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...
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Pediatric Wards Eliminated at 58 Kyushu Hospitals in Past Year
A survey by the Nishinippon Shimbun reveals that 58 hospitals and clinics in the seven prefectures in Kyushu closed their pediatrics ward during the period from April 2007 to April...
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Saibu Gas to Purchase Biogas for Home Consumers
The Saibu Gas Co. announced that it would begin in May to purchase biogas as one energy source that will help prevent global warming. Biogas is created by food product and waste di...
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JR Kyushu Posts Record High Revenue and Profits
JR Kyushu reported that it earned 17.732 billion yen in recurring profit, a 4.7% year-on-year increase, in 311.253 billion yen in revenue, a 17.1% jump, on its consolidated account...
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New CT in Kurume’s St. Mary’s Hospital Does Full-Body Scan in 30 Seconds
The emergency room at Kurume’s St. Mary’s Hospital installed CT equipment in March that is capable of a full-body scan in 30 seconds. Their previous equipment required a full hour ...
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New Flu Strain Could Infect More than 10,000 in 10 Days
A study by the National Institute of Infectious Diseases estimates that more than 10,000 people in northern Kyushu could be infected within 10 days of an outbreak of a new flu stra...
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Open Season on Etsu
A Shinto ceremony was held on the 1st for those in the fishing industry marking the start of the season for catching the etsu (Coilia nasus) in Okawa, Fukuoka Prefecture. The fish,...
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Kyushu Electric Sets Record High for Power Sales
Kyushu Electric Power reports that it sold 88.082 billion kWh of electricity in FY 2007, a 4.4% increase from the year-before period and a record high. It is also the 21st consecut...
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Ceramist Ryuzan Aoki Dies
Ryuzan Aoki of Arita, Saga Prefecture, the first Kyushu ceramist to receive the Order of Culture and an advisor to the Nitten (Japan Fine Arts Exhibition), died of liver failure at...
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Orix to Build Shopping Mall in Nagasaki City Suburbs
Tokyo-based Orix announced plans to build a shopping center in a Nagasaki City suburb 10 kilometers north of the city. The anchor tenant will be a Uniqlo outlet. Plans call for the...