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Mar 17, 2011 Local News
Visiting Foreigners Interested in Kyushu Shinkansen
The Kyushu District Transport Bureau conducted a survey of foreigners leaving the country from the Port of Hakata about regional transportation facilities. The survey found that 36...
Mar 17, 2011 Local News
Kyushu Shinkansen Begins Full Operation
The 2,88-kilometer route of the Kyushu Shinkansen from Fukuoka City to Kagoshima City began full operation on the 12th. Connections to the Sanyo Shinkansen also began on the same d...
Mar 17, 2011 Local News
Kurosaki Harima to Require English with Overseas Business Expansion
Refractory product manufacturer Kurosaki Harima of Kitakyushu plans to step up its overseas expansion, and as part of that effort will require its office personnel to take the TOEI...
Mar 17, 2011 Local News
Nishitetsu Has Big Plans for Tenjin Core
The Nishi-Nippon Railroad (Nishitetsu) revealed its group business plans for FY 2011, which include the remodeling of their Tenjin Core commercial facility in Fukuoka Cit, and the ...
Mar 17, 2011 Local News
Earthquake Aftereffects Have Serious Impact on Kyushu
The impact of the Tohoku earthquake is having a serious effect on Kyushu companies. Parts procurement for the regional auto plants has been interrupted, and the automakers have dec...
Mar 17, 2011 Local News
Miyazaki Prefecture Conducts Foot-and-Mouth Simulation
Miyazaki Prefecture conducted a simulation of an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease, as instructed by the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries. The simulation was based...
Mar 17, 2011 Local News
Kitakyushu Water Bureau Receives Order from Cambodia for Water Purification Plant
The Kitakyushu Water Bureau revealed that it has been asked by the Cambodian government to design a water purification plant. The city says they are the first sub-national governme...
Mar 17, 2011 Local News
Park and Ride Program to Start Next Month in Saga
The Saga City Transport Bureau announced that starting next month, areas for free parking will be set aside in the parking lots of four municipal offices in suburban areas, where d...
Mar 10, 2011 Local News
Kyushu Auto Production a Record 1.14 Million Units
Production by the four major automobile companies in Kyushu in FY 2010 reached a record high 1.14 million units, it was learned. This was attributed to the recovery of demand in th...
Mar 10, 2011 Local News
Bridgestone Mulling Further Investment in Kitakyushu Plant
Bridgestone CEO and President Shoshi Arakawa said at a news conference in Tokyo that the company’s Kitakyushu plant was an important strategic asset, and suggested that the company...
