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Apr 10, 2009 Local News
FDA to Fly Shizuoka-Kumamoto, Kagoshima Routes in July
Fuji Dream Airlines, a Shizuoka Airport-based regional airline company slated to begin service in June, announced its intention to begin roundtrip service to Kumamoto and Kagoshima...
Apr 10, 2009 Local News
Fukuoka, Saga Companies Not Looking to Hire Foreigners
Fukuoka City-based employment agency ACR Career Supply released the results of its survey on the hiring policies of Fukuoka and Saga prefecture companies. The survey showed that ro...
Apr 10, 2009 Local News
Kyushu Electric to Use 1,000 Electric Cars
Kyushu Electric Power will increase to 1,000 the number of electric automobiles it uses for business by FY 2020, it was learned. These will include plug-in hybrid cars, which combi...
Apr 10, 2009 Local News
Sales Decline Worsens for Regional Department Stores
The Kyushu Bureau of Economy, Trade, and Industry reports that aggregate sales for 29 department stores and 367 shopping centers in Kyushu and Okinawa Prefecture for the month of F...
Apr 10, 2009 Local News
Website Presenting Info on Regional Events Gaining in Popularity
Kyushu Burabura Yokaromon, a website that offers information for free on regional exchange events sponsored by local governments or other organizations, is becoming an increasingly...
Apr 10, 2009 Local News
NTT DoCoMo Kyushu Unveils New Cell Phone Products
The Kyushu branch of NTT DoCoMo in Fukuoka City opened its remodeled Mobile View Docomo, a showroom designed for corporate customers. The showroom displays new cell phone products ...
Apr 10, 2009 Local News
History of Dazaifu Shrine Published
A local society in Dazaifu, Fukuoka Prefecture, has published an 8-volume encyclopedia on the 1,200-year history of the Dazaifu Shinto shrine. The encyclopedia was written entirely...
Apr 10, 2009 Local News
New Vehicle Registrations Fall for Sixth Straight Year
The Fukuoka Prefecture Automobile Dealers Association has compiled a report for new vehicle registrations in the seven Kyushu prefectures for FY 2008 that shows registrations fell ...
Apr 2, 2009 Local News
Japan’s First Female Bus Guide Dies in Beppu
Ayame Murakami, the first female bus guide in Japan, died of old age in Beppu, Oita Prefecture on March 30th. She was 98 years old. After graduating from high school in 1928, Ms. M...
Apr 2, 2009 Local News
Higashikokubaru Mulling Diet Run?
Popular Miyazaki Prefecture Gov. Hideo Higashikokubaru, a former comedian, continued to fuel speculation that he may be considering a bid for a Diet seat in the lower house electio...