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Jun 5, 2009 Local News
Robot Development Center Begins Operation
The Veda International Robot R&D Center in Munakata, Fukuoka Prefecture, began operation to become the first facility in Japan for developing robots for use in medical treatme...
Jun 5, 2009 Local News
Kyushu Electric to Open Training School for Electrical Engineering
Kyushu Electric Power opened the Kyushu Power Academy on June 1 to provide instruction to students from throughout Kyushu and Asia in electrical engineering. The school will be ope...
Jun 5, 2009 Local News
Saga Leading Kyushu Prefecture in Food Self-Sufficiency
The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries released its report on the 2007 food self-sufficiency percentage by prefecture (based on calories). The leader in Kyushu was Sa...
Jun 5, 2009 Local News
Yufuin Tops List of Most Satisfying Kyushu Tourist Sites
Recruit of Tokyo has compiled a ranking of the most popular tourist sites in Kyushu and Yamaguchi Prefecture in 2008. The site that the survey respondents enjoyed the most was Yufu...
May 28, 2009 Local News
Ten Rules Put in Place to Protect Umigame
Japan’s Ministry of the Environment recently put in place 10 rules to protect the umigame, a type of large turtle that lays its eggs on the Nagata Beach in Yakushima-cho, Kagoshima...
May 28, 2009 Local News
Profits Down or Non-Existent at More than 80% of Primary Regional Companies
The recent release of FY 2008 consolidated business results for the 61 leading Kyushu companies (excluding banks and those listed on the first section of stock exchanges) revealed ...
May 28, 2009 Local News
Kyushu’s First Case of New Flu Virus
Fukuoka Prefecture reported the first case of the new flu virus in the city on the 25th. The patient is a 38-year-old man from San Francisco currently staying in Shime-machi. This ...
May 28, 2009 Local News
Ten Plants to be Closed in Kyushu
A survey by the Nishinippon Shimbun has revealed that companies in the manufacturing industry plan to close 10 factories in Kyushu this year due to the global economic downturn. Ab...
May 28, 2009 Local News
Effort Begins for Kyushu Involvement in Aviation Industry
A group consisting of representatives from every Kyushu prefecture and regional companies and universities to promote a Kyushu aerospace industry has begun a survey to examine the ...
May 28, 2009 Local News
High Speed Computer System to be Lent to Northern Kyushu Researchers
The Kitakyushu Foundation for the Advancement of Industry, Science and Technology (FAIS) announced it will lend the use of a high speed computer system equipped with Cell, the late...
