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Kyushu Japan’s Biggest Perpetrator of Illegal Farmland Conversions
The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries released a report calling for tougher punitive measures on those who convert farmland to residential property without obtaining...
Kitakyushu to Establish Ombudsman Position for Social Welfare
The city of Kitakyushu announced that starting November 4 it would establish the position of ombudsman for health and social welfare facilities to handle citizen complaints and iss...
Kyushu Mayors’ Council Accelerates Plans to Seek a “Kyushu Province”
A committee of the Kyushu Mayors’ Council held a conference at a Kitakyushu hotel last week to promote plans to create a Kyushu-wide provincial style government. They announced the...
Saibu Gas Mulling a Lower Fee Increase
The fees for gas used in the home are adjusted through a system that automatically reflects changes in the price of liquid natural gas. Based on this system, the Fukuoka City-based...
Saga Prefecture Survey Finds Irregular Employee Ratio of 35.9% for Companies
To get a clearer picture of the extent of irregular employment, Saga Prefecture conducted a survey of prefecture companies with more than five employees. The survey found that 73.1...
Toyota Kyushu Production Drops 9.2% in First Half
Toyota Motors Kyushu revealed that its vehicle production in the first half of the current fiscal year fell 9.2% from the year-before period to less than 184,700 units. The company...
Kyushu Japan’s Biggest Perpetrator of Illegal Farmland Conversions
The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries released a report calling for tougher punitive measures on those who convert farmland to residential property without obtaining...
Kitakyushu to Establish Ombudsman Position for Social Welfare
The city of Kitakyushu announced that starting November 4 it would establish the position of ombudsman for health and social welfare facilities to handle citizen complaints and iss...
Kyushu Mayors’ Council Accelerates Plans to Seek a “Kyushu Province”
A committee of the Kyushu Mayors’ Council held a conference at a Kitakyushu hotel last week to promote plans to create a Kyushu-wide provincial style government. They announced the...
Miyazaki Prefecture Working to Attract Solar Power Companies
At a regularly scheduled press conference on the 21st, Miyazaki Prefecture Governor Hideo Higashikokubaru announced that starting next year, the prefecture will work to attract com...