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May 28, 2009 Local News
Small Business Lending Down at Nine Regional Banks
Profits Down or Non-Existent at More than 80% of Primary Regional Companies
May 28, 2009 Local News
Event Held in Busan to Attract Tourists to Fukuoka
An event to promote the Tenjin district of Fukuoka City as the site offering the latest in fashion information was held on the 28th at a university in Busan, South Korea. As part o...
May 28, 2009 Local News
Youme Town Kurume Sales Leader Among Shopping Malls
The Kyushu Economic Research Center released its sales rankings for suburban shopping malls in Kyushu, Yamaguchi Prefecture, and Okinawa Prefecture for FY 2006. At the top of the l...
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...
May 28, 2009 Local News
Small Business Lending Down at Nine Regional Banks
Profits Down or Non-Existent at More than 80% of Primary Regional Companies
