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Jun 18, 2009 Local News
Showa Bus to Accept nimoca Cards
Showa Bus Co., which operates route service primarily in the Karatsu area of Saga Prefecture and the western part of Fukuoka Prefecture, announced it will accept the Nishitetsu Gro...
Jun 18, 2009 Local News
West Japan Highway Corp. Profits Plunge
The company responsible for managing expressways in western Japan released its financial statements for the year ended March 2009, which showed declines in revenue, earnings, and t...
Jun 18, 2009 Local News
Hakata-za to Post 574 Million Yen Loss
The Hakata-za theater in Fukuoka City is expected to report a net loss of 574 million yen for FY 2008, its highest loss ever. The economic downturn has been cited as the primary re...
Jun 18, 2009 Local News
Fukuoka Cooking School to Open Seoul Branch
The Fukuoka City-based Nakamura Culinary School, which trains chefs in the preparation of Japanese cuisine and Western-style confections, plans to open a branch school in Seoul, So...
Jun 18, 2009 Local News
Revenue Down for Fukuoka Broadcasters
The five Fukuoka City-based private sector television broadcasters released their financial results for FY 2008, which show that four suffered revenue declines. Four of the compani...
Jun 18, 2009 Local News
Sharp Rise in Violations by Parent Companies
The Kyushu office of the Fair Trade Commission reported there were 251 cases in the seven regional prefectures of parent companies violating the laws governing payments to subcontr...
Jun 18, 2009 Local News
Stretch Limos Available for Rent in Fukuoka Next Month
Fukuoka City-based Tisco Japan will begin operation of the first local business renting stretch limousines, measuring 8.6 meters in length, at the end of July. The limos can seat s...
Jun 18, 2009 Local News
Eighteenth Bank to Eliminate 50 ATMs
The Nagasaki City-based Eighteenth Bank announced plans to eliminate 50 of the roughly 170 ATMs they’ve placed outside their branches. The bank’s objective is to save money and to ...
Jun 18, 2009 Local News
Overseas Survey Conducted for Fukuoka City Name Recognition
The Fukuoka Asian Urban Research Center conducted a survey questionnaire in February and March of residents in the coastal areas of China and the major cities of South Korea to det...
Jun 11, 2009 Local News
Kyushu Plagued by Defective Japanese Pear Germination
In the past, only those Japanese pears grown in hothouses were subject to the problem of defective germination, but the problem has now spread to pears grown for cultivation in ope...