Plans Underway to Export Imari Ware to Hong Kong
The Imari-Yaki no Kai, a group of five Imari-based ceramics kilns in the Saga Prefecture city is finalizing plans to export the group’s products to Hong Kong. If an agreement can b...
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Survey Work Starts for Western Leg of Kyushu Shinkansen
Surveying work has begun for the rail placement on the 45.7 kilometer stretch between Isahaya and Takeo Onsen for the western leg of the Kyushu Shinkansen. Work finally started thi...
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Kumamoto Prefecture to Cut 1,200 Employees in Four Years
Starting this year, the Kumamoto Prefecture government will eliminate the positions for at least 1,200 employees over the next four years as part of its restructuring program. It a...
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Kyushu Yusen to Expand Round-Trip Discounts
The Fukuoka City-based ferry and maritime shipping company Kyushu Yusen announced it will expand the number of round-trip discount options on its Ikki-Hakata and Ikki-Karatsu route...
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New Safety Sticker for Shochu
Renaissance Project of Fukuoka City has developed a safety sticker for shochu that will be placed on bottles of the beverage judged to be safe based on evaluations of the ingredien...
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Kyushu Electric’s Large Customer Power Consumption Down
Kyushu Electric Power announced that the power consumption of its large customers in August was down 1.5% from the year-before period. This is the first negative growth in this cat...
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Fertilizer Exports at Moji Customs Exceeds 5 Billion Yen
Moji Customs in Kitakyushu reports that the volume of fertilizer exports passing through its jurisdiction in 2007 climbed 14.0% from the previous year to 380,000 tons. This was wor...
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Fukuoka Bank Wins Universal Design Award
The Fukuoka City-based Fukuoka Bank has received an award from The Japan Sign Design Association for incorporating “universal design” into the plans for remodeling its branch offic...
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Joyful to Shorten Operating Hours
The Oita City-based restaurant chain Joyful announced they will end 24-hour operations at 130 of their shops by November. The company said that customer growth is lagging due to hi...
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Hawks’ Players Meet Intractable Disease Patients
Six people supported by the Saga Prefecture Intractable Disease Network, an NPO helping those with incurable diseases, met with Hiroshi Shibahara and other players from the Fukuoka...