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Dec 3, 2009 Local News
JR Kyushu and JR West Agree on Mutual Use of Payment Cards
JR Kyushu announced an agreement with JR West to allow the mutual use of contactless payment cards for each other’s lines. The JR Kyushu card is called Sugoca, while the JR West ca...
Dec 3, 2009 Local News
Two Outlying Islands to Collaborate on Website
Shinkamigoto-cho and Ojika-cho, located on two islands in the Goto chain in Nagasaki Prefecture, are working together to launch a joint call center and Internet portal site to prov...
Dec 3, 2009 Local News
Kumamoto Prefecture’s Jikei Hospital Asks for Government Assistance for Creche
In May 2007, the Jikei Hospital of Kumamoto City began a crèche program in which it anonymously accepts babies that parents cannot care for. Since then, the hospital has received 5...
Dec 3, 2009 Local News
Nagasaki U. Professors Win Gordon Bell Prize
A team of Nagasaki University researchers led by Prof. Tsuyoshi Hamada were awarded the Gordon Bell Prize in the Price/Performance Category by the Association for Computing Machine...
Dec 3, 2009 Local News
Work on Nagasaki Shinkansen Line to be Delayed
Officials at the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, and Transport have decided to delay the start of construction work on three sections of the Western Shinkansen Line between Isaha...
Dec 3, 2009 Local News
Taxi Industry Hard-Hit by Economic Downturn
The economic downturn is hurting the taxi business, and depressing business demand in particular. Ridership in Fukuoka Prefecture fell on an average of 36.5% to 38% in FY 2008 from...
Dec 3, 2009 Local News
Skymark to Start Fukuoka-Kobe Flights
Skymark Airlines of Tokyo will begin flying two daily round trips between Fukuoka and Kobe starting on February 1, it was announced. There is no air service between the two cities ...
Dec 3, 2009 Local News
New Oita Microbrew Uses Patented Brewing Process
The Yamaga Kirara microbrewery in Oita Prefecture has released two new products on the market brewed with a patented process in which the beer is pasteurized in three steps to plac...
Dec 3, 2009 Local News
Fukuoka Business Leaders Reject Leadership Role in HTB Reconstruction
The heads of the seven leading companies in Fukuoka Prefecture met and agreed unanimously that they will not assume a leadership role in the reconstruction of the company operating...
Dec 3, 2009 Local News
Glass Plate Imports for Solar Cell Panels Skyrocket
A survey by Nagasaki Customs shows a rapid increase in the import of plate glass and reinforced glass for use in producing solar cell panels. A total of 105 square meters of this g...
