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Dec 26, 2008 Local News
Canon Nagasaki Postpones Start of Plant Construction
Canon subsidiary Canon Nagasaki held a press conference at the Nagasaki Prefectural offices to announce they have postponed plans to start construction on a digital camera plant in...
Dec 26, 2008 Local News
Six Universities Form Consortium
The University of Kitakyushu, Shimonoseki University, and four other universities in the Kanmon Strait area have formed University Consortium Kanmon for educational and regional ex...
Dec 26, 2008 Local News
Fukuoka Case Highlights Underground Market for Religious Corporations
Fukuoka Prefecture police continue to investigate the takeover of a Buddhist temple in Fukuoka City, which has exposed some of the underground transactions involving the purchase a...
Dec 26, 2008 Local News
Fukuoka Companies Report Excess Number of Employees
A survey conducted by the Fukuoka Prefecture Employers’ Association from mid-October to mid-November reveals that 34.2% of the 131 companies that responded say they have too many e...
Dec 26, 2008 Local News
One-Third of Primary Kyushu Companies to Cut Capital Investments
The Kyushu Branch of the Development Bank of Japan revealed the results of an emergency survey it conducted of 224 Kyushu companies. They report that 32% of the surveyed companies ...
Dec 18, 2008 Local News
National Lottery a Big Winner in Saga
There has been a steady growth in interest among the people of Saga Prefecture in playing the national lottery over the past few years. Year-on-year sales in the prefecture have ri...
Dec 18, 2008 Local News
Fukuoka MK to Hire 1,000 as Part of National Program
Fukuoka MK, a member company of the MK Group, which operates low-fare taxicabs in the Kansai and Kanto regions, announced plans to hire about 1,000 drivers and other employees afte...
Dec 18, 2008 Local News
Sharp Drop Foreseen for Condominium Sales
A Fukuoka-based company surveying housing sales in the region has compiled projections for new condominium sales in Kyushu in 2008. The projections call for a 24.2% drop in year-on...
Dec 18, 2008 Local News
All Kitakyushu JHS Lunches to be Served on Premises
The Board of Education for the city of Kitakyushu has formally decided to provide full lunches to all students at its 63 municipal junior high schools starting in 2009. The city wi...
Dec 18, 2008 Local News
Nishi-Nippon City Bank in Business Ties with Vietnamese Bank
Fukuoka City-based Nishi-Nippon City Bank (NC Bank) announced it has signed a business agreement with Orient Commercial Joint-Stock Bank of Vietnam. NC Bank’s objective is to provi...
