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Apr 16, 2009 Local News
Regional Mergers and Acquisitions Down 25.7%
Recof, a Tokyo-based company that facilitates corporate mergers and acquisitions, released its statistics for that activity in the Kyushu-Okinawa Prefecture region for FY 2008. The...
Apr 16, 2009 Local News
Nagasaki Institute Develops Legionella Test
The Nagasaki Prefectural Institute for Environmental Research and Public Health has succeeded in creating a device capable of rapid testing at public baths and spas for the legione...
Apr 16, 2009 Local News
JAL Mileage Program to Combine with Nishitetsu Nimoca Card
Starting April 27, applications will be accepted for combining JAL’s mileage program with the Nishi-Nippon Railroad’s (Nishitetsu) mileage program in the new JMB nimoca card, which...
Apr 16, 2009 Local News
Kumamoto Castle the Most Visited in Japan
Kumamoto City revealed that a total of 2.21 million people visited Kumamoto Castle in 2008, making it the most popular of all castles in Japan for visitors. The city confirmed the ...
Apr 16, 2009 Local News
Overnight Tourism Down 2.6% in Kyushu
The Kyushu District Transport Bureau has issued its report on tourists who used lodging facilities in 2008. The number of these tourists totaled roughly 38.7 million during the yea...
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 ...