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Jul 1, 2010 Local News
Kyushu Local Governments Shed Employees
A survey by the Kyushu Economic Research Center shows that as of April 2009, the seven prefectures in the region had roughly 171,000 employees, while municipal governments had abou...
Jul 1, 2010 Local News
Suspension of Lexis Hybrid Sales in North America to Have Limited Effect on Toyota Kyushu
Toyota Motors has temporarily halted production of its Lexus HS250h hybrid at its Fukuoka Prefecture plant after it decided to suspend sales and recall the vehicles after the disco...
Jun 24, 2010 Local News
Sumitomo Metals Kokura is Kyushu’s Greenhouse Gas Emission Leader
The Environmental Ministry and the Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry released the results of their nationwide survey of companies and their greenhouse gas emissions in FY 20...
Jun 24, 2010 Local News
Akune Mayor Orders 90% Cut in Council Members’ Salaries
Mayor Shinichi Takemura of Akune, Kagoshima Prefecture, ordered that the salary system for the 16 city council members be switched from the current monthly system to a per diem rat...
Jun 24, 2010 Local News
Spaceworld Discount Passes Sold in Other Prefectures
The Kitakyushu amusement park Spaceworld began special discount sales of single day passes in Saga, Nagasaki, Oita, and Yamaguchi prefectures. The objective is to attract residents...
Jun 24, 2010 Local News
Lowest Mongoose Catch on Amami
The Amami Wildlife Center in Kagoshima Prefecture reports that a total of 598 Javan mongooses were caught on the island of Amami in 2009, the lowest total ever. The island is the h...
Jun 24, 2010 Local News
Hankyu Sign Goes up on Hakata Station Building
The Hankyu sign identifying the core tenant of the new JR Hakata Station building open next year has been placed on the southern exterior wall at the 7th floor level. The two chara...
Jun 24, 2010 Local News
Regional Construction Industry Revenue at Lowest Level in 20 Years
The Fukuoka branch of Tokyo Shokoh Research released its rankings of companies in the construction industry in Kyushu and Okinawa Prefecture for calendar year 2009. Those companies...
Jun 24, 2010 Local News
Long Distance Ferry Traffic Down
Long distance ferry travel between Kyushu and the Kansai and Kanto regions posted double-digit declines in FY 2009, the Kyushu District Transport Bureau reported. A total of six co...
Jun 24, 2010 Local News
Kyushu Electric to Invest Heavily in Vietnam
Kyushu Electric Power is involved in negotiations to invest in a thermal power generation project planned by the state-operated Vietnam Oil and Gas Group, commonly known as Petrovi...
