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...
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Nishitetsu Installs Cameras on Route Buses
Nishitetsu Bus in Fukuoka City has installed cameras that maintain a record of events on the interior and exterior of about 630 route buses in the city. The company says they are t...
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Toyota Kyushu a Trillion-Yen Company in Sales
Toyota Kyushu released a report on its non-consolidated business performance for the year ended in March 2008 showing that they earned revenue of 1.0581 trillion yen, a 6.9% year-o...
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Local Governments Disclosing Budget Procedures on Internet
The Nishinippon Shimbun reports that more local governments in the region are providing details on budget formulation on their websites. The practice has been growing for the past ...
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Kyushu Regional Banks Revise Financial Reports
The six Kyushu-Yamaguchi Prefecture regional banks have been recording valuation losses on their stock portfolios for the fiscal year ended March 2008, as well as revising their bu...
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Regional Companies Investing in Homes for the Aged
Kyushu Electric Power, Saibu Gas, Nishitetsu Railroad and other local big businesses are increasing their involvement in the business of operating homes for the aged. Many are empl...
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Kyushu Electric Suffers Third Straight Profit Decline
Kyushu Electric Power reported that current profit for its consolidated account for the year ended March 2008 plunged 39% from the previous year to 72.372 billion yen, despite a 5....
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METI’s Kyushu Branch Formulates Plan for Regional Industry
The Kyushu Bureau of Economy, Trade, and Industry has formulated a new plan for boosting the regional economy based on an analysis of the current state and challenges facing indust...