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Nov 20, 2008 Local News
KIT in JV to Make Ethanol from Palm Oil
The Kitakyushu-based Kyushu Institute of Technology signed an agreement on November 7 with Putra University of Malaysia and the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science an...
Nov 20, 2008 Local News
Governor Aso Visits Taiwan
Fukuoka Prefecture Governor Wataru Aso led a 34-member delegation to Taiwan to promote economic ties between the prefecture and that country. The group arrived in Taiwan on Novembe...
Nov 20, 2008 Local News
Hydrogen Highway Concept
So-called hydrogen stations will be built next year in Fukuoka City and Kitakyushu to supply hydrogen to fuel cell-powered automobiles, according to Fukuoka Prefecture, the planner...
Nov 20, 2008 Local News
Kurume B-1 Grand Prix
The 3rd B-1 Grand Prix in Kurume, a two-day food festival featuring 24 regional dishes from throughout the country, ended in Kurume, Fukuoka Prefecture, on November 2. An estimated...
Nov 20, 2008 Local News
Kyushu University to Launch Grad School
Kyushu University announced on November 7 that starting next school year, it would open a school of automotive science at the graduate school level for automotive industry research...
Nov 20, 2008 Local News
Deal with China’s Largest Internet Site
Alibaba Japan, the Japanese subsidiary of the Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., which operates Alibaba, China’s largest Internet transaction site for commercial businesses, agreed on Nov...
Nov 20, 2008 Local News
Hydrogen Town Trials Begin
Ceremonies were held to commemorate the opening of the first “Fukuoka Hydrogen Town” in Maebara, Fukuoka Prefecture, on October 11. The facility is for the conduct of practical exp...
Nov 20, 2008 Local News
International LSI Development Site
Fukuoka Prefecture opened on November 17 a center for system LSI design and trial production by expanding the joint use facilities of the general development center in Sawara Ward,...
Nov 20, 2008 Local News
Support for Chinese Entrepreneurs in Kyushu
KKS, a group providing support and advice on Japanese law, business practices, and customs to Chinese who want to start companies in Kyushu, was formed in Fukuoka City. The organiz...
Nov 20, 2008 Local News
Toyota Kyushu Expects 10 Billion Yen Loss
Toyota Motors Kyushu, based in Miyawaka, Fukuoka Prefecture, is projecting an operating loss of more than 10 billion yen for the current fiscal year due to large production cutback...
