Saga Governor to Take Voluntary Pay Cut
Saga Prefecture Gov. Yasushi Furukawa announced he will cut his own salary to take responsibility for the prefectural employees who took Saga brand beef to the United Arab Emirates...
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Third Sector Companies a Financial Burden
The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications released a survey of public-private sector partnerships and public corporations in Kyushu and Yamaguchi Prefecture showing that ...
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Local Kyushu Governments Not Utilizing Public Land
The Fukuoka branch of the Development Bank of Japan released the results of its survey of Kyushu prefectures and municipalities regarding their utilization of public land no longer...
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KIT to Launch Own Satellite
To commemorate its 100th anniversary this May, the Kyushu Institute of Technology in Kitakyushu announced that early next year, India will launch a rocket to send into orbit a sate...
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Takeo to Combine Hot Springs and Ceramics in Tourism Promotion
The city of Takeo, Saga Prefecture, has formulated a tourism promotion campaign that combines the attractions of its local hot spring resorts and ceramics kilns. The campaign will ...
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Yamaga Certified for Historical Scenery Protection Program
The city of Yamaga in Kumamoto Prefecture has become the first municipality in Kyushu to receive certification for its plan to protect historical views under a program conducted by...
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JR Kyushu Plans 55.6 Billion Yen in Capital Investments
JR Kyushu released its business plan for FY 2009, which includes projected non-consolidated capital investments of 55.6 billion yen, the company’s highest total ever. The outlays w...
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Improprieties Result in 20 Million Yen Loss for Kumamoto Prefecture
Improper accounting practices regarding about 100 million yen from FY 2003-2008 means that several departments of the Kumamoto prefectural government will lose a total of 20.7 mill...
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Carbon Beam Cancer Therapy Unit Created
Kyushu Electric Power, Kyudenko, and Hisamitsu Pharmaceutical have created a special unit to encourage participation in a new advanced cancer treatment facility being established i...
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Kitakyushu Airport Use Continues to Stabilize
More than one million passengers used the Kitakyushu Airport in 2008, the third straight year that passenger total was reached, despite an overall 4.5% decline from the previous ye...