Prices Paid by Kyushu National Museum Termed “Unnatural”
It has been revealed that of the 75 cultural treasures purchased by the Kyushu National Museum during the three-year period ended in FY 2007 that 46, or more than 60%, were bought ...
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Kitakyushu and Yamaguchi Financial Group to Form Links
The city of Kitakyushu, the Yamaguchi Financial Group, and the affiliated Yamaguchi Bank announced they will sign an agreement on the 20th to promote local industry. One sector in ...
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Toyota Kyushu Shifts Surplus Employees to Volunteer Activities
Toyota Kyushu is faced with excess personnel due to production cutbacks caused by the economic downturn. Rather than lay the employees off, the company has decided to continue payi...
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20.5% of Kyushu Residents Now BYO Shopping Bags
The results of the Kyushu-wide campaign to reduce the amount of refuse by encouraging customers at supermarkets and convenience stores to bring their own bags were announced. They ...
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Fukuoka City Working to Attract Chinese Cruise Ships
Fukuoka City plans to conduct a PR campaign for the Port of Hakata with North American and Asian passenger ship companies to boost the number of port calls by cruise ships starting...
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Iwata-ya to Post First Loss in 10 Years
Fukuoka City-based department store Iwata-ya has revised downward its consolidated results forecast for the fiscal year ending in March 2009. The new projection shows a loss for th...
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Izutsu-ya to Increase Regularly-Scheduled Off Days
The Izutsu-ya department stores of Kitakyushu announced that starting in March, they will add five or six regularly scheduled off days to their operating schedule. The stores have ...
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Takeo Using Lemon Grass to Drive out Wild Boars
The herb lemon grass is one of the special products of Takeo, Saga Prefecture, and that herb is disliked by wild boars. The area also has a problem with wild boars rooting through ...
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Fukuoka Bank to Modify ATM Transfer Fees
Fukuoka Bank announced it would partially change the ATM transfer fees it charges as of March 16. The fees for customers using ordinary bank books and cash cards will be reduced fr...
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Domestic Airlines Mulling Expanded Fukuoka-Sendai Servic
Japan Air Lines and revealed that it is considering increasing the number of round trip flights between Fukuoka City and Sendai, while All Nippon Airlines said that it might resume...