Local News
- TOP
- Local News
Jun 11, 2009 Local News
Controversy Erupts over Miyama and Yanagawa Michi-no-Eki Locations
The cities of Miyama and Yanagawa in Fukuoka Prefecture plan to build Michi-no-Eki shops that specialize in the sale of local products, but a controversy has developed over their l...
Jun 11, 2009 Local News
Mentaiko Companies Struggling
Hard times have befallen the karashi mentaiko business, one of the noted products of Fukuoka Prefecture. Industry sources say that consumption has been falling in recent years, but...
Jun 11, 2009 Local News
Major Kaiten Sushi Bars Establish Kyushu Presence
Three major revolving sushi bar chains based in Tokyo and Osaka have begun establishing a stronger presence in Kyushu. The economic downturn has prompted consumers to look for ways...
Jun 11, 2009 Local News
Kyushu Plagued by Defective Japanese Pear Germination
In the past, only those Japanese pears grown in hothouses were subject to the problem of defective germination, but the problem has now spread to pears grown for cultivation in ope...
Jun 11, 2009 Local News
Record Decline in Shipbuilding Orders in 2008
The Kyushu District Transport Bureau submitted its report on shipbuilding orders for the 58 shipyards in Kyushu and western Yamaguchi Prefecture in FY 2008. The bureau calculated t...
Jun 11, 2009 Local News
Imari High School Student Takes Top Prize at Japan Minwa Festival
Anna Rikitake, a 16-year-old high school student in Imari, Saga Prefecture, took the Grand Prize in the 22nd Japan Minwa (Folk Music) Festival 2009 held at NHK Hall in Tokyo and sp...
Jun 11, 2009 Local News
Kumamoto City to Relinquish Municipal Bus Company
Kumamoto City revealed it will convey operations for the city-owned bus company to local private sector bus companies by March 2016. As of 2007, the bus company had aggregate losse...
Jun 11, 2009 Local News
Handball Star to Play in Spain
Oita native Daisuke Miyazaki, the premier male handball player in Japan, has passed the test to play for Alcobendas, a team in the top Spanish handball league, and will reportedly ...
Jun 11, 2009 Local News
Controversy Erupts over Miyama and Yanagawa Michi-no-Eki Locations
The cities of Miyama and Yanagawa in Fukuoka Prefecture plan to build Michi-no-Eki shops that specialize in the sale of local products, but a controversy has developed over their l...
Jun 11, 2009 Local News
Mentaiko Companies Struggling
Hard times have befallen the karashi mentaiko business, one of the noted products of Fukuoka Prefecture. Industry sources say that consumption has been falling in recent years, but...