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Jan 21, 2010 Local News
Problems Plague Construction of Shin-Wakato Highway in Kitakyushu
An inquiry by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, and Transport revealed that the project costs for building the Shin-Wakato Highway in Kitakyushu with a tunnel under the Dokai B...
Jan 21, 2010 Local News
Cruise Ships Had Large Economic Benefits for Fukuoka City
Fukuoka City announced the economic benefit from the Chinese cruise ships that called on the Port of Hakata during 2009 amounted to roughly 1.57 billion yen. This year, 66 cruise s...
Jan 21, 2010 Local News
Troubled Izutsu-ya to Get Financial Assistance
Kitakyushu-based Izutsu-ya, the prominent regional department store company, is suffering from financial difficulties. As part of its restructuring plan, it will ask for about 240 ...
Jan 21, 2010 Local News
Aggregate Toyota Kyushu Production Over Four Million Units
Fukuoka Prefecture-based Toyota Kyushu’s aggregate auto production since it opened in December 1992 has climbed above four million units, the company announced. Production at the s...
Jan 21, 2010 Local News
First Hydrogen Hybrid for Use in Kyushu
Mazda Motor Corp. announced it will lease its Premacy hydrogen hybrid with a rotary engine to the Kitakyushu branch of gas company Iwatani. It thus becomes the first hydrogen hybri...
Jan 21, 2010 Local News
Only Two New Buildings Going up in Downtown Fukuoka City This Year
The Fukuoka branch of leasing brokerage firm Miki Shoji revealed the results of its survey showing only two new office buildings are planned to be erected in Fukuoka City’s busines...
Jan 14, 2010 Local News
30% of Fukuoka City Companies Forego Salary Increases
The Fukuoka Chamber of Commerce and Industry released its survey of salary conditions at companies in the greater Fukuoka City area for 2009 that showed 30.4% of the companies had ...
Jan 14, 2010 Local News
International Charters Hit All-Time Low at Saga Airport
The number of international charter flights originating in Saga Airport in 2009 totaled just eight, the lowest number since the airport opened in 1998. This is a precipitous drop f...
Jan 14, 2010 Local News
Itoshima Milk Plant Launches Milk Shochu Sales
Fukuoka City dairy products company Itoshima Milk Plant has developed a shochu beverage called Ito Monogatari which has milk as its primary ingredient. The commercialized the produ...
Jan 14, 2010 Local News
152 Kyushu Companies are National Leaders
The Fukuoka branch of Tokyo Shoko Research revealed the results of its survey of Kyushu and Okinawa Prefectures that have the highest market share in their business sectors in Japa...
