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Jan 7, 2010 Local News
Arita Ware Shop to Open in Meissen
Famed ceramics and porcelain production center Arita-cho in Saga Prefecture announced plans to open an “antenna shop” in Meissen, Germany, the most renowned ceramics and production...
Jan 7, 2010 Local News
Fukuoka Prefecture Municipality Looking to Attract Prison
In an effort to promote municipal development, Oto-machi, a former coal-producing district in Fukuoka Prefecture, is putting together plans to attract a prison to the area. The tow...
Jan 7, 2010 Local News
Utilities Fees to Rise in February
Kyushu Electric Power and Saibu Gas both announced rate hikes for electricity and gas respectively to take effect in February. The new prices are a result of the system that reflec...
Jan 7, 2010 Local News
Fukuoka Companies Cut Back on College Grad Hires
The Fukuoka Employers’ Association released the results of its October survey in which 28% of the companies said they would reduce their new college graduate hires this spring. Thi...
Jan 7, 2010 Local News
JR Kyushu to Establish Presence in China
JR Kyushu is looking into establishing a presence in the eating and drinking place industry in Shanghai, China. The company has already formulated an in-house overseas strategy pro...
Jan 7, 2010 Local News
Fukuoka Prefecture to Close Seoul Office
Fukuoka Prefecture Gov. Wataru Aso said at his regularly scheduled news conference that the prefecture would close its office in Seoul at the end of March. In giving the reason for...
Jan 7, 2010 Local News
Fukuoka Airport Expansion Might Use American Military Space at Facility
American diplomatic sources confirmed that consideration is being given to an expansion plan to use the space at the airport now reserved for the American military and Japan’s Air ...
Jan 7, 2010 Local News
Toyota Kyushu to Make Irregular Workers Official Employees
Toyota Motors Kyushu will begin converting roughly 900 of their irregular workers to official employee status in stages starting in 2010. The company was criticized for their failu...
Jan 7, 2010 Local News
Fukuoka Prefecture Third Nationwide in Mistreating Subcontractors
The National Association of Trade Promotion for Small and Medium Enterprises released a report on the number of complaints it received from SMBEs during the April-November period r...
Jan 7, 2010 Local News
Nagasaki City Withdraws from 2020 Olympic Sponsorship Bid
The Japan Olympic Committee ruled that it will not recognize any bids for joint sponsorship of the 2020 Summer Olympics, which the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki have been planni...
