
Hideji Beer, a microbrewery in Nobeoka, Miyazaki Prefecture, has launched sales of a low-malt beer it calls Mango Lager. The beer is brewed using yeast cultured from the skins of m...
May 6, 2010 Local News
Nishitetsu Records Largest Revenue Decline Ever
Revenue for the Nishi-Nippon Railroad (Nishitetsu) fell to 313.8530 billion yen for the year ended March 2010 on the consolidated report, a 9.1% year-on-year decline and the second...
May 6, 2010 Local News
Kyushu Regional Banks Cutting Ties to Gang-Affiliated Customers
Kyushu regional banks have established rules to prevent those people with ties to criminal gangs to establish new accounts, and to close any such existing accounts unilaterally. Th...
May 6, 2010 Local News
Yamaga Municipal Gas Refines Biogas from Animal Excretions
The Yamaga Municipal Gas Co. in Yamaga, Kumamoto Prefecture has successfully refined biogas (high purity methane gas) from the fermenting gas of livestock excreta for use in the ho...
May 6, 2010 Local News
Kyushu Electric Power Posts First Profit Increase in Five Years
Kyushu Electric Power released its business report for the year ended March 2010, which showed increased profits on declining revenue. Income from power sales slid 5.2% from the pr...
May 6, 2010 Local News
Pointing Map for Foreigners to be Placed in 7,000 Taxicabs
In response to the increase in foreign tourists locally, the Fukuoka City Taxicab Association has created a map of areas of interest in the central part of the city, plus handy wor...
May 6, 2010 Local News
Miyazaki Prefecture to Slaughter 18,700 Pigs
The 18th and 19th suspected cases of hoof and mouth disease in pigs were discovered among six animals in two locations in Miyazaki Prefecture. The two locations had a combined tota...
May 6, 2010 Local News
Saga Prefecture Reduces Size of Internet Application System
Saga Prefecture will reduce this year the number of categories for which citizens can apply for licenses and approvals on the Internet from about 360 to about 110, a cut of more th...