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Aug 7, 2008 Local News
Record Exports for Port of Hakata in First Half
The Fukuoka branch of Moji Customs announced that a record high amount of exports was shipped from the Port of Hakata in the first half of 2008. Exports rose 2.7% from the year-bef...
Aug 7, 2008 Local News
Toyota Kyushu to Cancel Contracts with 800 Seconded Employees
Toyota Motors Kyushu announced that it planned to cancel the contracts of 800 seconded employees, nearly 10% of its workforce, due to scheduled production cutbacks. The production ...
Aug 7, 2008 Local News
Saibu Gas Posts First Loss in 30 Years
Fukuoka City-based Saibu Gas revealed that it expects to suffer a non-consolidated loss for the year ending March 2009 due to skyrocketing liquid natural gas prices. This will be t...
Aug 7, 2008 Local News
Takeda Tetsuya to Get Honorary Degree
The Fukuoka University of Education in Munakata announced it would present an honorary degree to popular entertainer and Fukuoka City native Takeda Tetsuya, who withdrew from the s...
Aug 7, 2008 Local News
JR Soliciting Designs for Hakata Station Tile Art
JR Kyushu is soliciting designs for the ceramic tile art that will decorate the interior walls of the new Hakata Station building to open in 2011. Participants will be able to subm...
Aug 7, 2008 Local News
Record Exports for Port of Hakata in First Half
The Fukuoka branch of Moji Customs announced that a record high amount of exports was shipped from the Port of Hakata in the first half of 2008. Exports rose 2.7% from the year-bef...
Aug 7, 2008 Local News
Toyota Kyushu to Cancel Contracts with 800 Seconded Employees
Toyota Motors Kyushu announced that it planned to cancel the contracts of 800 seconded employees, nearly 10% of its workforce, due to scheduled production cutbacks. The production ...
Aug 7, 2008 Local News
Saibu Gas Posts First Loss in 30 Years
Fukuoka City-based Saibu Gas revealed that it expects to suffer a non-consolidated loss for the year ending March 2009 due to skyrocketing liquid natural gas prices. This will be t...
Aug 7, 2008 Local News
Kagoshima Bank to Launch Agricultural Fund
The Kagoshima Bank of Kagoshima City will join with six local companies to launch the Agricluster Fund for companies in the agricultural sector in southern Kyushu this month. It wi...
Aug 7, 2008 Local News
Fuel Prices Put Kyushu Ferries in a Bind
The Kyushu Long-Distance Ferry Association reported the results of its survey of six companies with eight routes starting and ending in Kyushu for the ratio of fuel costs to operat...
