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Oct 15, 2009 Local News
Sasebo Mulls Plan for Huis ten Bosch Resort
Seeking for a solution to the financial difficulties of the Huis ten Bosch resort in Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture, the city has come up with a proposal in which it would assume owne...
Oct 15, 2009 Local News
Nagasaki Company to Sell Wireless System for Hotel Rooms
Nagasaki City-based telecommunications company Kyushu Furusato Keitai Service began sales of Ryohnet, an Internet service in which the company will rent wireless telecommunications...
Oct 15, 2009 Local News
Four Old-Style Shopping Arcades to Get Government Financial Aid
The Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry announced it has approved the plans of 19 old-style shopping arcades nationwide to stimulate their business under legislation passed in...
Oct 15, 2009 Local News
Island City Lot Price Reduced
Fukuoka City has reformulated its business plan for Island City, an artificial island in Higashi Ward. Part of the revision involves a 28% reduction in the price of lots in the are...
Oct 15, 2009 Local News
Indian Mongoose Confirmed in Kagoshima City
DNA testing has revealed that the six live mongooses and remains of one dead mongoose recovered in Kagoshima City are the Indian mongoose. This is the first time the presence of th...
Oct 15, 2009 Local News
Fukuoka Prefectural Assembly Passes Anti-Gang Measure
The Fukuoka Prefectural Assembly unanimously passed a measure to strengthening its control over criminal gang activity. The bill prohibits enterprises from distributing their profi...
Oct 8, 2009 Local News
Fukuoka City to Set 30-Meter Height Limit on New Buildings
With the growing citizen interest in the quality of their living environment, Fukuoka City has firmed up a policy of limiting the height of new buildings in residential areas to 30...
Oct 8, 2009 Local News
Kyushu’s Five Department Stores Jointly Develop and Sell Men’s Clothing
The five department store companies in Kyushu have launched a month-long sales campaign for a limited line of men’s clothing they jointly developed. Their first such joint effort w...
Oct 8, 2009 Local News
Saibu Gas Policies Win Favorable Interest Rates
The Mitsui Sumitomo Bank officially recognized those companies with environmentally friendly policies at a company ceremony, and said it would offer preferential interest rates on ...
Oct 8, 2009 Local News
JR Kyushu Revenue Slides in September
JR Kyushu announced that its revenue from railroad operations declined 0.9% from the year-before period. This represents an improvement over the year-on-year revenue declines at th...