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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Large-Scale Power Demand Falls for First Time in Nearly Six Years
Kyushu Electric Power revealed that power demand for industry and other large users in Kyushu fell 2.4% in October from the year-before period to 2.168 billion kWh. This is the fir...
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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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Website Featuring Locally Produced Auto Parts
Fukuoka Prefecture will unveil on November 23 a website called The Kyushu Auto Parts and Technology Exhibition Hall providing information on the technology and parts offered by loc...