Imari Launches Children’s Website for Imari-yaki
The Imari Board of Education has launched the Imari-yaki Kids’ Site as an educational tool for primary and middle school students to learn about Imari ware. The site features easy-...
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Kyushu Mayors Split on Stimulus Payment
The Nishinippon Shimbun conducted a survey questionnaire of Kyushu’s 106 mayors asking for their opinions of the government’s proposed payment to citizens as an economic stimulus m...
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Takeo Mayor Resigns to Run Again
In accordance with his previously announced intentions, Mayor Keisuke Hiwatashi of Takeo, Saga Prefecture, resigned after a recall petition was formally received by a citizens’ gro...
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Fukuoka Prefecture Worst in Nation for Rear Seat Belt Use
The National Police Agency and the Japan Auto Federation released the results of their nationwide survey of seatbelt awareness, which ranked prefectures according to the percentage...
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Fukuoka, Kumamoto, and Kagoshima in Joint PR Effort in China
Fukuoka City, Kumamoto City, and Kagoshima City jointly participated in a tourism and trade fair in Shanghai, China, from the 20th to the 23rd to promote themselves as the primary ...
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Fukuoka City Council Rejects Referendum on Children’s Hospital Move
Families of patients and others opposed to the pending move of the Fukuoka Children’s Hospital and Medical Center for Infectious Diseases from its current location in Chuo Ward to ...
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Kyushu Companies to Limit Hiring
A survey conducted by the Nishinippon Shimbun of the 20 leading companies in the Kyushu region shows that seven, or 35%, plan to cut new hires in FY 2009 by at least 10% from the t...
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Karatsu to Provide First Short-Term Insurance in Prefecture
Starting next January, the city of Karatsu will provide short-term (three months) health insurance cards to those children under the age of 18 whose parents are delinquent in payin...
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Honda Kumamoto Delays Start of Full Production at Kumamoto Plant
Honda Motor Co. revealed that it expects to delay the start of full production at its new motorcycle and motorbike plant in Ozu-machi, Kumamoto Prefecture, until at least early FY ...
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Fukuoka Prefecture Worst in Nation for Rear Seat Belt Use
The National Police Agency and the Japan Auto Federation released the results of their nationwide survey of seatbelt awareness, which ranked prefectures according to the percentage...