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Apr 30, 2010 Local News
J2 Soccer League “Battle of Kyushu” Gets Underway
There are five Kyushu-based teams in the J2 soccer league, and the league scheduled 18 matches among them to generate fan interest. They are calling the series, The Battle of Kyush...
Apr 30, 2010 Local News
Kyushu Electric Builds New Power Grid Trial Facilities for Outlying Islands
Kyushu Electric has completed construction of facilities for the trial of a new power grid using a combination of solar and wind power on Mishima-mura on the outlying island of Kur...
Apr 30, 2010 Local News
Rice Ladle Design for Station Roof
A new roof has been placed over the plaza area at the east entrance of the JR Kumamoto Station in Kumamoto City that resembles a giant rice ladle. Ryue Nishizawa, the architect who...
Apr 30, 2010 Local News
South Korean Jockey Starts Training at Arao Racecourse
After riding only three mounts to victory in 110 races last year, South Korean jockey Bak Je-ho decided to come to the Arao Racecourse in Arao, Kumamoto, for special training. He m...
Apr 30, 2010 Local News
Nissan Kyushu to Start Full-Scale Production of Clean Diesel Cars
Full-scale production of autos with clean diesel engines will begin at Nissan Kyushu’s plant in July, company sources report. The engines will be mounted in the company’s X-Trail S...
Apr 30, 2010 Local News
J2 Soccer League “Battle of Kyushu” Gets Underway
There are five Kyushu-based teams in the J2 soccer league, and the league scheduled 18 matches among them to generate fan interest. They are calling the series, The Battle of Kyush...
Apr 30, 2010 Local News
Kyushu Electric Builds New Power Grid Trial Facilities for Outlying Islands
Kyushu Electric has completed construction of facilities for the trial of a new power grid using a combination of solar and wind power on Mishima-mura on the outlying island of Kur...
Apr 30, 2010 Local News
The Shiki Theater Company, a nationwide group of 700 actors that present more than 3,000 performances a year, suddenly announced that it would not make the Fukuoka City Theater at Canal City in Hakata Ward its exclusive venue in the region. Though the com
To deal with recent emergence of foot-and-mouth disease in Miyazaki Prefecture, the government will slaughter more than 1,100 head of cattle in the hope of preventing the disease f...
Apr 30, 2010 Local News
Sogo Medical in Big Expansion of Pharmacies
Fukuoka City-based Sogo Medical Co., which operates a nationwide chain of pharmacies, said it planned to expand its number of outlets from the current 290 to 500 by the end of Marc...
Apr 30, 2010 Local News
Association Working to Make Kyushu the Leading East Asian Olive Producer
The Kyushu Olive Association started operating its first olive grove in Nakagawa-machi, Fukuoka Prefecture, on the 24th. The association’s objective is to make Kyushu the leading p...