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Apr 1, 2010 Local News
Kyushu Electric Mulls Closing Thermal Power Plants in Oita
Kyushu Electric Power is likely to close two of its thermal power plants using oil in Oita City, the Nishinippon Shimbun reported. The utility will begin preparations to shut the p...
Apr 1, 2010 Local News
Large Lot Power Consumption Continues to Grow
The large power consumers in Kyushu (industrial users) have continued to increase their purchases of electric power this year since monthly power consumption rose on a year-to-year...
Apr 1, 2010 Local News
Yaskawa Electric Plans to Strengthen Chinese Presence
In an interview with the Nishinippon Shimbun, Yaskawa Electric President Junji Tsuda said the company plans to increase its presence in China. In particular, he cited a new robot s...
Mar 25, 2010 Local News
Record High Capital Investments for JR Kyushu
JR Kyushu announced on the 19th the projects it has planned on a non-consolidated basis for FY 2010. The company plans to invest 75.6 billion yen in plants and equipment, its highe...
Mar 25, 2010 Local News
Mitsui High-tec Posts Consolidated Net Loss of 4.966 Billion Yen
Kitakyushu-based Mitsui High-tec released its consolidated results for the year ended January 2010, showing a current loss of 4.032 billion yen and a net loss of 4.966 billion yen ...
Mar 25, 2010 Local News
Starflyer to Act as Agent for South Korea’s Jeju Air
Kitakyushu-based Starflyer airlines has agreed to act as the business agent for South Korea’s Jeju Air in Fukuoka, Oita, and Yamaguchi prefectures, it was learned. Their work will ...
Mar 25, 2010 Local News
Hawks Win Season Debut
The Fukuoka Softbank Hawks kicked off the pro baseball season on the 20th by taking on the Nippon Ham Fighters, the reigning Pacific League champions, in Sapporo. The Hawks prevail...
Mar 25, 2010 Local News
Island City Condo Wins International Award
The condominium developed by Fukuoka City-based Shinei Jutaku on Island City, the artificial island in Higashi Ward, has won the grand prize for outstanding concrete structures pre...
Mar 25, 2010 Local News
JR Kyushu to Open Shanghai Office
JR Kyushu announced it will open an office in Shanghai, China, on April 1 with the intention of exploring the potential of establishing a presence in the local food service industr...
Mar 25, 2010 Local News
Kumamoto City Merger Results in New Metropolis with 720,000 People
The merger of Kumamoto City with Ueki-machi and Jonan-machi took effect on the 23rd, creating a new Kumamoto City with a population of 728,000 people as of the 2005 census. That po...
