Free Shopping Bags to End in Oita
Oita Prefecture signed an agreement with the 21 companies operating supermarkets in the prefecture to eliminate the distribution of free shopping bags in June. The agreement covers...
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Nissan Kyushu to Limit Production Cutbacks
Nissan Kyushu that it would reduce the planned production cutbacks at its plant in Kanda-machi, Fukuoka Prefecture, because it had completed its inventory drawdown. The plant was i...
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Kyushu Exports Plunge 45.3% in January
Moji Customs reports that exports from the Kyushu region (Kyushu and Yamaguchi and Okinawa prefectures) for the month of January plummeted 45.3% in value terms from the year-before...
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Videophone Interpretation Service Starts in Three Fukuoka Facilities
Three Fukuoka City facilities, including the Canal City Hakata commercial complex, are now offering interpretation services using videophones. The service offers interpretation in ...
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Fukuoka Chamber of Commerce Soliciting Other Sectors for Members
With membership in local chapters declining due to bankruptcies, closures, and mergers resulting from the economic downturn, the Fukuoka Chamber of Commerce and Industry is looking...
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Kyushu Organization Signs Memo of Understanding for Vietnamese Economic Ties
The Organization for the Promotion of the Internationalization of the Kyushu Economy, consisting of Kyushu economic organizations and local governments, signed a memorandum of unde...
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Kyushu Economic White Paper: Regional Strength the Key
The Kyushu Economic Research Center released its Kyushu Economic White Paper 2009, titled The Global Economic Downturn and Regional Companies. It describes the poor performance of ...
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Japan Pulp and Paper to Build Kumamoto Plant
The Japan Pulp and Paper Co. of Tokyo will build a new plant in Kumamoto City to make pulp and solid fuel from waste materials. The operation will be conducted in partnership with ...
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Toyota Kyushu to Restore Production Levels
Toyota Motors Kyushu announced that starting in April, it would likely restore two-shift production at its Miyata plant. Currently, the plant is operating only a single daytime shi...
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Kama to Limit all Primary School Classes to 35 Students
The city of Kama, Fukuoka Prefecture, revealed it will reduce the upper limit for the number of students in classes in all 12 municipal primary schools from 40 to 35. The city will...