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Jun 24, 2010 Local News
Lowest Mongoose Catch on Amami
The Amami Wildlife Center in Kagoshima Prefecture reports that a total of 598 Javan mongooses were caught on the island of Amami in 2009, the lowest total ever. The island is the h...
Jun 24, 2010 Local News
Hankyu Sign Goes up on Hakata Station Building
The Hankyu sign identifying the core tenant of the new JR Hakata Station building open next year has been placed on the southern exterior wall at the 7th floor level. The two chara...
Jun 24, 2010 Local News
Regional Construction Industry Revenue at Lowest Level in 20 Years
The Fukuoka branch of Tokyo Shokoh Research released its rankings of companies in the construction industry in Kyushu and Okinawa Prefecture for calendar year 2009. Those companies...
Jun 24, 2010 Local News
Long Distance Ferry Traffic Down
Long distance ferry travel between Kyushu and the Kansai and Kanto regions posted double-digit declines in FY 2009, the Kyushu District Transport Bureau reported. A total of six co...
Jun 17, 2010 Local News
Expressway Bus Service between Kitakyushu and Oita Launched
Nishitetsu Kitakyushu, Kamenoi Bus of Beppu, and Oita Kotsu of Oita City have launched a jointly operated expressway bus service between the three cities. It is the first bus servi...
Jun 17, 2010 Local News
Internet Portal Site for Legal Services Begins Operation
Working with the Nishinippon Shimbun, Internet portal site planner and operator iXMedia of Fukuoka City is operating Samurai 13, an Internet site providing introductions to busines...
Jun 17, 2010 Local News
JR Kyushu Forms Joint Venture with Indian IT Company
JR Kyushu announced that its IT subsidiary JR Kyushu System Solutions Inc. has formed a joint venture with Patni Computer Systems Japan, Inc., the Japanese arm of Patni Computer Sy...
Jun 17, 2010 Local News
Anti-Gang Efforts Taking Root in Fukuoka
The Fukuoka Prefecture law prohibiting businesses from providing benefits to criminal groups, which took effect in April, is starting to have an impact. The member companies of the...
Jun 17, 2010 Local News
Kyushu Companies Flock to Busan Trade Fair
The Busan Chamber of Commerce and Industry sponsored a trade fair from the 11th to the 13th for companies wishing to enhance their presence in that region of South Korea, and 18 co...
Jun 17, 2010 Local News
Shipping Volume Down at 23 Regional Ports
The Kyushu District Transport Bureau revealed that the volume of goods unloaded at the 23 designated regional ports in Kyushu and Yamaguchi Prefecture in FY 2009 totaled 157.30 mil...
