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Kyushu Universities Strengthening Financial Aid Programs for Students
With the rapidly deteriorating economic situation, Kyushu universities and junior colleges are promoting ties with consumer loan companies to ensure that new students can afford th...
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 ...
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...
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...
Daihatsu Kyushu’s Aggregate Production Tops One Million Units
Oita Prefecture-based minicar and compact car manufacturer Daihatsu Kyushu produced its one millionth auto at its Oita plant. The factory opened in November 2004, so it took just f...
Takeoff/Landing Cycles Decline by 7500 at Fukuoka Airport
Debate is continuing about ways to relieve congestion at the Fukuoka Airport, which is nearing capacity, but a preliminary report by the airport authorities reveals there was a dec...
Chikugo River Bridge Slated for Repair
The bridge over the Chikugo River between Okawa, Fukuoka Prefecture, and Saga City, a nationally designated important cultural treasure, will undergo a major facelift and repair th...
Regional Department Store Sales Down
The Kyushu Department Store Association announced on the 19th that sales for 28 stores in the Kyushu-Okinawa region in 2008 dropped 4.7% from the previous year to 681.268 billion y...
Bird Collision Total in 2007 at Kyushu Airports: 280
After the crash landing of a passenger aircraft in the Hudson River in New York when it collided with a bird, the Nishinippon Shimbun reported there were about 280 incidences of ai...
Fish Cuisine Blog Very Popular
Gas station operator Kazuo Fujiyoshi of Miyaki-cho, Saga Prefecture, started a blog presenting easy recipes to cook fish as a way to improve his culinary skills. It became so popul...