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Mar 4, 2010 Local News
Oita Parco to Close Next Year
The major Japanese merchandiser Parco announced it would close its first Kyushu store in Oita City at the end of February next year. The reason cited was poor sales figures. The co...
Mar 4, 2010 Local News
Taiheiyo Cement to Suspend Production at Saiki Plant
Taiheiyo Cement, the country’s largest cement manufacturer, announced it will suspend production at three plants, including one at Saiki, Oita Prefecture, until September. It’s the...
Mar 4, 2010 Local News
Water Re-Use Plant to be Built in Kitakyushu
The New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO), has signed a memorandum with the city of Kitakyushu to build a facility that combines the functions of wat...
Mar 4, 2010 Local News
Two New Hawksvision Screens Installed in Yahoo Dome
In advance of the start of exhibition season for the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks on the 26th, the two new Hawksvision screens installed in the Yahoo Dome, their home park, were shown to...
Mar 4, 2010 Local News
Water Re-Use Plant to be Built in Kitakyushu
The New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO), has signed a memorandum with the city of Kitakyushu to build a facility that combines the functions of wat...
Mar 4, 2010 Local News
Two New Hawksvision Screens Installed in Yahoo Dome
In advance of the start of exhibition season for the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks on the 26th, the two new Hawksvision screens installed in the Yahoo Dome, their home park, were shown to...
Mar 4, 2010 Local News
Nissan Shatai Kyushu Plant Starts Operation
Nissan President Carlos Ghosn, local government leaders, and 700 other guests attended the ceremony marking the opening of the Nissan Shatai Kyushu plant in Fukuoka Prefecture. Pre...
Mar 4, 2010 Local News
Best Denki to Shed More than 1,000 Employees
Fukuoka City-based Best Denki revealed plans to cut more than 1,000 of its roughly 5,500 employees, including irregular workers, by February 2012. In addition to offering workers e...
Mar 4, 2010 Local News
Credit Guarantee Association Chairmen in Kyushu Dominated by Ex-Pols
An investigation by the Nishinippon Shimbun revealed that the post of chairmen of the credit guarantee associations in all seven Kyushu prefectures have been dominated by former go...
Mar 4, 2010 Local News
Five Kyushu Department Stores Expand Common Product Planning
Five leading Kyushu department stores—Fukuoka City’s Hakata Daimaru, Kitakyushu’s Izutsuya, Kumamoto City’s Tsuruya, Oita City’s Tokiha, and Kagoshima City’s Yamagataya—plan to exp...
