Sharp Increase in Kyushu Travel to South Korea
The appreciation of the yen and the decline of the South Korean won have resulted in a rapid increase in the number of Kyushu travelers visiting that country. There was a 22% jump ...
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Toyota Kyushu Production Could Fall Below 300,000 Units
Toyota Kyushu revealed that its auto production for business year 2008 could fail to reach the 300,000-unit level. That would be the first time the company failed to produce 300,00...
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Development of Nagasaki Islands Lagging
Six years ago, Oshima-cho in Saikai, Nagasaki Prefecture, spent more than 30 million yen to buy two uninhabited islands in the prefecture with the intention of building a health re...
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Kagoshima Bank and Kagoshima University to Develop Software
Kagoshima Bank and Kagoshima University have announced the start of a joint project to develop software for farmers and agricultural companies. The software will provide comprehens...
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UAE Defers Halal Designation for Saga Beef
Saga Prefecture has been working to export Saga-brand beef to Middle Eastern countries, and the greatest obstacle has involved the certification of the special processing methods r...
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Toyota Kyushu to Briefly Suspend Production
Toyota Motors announced it would suspend production of its luxury Lexis and other models at some lines at its Aichi and Fukuoka plants on the 24th and 25th this month. The step, wh...
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Oita Institute Develops New Method to Decompose Oil from SpillsOita Institute Develops New Method to Decompose Oil from Spills
The Oita Industrial Research Institute in Oita City has developed a method to decompose oil in the seas using a fertilizer made from tree bark and farm animal dung. One advantage t...
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Kyushu Electric to Participate in Emissions Trading Scheme
Kyushu Electric Power President Toshio Manabe revealed on the 27th that the utility would participate in Japan’s voluntary carbon emissions trading scheme for reducing greenhouse g...
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Kyushu Exports Plunge 8.3% in October
Moji Customs announced that the value of October exports from the Kyushu region, which includes Yamaguchi and Okinawa prefectures, fell 8.3% from the year-before period to 676.1 bi...
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Development of Nagasaki Islands Lagging
Six years ago, Oshima-cho in Saikai, Nagasaki Prefecture, spent more than 30 million yen to buy two uninhabited islands in the prefecture with the intention of building a health re...