Chinese Cruise Ship Companies Eying Kyushu Ports as Destinations
Fukuoka City and other Kyushu cities are growing increasingly interested in promoting themselves as ports of call to cruise ship companies whose cruises originate in China. The obj...
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Fukuoka-Busan Forum Held
The third Fukuoka-Busan Forum to promote cooperation in the Korea Strait region was held in the South Korean city on the 1st. The theme of the forum was “Challenges and the Vision ...
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Kyushu Wedding Expenses Average 4.21 Million Yen
Recruit’s annual survey of wedding trends for 2007 found that the total wedding expenses incurred from the yuino ceremony to the honeymoon averaged 4.21 million yen per couple in K...
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JR Kyushu Posts Profit Declines Despite Record Revenue
On its consolidated interim report for the current fiscal year, JR Kyushu revealed it had recorded record high revenue for the third straight year, but that both current profit and...
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Kyushu Manufacturing Industry at Risk from Economic Crisis
The appreciation of the yen combined with falling stock prices will likely have a severe impact on the semiconductor and auto industries, the backbone industries of Kyushu. Most of...
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Defective Materials Used for Kyushu Shinkansen
It was discovered that defective materials were used for panels on bridges built for the Kagoshima-Yatsuhiro route of the Kyushu Shinkansen that began operation in 2004. The panels...
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Hawks’ Fall Camp Opens under New Manager
The Fukuoka Softbank Hawks began their fall training camp in Miyazaki City on the 27th under new manager Koji Akiyama. The theme for this year’s camp is “growth”. The 30 participat...
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Kyushu Electric Rate Increase to be Roughly 240 Yen
Fukuoka City-based Kyushu Electric Power released the rates it planned to charge a standard household (300 kW hours used per month) for the January-March quarter. The monthly rate ...
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City in Kumamoto to Offer Area Merchandise Coupons
The city of Kikuchi, Kumamoto, will issue merchandise coupons providing a 10% credit for purchases at registered stores in the city. The objective is to boost local consumption tha...
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Cross-Prefectural Study Group to be Launched
The Boards of Education and citizen groups in Ogori, Fukuoka Prefecture, and Tosu and Kiyama-cho in Saga Prefecture will establish a body for the research of local history and cult...