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Mar 8, 2013 Local News
Kyuden’s Electricity Rate Hike on Hold
A Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry expert panel charged with examining Kyushu Electric Power’s rate hike request issued a report to Minister Motegi calling for deeper employ...
Feb 22, 2013 Local News
Kumamon Rakes in the Yen!
On Feb. 20 Kumamoto Prefecture announced that estimated sales of products bearing the likeness of its local mascot, Kumamon, reached ¥29.36 billion in 2012, a more than elevenfold ...
Feb 12, 2013 Local News
Kyushu Produce Home Delivered to Hong Kong
A home delivery service providing fresh Kyushu-grown produce to consumers in Hong Kong began in late January. The fresh “flavors of Kyushu”, which are delivered on daily flights be...
Feb 9, 2013 Local News
Ichiran Launches Ramen-Inspired Sake
Ichiran, the popular Fukuoka-based Hakata ramen chain, has started selling a nigori (“cloudy” ) sake made from the special wheat used to make ramen noodles. The new sake is called ...
Jan 31, 2013 Local News
Kyuden Posts Losses
Kyushu Electric Power reported ¥234.7 billion in losses in its consolidated financial statement for the first three quarters of FY2012 (April ~ December) released on Jan. 30. The 9...
Jan 18, 2013 Local News
New Company to Employ Ex-convicts
Local real estate company owner and volunteer probation officer Isao Soejima has established a recycling company called Human Harbor to provide jobs to ex-convicts. Sympathetic to ...
Jan 18, 2013 Local News
McDonald’s Tests Burger Prices in Kyushu
On Jan. 16 it was discovered that McDonald’s Japan raised the price of its iconic hamburger from ¥100 to ¥120 at 145 outlets in and around Kyushu. Amid a prolonged slump, the burge...
Jan 11, 2013 Local News
Kyushu Home to 138 Top Companies
On Jan. 10 the Fukuoka Branch of Tokyo Shoko Research released a list of 138 top companies headquartered in Kyushu and Okinawa ranked by sales volume, market share and other factor...
Jan 11, 2013 Local News
Softbank to Open Call Center in Fukuoka
Softbank Mobile announced it will open a 900-person call center in Fukuoka City this April. The center will be managed in-house to develop phone support know-how and improve custom...
Jan 10, 2013 Local News
Huis Ten Bosch Planning Energy Saving Hotel
Huis Ten Bosch (HTB), in Sasebo City, Nagasaki, have announced plans to build an energy saving hotel in 2~3 years. To assess the effectiveness of energy saving buildings, HTB will ...