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Dec 11, 2008 Local News
Canon Oita to Lay Off More Than 1,100 Workers
Canon subsidiaries Oita Canon and Canon Materials, also of the same prefecture, have been informed that their parent’s plan for production cutbacks will result in a layoff of a com...
Dec 4, 2008 Local News
Conference Held to Promote Fukuoka Tourism in Busan
A conference was held in the municipal offices of Busan, South Korea, to devise strategies using the higher yen and lower won to promote tourism in South Korea. Participating were ...
Dec 4, 2008 Local News
Sharp Increase in Kyushu Travel to South Korea
The appreciation of the yen and the decline of the South Korean won have resulted in a rapid increase in the number of Kyushu travelers visiting that country. There was a 22% jump ...
Dec 4, 2008 Local News
Toyota Kyushu Production Could Fall Below 300,000 Units
Toyota Kyushu revealed that its auto production for business year 2008 could fail to reach the 300,000-unit level. That would be the first time the company failed to produce 300,00...
Dec 4, 2008 Local News
Development of Nagasaki Islands Lagging
Six years ago, Oshima-cho in Saikai, Nagasaki Prefecture, spent more than 30 million yen to buy two uninhabited islands in the prefecture with the intention of building a health re...
Dec 4, 2008 Local News
Kagoshima Bank and Kagoshima University to Develop Software
Kagoshima Bank and Kagoshima University have announced the start of a joint project to develop software for farmers and agricultural companies. The software will provide comprehens...
Dec 4, 2008 Local News
UAE Defers Halal Designation for Saga Beef
Saga Prefecture has been working to export Saga-brand beef to Middle Eastern countries, and the greatest obstacle has involved the certification of the special processing methods r...
Dec 4, 2008 Local News
Toyota Kyushu to Briefly Suspend Production
Toyota Motors announced it would suspend production of its luxury Lexis and other models at some lines at its Aichi and Fukuoka plants on the 24th and 25th this month. The step, wh...
Dec 4, 2008 Local News
Oita Institute Develops New Method to Decompose Oil from SpillsOita Institute Develops New Method to Decompose Oil from Spills
The Oita Industrial Research Institute in Oita City has developed a method to decompose oil in the seas using a fertilizer made from tree bark and farm animal dung. One advantage t...
Dec 4, 2008 Local News
Kyushu Electric to Participate in Emissions Trading Scheme
Kyushu Electric Power President Toshio Manabe revealed on the 27th that the utility would participate in Japan’s voluntary carbon emissions trading scheme for reducing greenhouse g...
