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Feb 26, 2009 Local News
Kitakyushu’s Sumix Hall to Close
Sumix Hall Esta, a theater for drama and concerts in Kitakyushu’s Kokurakita Ward, will close at the end of March. The theater’s owners, Sumitomo Metals of Tokyo, cites the severe ...
Feb 26, 2009 Local News
Shigemitsu Industry to be Listed on Singapore Exchange
Japan Foods Holdings, the Singapore franchiser for Kumamoto City-based Shigemitsu Industry, which operates the Ajisen ramen chain, was listed on the Singapore Stock Exchange, it wa...
Feb 26, 2009 Local News
Huis ten Bosch to Close Hotel
The Huis ten Bosch resort in Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture, announced it would close one hotel this summer to improve its financial picture, and that it would cancel the contracts fo...
Feb 26, 2009 Local News
Two Oscar Winners are Kyushu Natives
Two winners of Oscars at the American Academy Awards are Kyushu natives. Kundo Kuyama, the scriptwriter for the movie Departures, which won the award for best foreign language film...
Feb 26, 2009 Local News
Sugoca E-Money Can be Used at 294 Sites
JR Kyushu’s contactless payment card Sugoca, which will formally go into use March 1, will be able to be used at 294 commercial facilities and parking lots, it was announced. A tot...
Feb 26, 2009 Local News
First Red Ink for Regional Manufacturing Industry in Seven Years
The Nishinippon Shimbun did a survey of primary exchange-listed companies based in Kyushu or Yamaguchi Prefecture for their consolidated results for the fiscal year ending March 20...
Feb 26, 2009 Local News
Two Oscar Winners are Kyushu Natives
Two winners of Oscars at the American Academy Awards are Kyushu natives. Kundo Kuyama, the scriptwriter for the movie Departures, which won the award for best foreign language film...
Feb 26, 2009 Local News
Sugoca E-Money Can be Used at 294 Sites
JR Kyushu’s contactless payment card Sugoca, which will formally go into use March 1, will be able to be used at 294 commercial facilities and parking lots, it was announced. A tot...
Feb 26, 2009 Local News
First Red Ink for Regional Manufacturing Industry in Seven Years
The Nishinippon Shimbun did a survey of primary exchange-listed companies based in Kyushu or Yamaguchi Prefecture for their consolidated results for the fiscal year ending March 20...
Feb 26, 2009 Local News
Japan Pulp and Paper to Build Kumamoto Plant
The Japan Pulp and Paper Co. of Tokyo will build a new plant in Kumamoto City to make pulp and solid fuel from waste materials. The operation will be conducted in partnership with ...
