Fifteen Regional Banks Post Profit Declines
The 19 exchange-listed regional banks headquartered in Kyushu and Yamaguchi Prefecture released their financial reports for the year ended March 2008. Of these 19, 15 reported lowe...
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Map Codes for Rental Cars Recorded on CDs for Tourist Use
The Kyushu Tourism Promotion Council has produced pamphlets and CDs in English, Korean, and Chinese that include the map codes for tourist destinations used in Japanese car navigat...
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Minaminippon Shipbuilding Finishes Oita City Facility
A ceremony was held to mark the completion of work on the new Oita City shipyard of the Oita Prefecture-based Minaminippon Shipbuilding Co. The company is adding to its shipbuildin...
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SUNQ Pass to Be Used in Yamaguchi Prefecture
There will be an expansion in the use of the SUNQ (Thank You) pass for unlimited rides on Kyushu long-distance buses and route buses operated by 46 regional bus companies, includin...
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Kyushu Electric to Build Model Intelligent House
Kyushu Electric Power announced that it will build an “intelligent house” on the grounds of its research institute in Minami Ward, Fukuoka City. Construction is slated to start in ...
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Foam Inhibitor Developed for Ceramic Industry Sludge
The Fukuoka Research Center for Recycling Systems, Kitakyushu-based Toto Ltd., and paper company Kyushu Seishi have jointly developed an inhibitor for the foam created when sludge ...
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Nagasaki College of Foreign Languages to Close
The only two-year college in Kyushu specializing in foreign language study, the Nagasaki College of Foreign Languages, will stop accepting applications from prospective students st...
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Yaskawa to Open New Plant in China
Kitakyushu-based Yaskawa Electric announced it will establish a subsidiary in Shenyang, China, and begin production of motors there next year. The motors will be sold to machine to...
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Fukuoka City Office Occupancy Rate Continues to Decline
The Fukuoka City branch of office rental broker Miki Shoji reported that the average amount of unoccupied space in the city’s office buildings increased by 0.26% from the previous ...
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Nagasaki Hot Line for Children Issues First Year Report
A telephone hotline for children established by the Nagasaki City group Child Line Nagasaki issued a report on its first year of operation. The site received 2,109 calls during the...