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Apr 1, 2010 Local News
Saga City to Provide 600 Million Yen to Municipal Bus Company
The Saga City Council agreed on the 25th to provide 600 million yen to the cash-strapped entity operating the Saga City municipal buses. The condition of the allocation is that pre...
Apr 1, 2010 Local News
Foreign Lodgers in Kyushu Decline 42% in 2009
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, and Transport released its report on the number of visitors to Kyushu’s seven prefectures renting rooms during their visit in 2009. The overal...
Apr 1, 2010 Local News
Air Busan Service between Fukuoka and Busan Takes Off
Air Busan, an airline based in Busan, South Korea, launched service between that city and Fukuoka City on the 29th. It will fly one round-trip a day on a Boeing 737-400 with a capa...
Apr 1, 2010 Local News
New Bank in Kitakyushu
The Yamaguchi Financial Group, which controls the Yamaguchi Bank in Shimonoseki, and the Momiji Bank in Hiroshima, announced that it will open a new bank in Kitakyushu with the wor...
Apr 1, 2010 Local News
Nagasaki Prefecture to Absorb Increased Expenses for Fresh Fish Inspection
Changes in the system for the inspection expenses for fresh fish imports to China will result in higher costs when it is implemented in April. Nagasaki Prefecture announced it will...
Apr 1, 2010 Local News
Kyushu Electric Mulls Closing Thermal Power Plants in Oita
Kyushu Electric Power is likely to close two of its thermal power plants using oil in Oita City, the Nishinippon Shimbun reported. The utility will begin preparations to shut the p...
Apr 1, 2010 Local News
Large Lot Power Consumption Continues to Grow
The large power consumers in Kyushu (industrial users) have continued to increase their purchases of electric power this year since monthly power consumption rose on a year-to-year...
Apr 1, 2010 Local News
Yaskawa Electric Plans to Strengthen Chinese Presence
In an interview with the Nishinippon Shimbun, Yaskawa Electric President Junji Tsuda said the company plans to increase its presence in China. In particular, he cited a new robot s...
Mar 25, 2010 Local News
Record High Capital Investments for JR Kyushu
JR Kyushu announced on the 19th the projects it has planned on a non-consolidated basis for FY 2010. The company plans to invest 75.6 billion yen in plants and equipment, its highe...
Mar 25, 2010 Local News
Mitsui High-tec Posts Consolidated Net Loss of 4.966 Billion Yen
Kitakyushu-based Mitsui High-tec released its consolidated results for the year ended January 2010, showing a current loss of 4.032 billion yen and a net loss of 4.966 billion yen ...