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Apr 16, 2009 Local News
Best Denki to Post First Ever Current Loss
Fukuoka City-based consumer electronics mass merchandiser Best Denki revised downward its consolidated earnings forecast for the year ended February 2009. The initial projection ca...
Apr 16, 2009 Local News
National Civil Service PR to Meet at Kyushu Campuses
The National Personnel Authority will add Kyushu University and three other universities to its schedule for special seminars recruiting students to work in the national bureaucrac...
Apr 16, 2009 Local News
Kyushu Regional Banks Boost Agricultural Lending
A survey shows that Kyushu regional banks are working to expand their loan portfolios to the agricultural industry. The banks are providing assistance for the development of indivi...
Apr 16, 2009 Local News
Regional Mergers and Acquisitions Down 25.7%
Recof, a Tokyo-based company that facilitates corporate mergers and acquisitions, released its statistics for that activity in the Kyushu-Okinawa Prefecture region for FY 2008. The...
Apr 16, 2009 Local News
Nagasaki Institute Develops Legionella Test
The Nagasaki Prefectural Institute for Environmental Research and Public Health has succeeded in creating a device capable of rapid testing at public baths and spas for the legione...
Apr 16, 2009 Local News
JAL Mileage Program to Combine with Nishitetsu Nimoca Card
Starting April 27, applications will be accepted for combining JAL’s mileage program with the Nishi-Nippon Railroad’s (Nishitetsu) mileage program in the new JMB nimoca card, which...
Apr 16, 2009 Local News
Kumamoto Castle the Most Visited in Japan
Kumamoto City revealed that a total of 2.21 million people visited Kumamoto Castle in 2008, making it the most popular of all castles in Japan for visitors. The city confirmed the ...
Apr 16, 2009 Local News
Overnight Tourism Down 2.6% in Kyushu
The Kyushu District Transport Bureau has issued its report on tourists who used lodging facilities in 2008. The number of these tourists totaled roughly 38.7 million during the yea...
Apr 10, 2009 Local News
Sales Decline Worsens for Regional Department Stores
The Kyushu Bureau of Economy, Trade, and Industry reports that aggregate sales for 29 department stores and 367 shopping centers in Kyushu and Okinawa Prefecture for the month of F...
Apr 10, 2009 Local News
Website Presenting Info on Regional Events Gaining in Popularity
Kyushu Burabura Yokaromon, a website that offers information for free on regional exchange events sponsored by local governments or other organizations, is becoming an increasingly...
