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Oct 16, 2008 Local News
Spectator Participation and Alcohol to be Banned at Imari Festival
The Imari Shinto shrine in Imari, Saga Prefecture, is planning to resume its Tontenton fall festival after a two-year suspension that was put in place after the death of a high sch...
Oct 16, 2008 Local News
Kumamoto Prefecture to Sell Naming Rights to Facilities
In an effort to shore up their finances, the government of Kumamoto Prefecture will sell naming rights to 14 facilities in the prefecture. These include the prefectural theater and...
Oct 16, 2008 Local News
South Korean City to Send Workers to Study in Fukuoka
Pohang, a city of 510,000 located in the southeast of South Korea, will launch a new training system for its municipal employees this week by sending them for a week’s stay in Fuku...
Oct 16, 2008 Local News
JFL Football Team Operators to Form Joint Stock Company
Japan Football League team New Wave Kitakyushu has formed a joint stock corporation to conduct team operations. The objective is to formally organize a structure for local business...
Oct 16, 2008 Local News
Traffic Rules in Ancient Dazaifu
Excavations of ancient ruins in Dazaifu, Fukuoka Prefecture, have uncovered a rutted road dating to the 8th century. The ruts are in three places: the middle of the road, and on bo...
Oct 16, 2008 Local News
Oh’s First Memorial Hall
The Fukuoka Softbank Hawks plan to create a memorial area in their home stadium, the Yahoo Dome, for former manager Sadaharu Oh, who retired from baseball this year. The hall will ...
Oct 16, 2008 Local News
Losses from First Half Kyushu Bankruptcies Fourth-Highest in History
The Fukuoka branch of credit rating agency Tokyo Shoko Research released its report on bankruptcies exceeding 10 million yen in the first half of FY 2008, which shows the liability...
Oct 16, 2008 Local News
Spectator Participation and Alcohol to be Banned at Imari Festival
The Imari Shinto shrine in Imari, Saga Prefecture, is planning to resume its Tontenton fall festival after a two-year suspension that was put in place after the death of a high sch...
Oct 16, 2008 Local News
Law Office to Train Lawyers for Work in Depopulated Areas
The Kyushu Federation of Bar Associations opened the Asakaze Fund Law Office in Fukuoka City to train lawyers to be sent to areas with rapidly declining populations. Through a prog...
Oct 16, 2008 Local News
Group Calls for Food Island Concept for Kyushu
The Kyushu Association of Corporate Executives issued a report calling for the creation of “Food Island Kyushu”, which incorporate the establishment of a Kyushu research institute ...