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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Sales Decline Worsens for Regional Department Stores
The Kyushu Bureau of Economy, Trade, and Industry reports that aggregate sales for 29 department stores and 367 shopping centers in Kyushu and Okinawa Prefecture for the month of F...
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Website Presenting Info on Regional Events Gaining in Popularity
Kyushu Burabura Yokaromon, a website that offers information for free on regional exchange events sponsored by local governments or other organizations, is becoming an increasingly...
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NTT DoCoMo Kyushu Unveils New Cell Phone Products
The Kyushu branch of NTT DoCoMo in Fukuoka City opened its remodeled Mobile View Docomo, a showroom designed for corporate customers. The showroom displays new cell phone products ...
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History of Dazaifu Shrine Published
A local society in Dazaifu, Fukuoka Prefecture, has published an 8-volume encyclopedia on the 1,200-year history of the Dazaifu Shinto shrine. The encyclopedia was written entirely...
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New Vehicle Registrations Fall for Sixth Straight Year
The Fukuoka Prefecture Automobile Dealers Association has compiled a report for new vehicle registrations in the seven Kyushu prefectures for FY 2008 that shows registrations fell ...
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Cyber University to Require Photo IDs
Cyber University of Fukuoka City, the only four-year university in the country that offers all its courses on-line and conducts no classroom instruction, will require all students ...
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Nagasaki’s Seiho High Wins Spring Baseball Tourney
Seiho High School of Saza-cho, Nagasaki Prefecture, defeated Hanamakihigashi High School of Hanamaki, Iwate Prefecture, 1-0 to win the 81st national invitational high school boy’s ...
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FDA to Fly Shizuoka-Kumamoto, Kagoshima Routes in July
Fuji Dream Airlines, a Shizuoka Airport-based regional airline company slated to begin service in June, announced its intention to begin roundtrip service to Kumamoto and Kagoshima...