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Nov 19, 2009 Local News
Kyushu Trade Fair Held in China
The Fukuoka Asia Business Support Committee, whose members include the Fukuoka City government and the Chamber of Commerce and Industry, are holding their first trade fair in China...
Nov 19, 2009 Local News
Yufuin, Takeo, and Tsuetate Spas Conduct Joint PR
The Santo Monogatari Executive Committee, whose membership consists of representatives of the Yufuin hot springs in Oita, the Takeo hot springs in Saga, and the Tsuetate hot spring...
Nov 19, 2009 Local News
Miyazaki Prefecture and Nissan Reach Agreement
Nissan Motors and Miyazaki Prefecture have formally agreed to work together to promote the use of electric vehicles. This is Nissan’s fourth agreement with a sub-national level gov...
Nov 19, 2009 Local News
Kawasaki to Close Oita Motorcycle Parts Plant
Kawasaki Heavy Industries announced that it will close the Oita motorcycle parts plant of Kawasaki Oita Seisakujo, a wholly owned subsidiary, next March. Motorcycle manufacturers a...
Nov 19, 2009 Local News
Fukuoka City and Busan Now Have Sister Fish Markets
Fukuoka City and Busan, South Korea, finalized an agreement making the fish market of the Fukuoka Central Municipal Wholesale Market and its Busan counterpart officially sister mar...
Nov 19, 2009 Local News
JR Kyushu Bus to Expand Discount Bus Service
Fukuoka City-based JR Kyushu Bus and three other companies will extend discount fares, some of which are 50% off, for expressway buses on certain routes. The move is being implemen...
Nov 19, 2009 Local News
Revenue Down for More than 70% of Local Companies
The current fiscal year interim reports for most of the major Kyushu companies have been released, and of the 54 that reported their sales figures, 41 posted revenue declines, or m...
Nov 19, 2009 Local News
Fukuoka and Busan to Conduct Joint Tour PR in Tokyo and Seoul
The mayors of Fukuoka City and Busan, South Korea, will conduct a promotional event for a package tour of both cities at the South Korean embassy in Tokyo on the 18th. The event is...
Nov 19, 2009 Local News
Nishinippon City Bank Posts First Earnings Increase in Three Years
The Fukuoka City-based Nishinippon City Bank released its consolidated interim report showing that its current profit for the term soared by 75.1% to 14.5 billion yen. It was the b...
Nov 19, 2009 Local News
Kyushu Trade Fair Held in China
The Fukuoka Asia Business Support Committee, whose members include the Fukuoka City government and the Chamber of Commerce and Industry, are holding their first trade fair in China...
