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Sep 24, 2010 Local News
Fukuoka Bank to Open Ube Branch
Fukuoka Bank, one of the banks operated by the Fukuoka Financial Group, announced it will open a branch in Ube, Yamaguchi Prefecture. The Yamaguchi Financial Group, meanwhile, plan...
Sep 24, 2010 Local News
Electric Outboard Motor Trials Start
Trials of small electric outboard boat motors using no liquid fuel have begun in Tsushima, Nagasaki Prefecture. They are part of a larger group of trials for energy saving equipmen...
Sep 16, 2010 Local News
Fukuoka Chamber of Commerce Forms Ties with Chongqing Groups
The Fukuoka Chamber of Commerce and Industry announced it had formed an agreement with an economic group affiliated with the city of Chongqing, China, to promote investment and tra...
Sep 16, 2010 Local News
Amakusa Airlines to Launch Kumamoto – Osaka Route
Amakusa Airlines, a public-private venture based in Kumamoto, announced it will inaugurate a daily roundtrip flight between Kumamoto and Osaka to replace the current flight between...
Sep 16, 2010 Local News
Fukuoka Company Develops Rapid Water Purification Method
Fukuoka City-based First Solution has developed a technique for rapidly cleaning water of mud and debris. The compact device, which is easily transportable with a small truck, uses...
Sep 16, 2010 Local News
Female Preference to Remain Housewives Rises in Saga Prefecture
Saga Prefecture recently conducted a survey among its residents about the ideal roles of men and women in society. Those who agreed with a clear division of roles, with the men wor...
Sep 16, 2010 Local News
Kyushu Lay Judges Convict 109 in 93 Cases in First Year
In the one year since citizens began serving as lay judges in criminal cases in Kyushu, the panels have rendered judgments against 109 defendants in 93 cases. All the defendants we...
Sep 16, 2010 Local News
Estimates of New Hakata Station Building Annual Sales Revised Downward
The Development Bank of Japan has revised downwards its estimates for the annual sales of commercial establishments in JR Hakata City, the new building at JR Hakata Station due to ...
Sep 16, 2010 Local News
Regional Council to Work Together on Environmental Issues
Yellow Sea Rim Economic and Technology and Exchange Council, which works to create sustainable economic exchange between Kyushu, China, and South Korea, will meet next month for th...
Sep 16, 2010 Local News
Lowest Kyushu Salaries Climb by 12-13 Yen
Prefectural government surveys in all seven of the Kyushu prefectures show that the lowest hourly wages in the region have risen to roughly 642-692 yen. This is a 12-13 yen year-on...
