Kyushu Regional Bankruptcies Hit Five Year-High
The Fukuoka branch of Tokyo Shoko Research revealed its statistics for corporate bankruptcies with liabilities of 10 million yen or more for the Kyushu-Okinawa region in FY 2008. A...
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Local Governments Shoulder Extra Burden in Shinkansen Costs
Skyrocketing materials prices have caused a sharp increase in Kyushu Shinkansen construction costs. As a result, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, and Transport has asked local...
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DBJ Publishes Kyushu Data Handbook
The Development Bank of Japan has published its 2009 Kyushu Handbook presenting the primary statistics, industries, and development projects of the region. The handbook was publish...
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Kumamoto City to Rework Streetcar System
Kumamoto City revealed it will implement a new system of giving streetcars priority for the right of way in traffic light timing as a means to shorten the transit time from the JR ...
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Fan Club Launched for Goto Islands
The first meeting of the Goto Islands Fan Club was held in Nagasaki City on the 13th with the objective of revitalizing the 1,400 chain of small islands in Nagasaki Prefecture and ...
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World’s First Whale Soy Sauce
Yamaka Shoyu of Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, and the National Fisheries University have successfully developed a new type of soy sauce using small pieces of whale meat former...
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Waste to be Converted to Carbonized Fuel for Power Generation
J-Power and the city of Saikai, Nagasaki Prefecture, are moving ahead with plans to process garbage from the home into carbonized fuel and use it for thermal power generation. It i...
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Ceremony to Launch Fukuoka City-Busan Friendship Year Slated
It was announced that a ceremony to kick off the Fukuoka City-Busan Friendship Year to enhance ties between the sister cities will be held in Busan on February 2. The organizers ho...
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Niji no Matsubara to be Revived with Nuclear Power Plant Funds
Concerns are growing about the deciduous trees growing in Karatsu’s Niji-no-Matsubara, designated as a scenic attraction by the national government and one of the three most famous...
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Sasebo Plans on Issuing Shopping Coupons
In an effort to boost local consumption and promote retail business, the city of Sasebo plans to issue shopping coupons. The impetus will be the stimulus package that the national ...