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Aug 26, 2010 Local News
Highway Company Urges People to Take the Train
Extensive reconstruction is underway on a 210-meter bridge between the Dazaifu and Chikushino interchanges on the Kyushu Expressway. To relieve congestion, the highways operators, ...
Aug 26, 2010 Local News
Shortage of Farm Animal Veterinarians in Kyushu
The shortage of farm animal veterinarians is becoming acute, reports the Nishinippon Shimbun. In recent years, most students in the field have been gravitating to practice with pet...
Aug 26, 2010 Local News
Kyushu Electric Uses Superconducting Materials to Create New Transformer
Kyushu Electric is involved in a project to develop a new type of transformer using superconducting materials. They announced they are the first in the world to conduct successful ...
Aug 26, 2010 Local News
Solar Generating System to be Installed at Fukuoka Airport Terminal
Kyushu Electric Power subsidiary Kyuden Ecosol announced that it will install a solar power generating system at the Fukuoka Airport next year. They will also be responsible for th...
Aug 26, 2010 Local News
Only 40% of Kyushu Schools have Required Librarian
Of the 4,200 public primary and junior high schools in the seven prefectures of Kyushu, roughly 40% were staffed with a librarian. This is far below the national average of roughly...
Aug 19, 2010 Local News
Huis ten Bosch to Post First Profit
Huis ten Bosch, the Sasebo resort currently undergoing financial reconstruction, posted 100 million yen in net profit in the April – June quarter, and expects to have earned severa...
Aug 19, 2010 Local News
Formal Date of Service for Kyushu Shinkansen Undecided
Businesses and others with an interest in the opening of the Kyushu route of the Shinkansen are beginning to wonder when the formal opening date will be. JR Kyushu says only that i...
Aug 19, 2010 Local News
Mutual Use of JR Kyushu, JR Central IC Cards Slated for Next Spring
JR Kyushu and JR Central announced that the use of its contactless payment cards Sugoca and Toica will be allowed on each other’s systems next spring. JR Central will be the third ...
Aug 19, 2010 Local News
Kyushu University Business School to Open in New Hakata Station Building
All classes at the Kyushu University Business School will be conducted at the new Hakata Station Building starting next spring. One objective is to attract a broader range of stude...
Aug 19, 2010 Local News
Kagoshima City Aquarium First in Country to Propagate Sea Pen Coral
The Kagoshima City Aquarium has received an award from the Japan Association of Zoos and Aquariums for its successful propagation of a type of coral known as a sea pen. The award i...