Kumamoto Castle the Most Visited in Japan
Kumamoto City revealed that a total of 2.21 million people visited Kumamoto Castle in 2008, making it the most popular of all castles in Japan for visitors. The city confirmed the ...
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Overnight Tourism Down 2.6% in Kyushu
The Kyushu District Transport Bureau has issued its report on tourists who used lodging facilities in 2008. The number of these tourists totaled roughly 38.7 million during the yea...
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Kyushu’s First Mosque Opens in Fukuoka City
Kyushu’s first authentic Islamic mosque held its opening ceremony on the 12th in Fukuoka City’s Higashi Ward. About 120 people attended, including Muslims living in Kyushu, local r...
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Toto to Furlough 700 Employees
Kitakyushu-based Toto announced it will furlough 700 employees from three group companies at five plants nationwide. The company says the group is operating at 80% of capacity due ...
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Best Denki to Post First Ever Current Loss
Fukuoka City-based consumer electronics mass merchandiser Best Denki revised downward its consolidated earnings forecast for the year ended February 2009. The initial projection ca...
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National Civil Service PR to Meet at Kyushu Campuses
The National Personnel Authority will add Kyushu University and three other universities to its schedule for special seminars recruiting students to work in the national bureaucrac...
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Kyushu Regional Banks Boost Agricultural Lending
A survey shows that Kyushu regional banks are working to expand their loan portfolios to the agricultural industry. The banks are providing assistance for the development of indivi...
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Regional Mergers and Acquisitions Down 25.7%
Recof, a Tokyo-based company that facilitates corporate mergers and acquisitions, released its statistics for that activity in the Kyushu-Okinawa Prefecture region for FY 2008. The...
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Nagasaki Institute Develops Legionella Test
The Nagasaki Prefectural Institute for Environmental Research and Public Health has succeeded in creating a device capable of rapid testing at public baths and spas for the legione...
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JAL Mileage Program to Combine with Nishitetsu Nimoca Card
Starting April 27, applications will be accepted for combining JAL’s mileage program with the Nishi-Nippon Railroad’s (Nishitetsu) mileage program in the new JMB nimoca card, which...