Three Universities Team Up to Develop Car Electronics
Graduate schools of the University of Kitakyushu, the Kyushu Institute of Technology, and Waseda University of Tokyo announced they will form an alliance next April to train person...
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Miyazaki Bank Projecting Record Losses
The Miyazaki Bank of Miyazaki City announced it has revised its non-consolidated earnings projections downward for the year ending March 2009. After several large bankruptcies amon...
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Kyushu University Group Develops New Catalyst
A research team at the Kyushu University Center for Future Chemistry has developed the world’s first nickel catalyst for extracting electrons from water at a constant temperature a...
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Tadao Ando to Design New JR Kumamoto Station Building
Kumamoto Prefecture announced that an agreement has been reached with famed architect Tadao Ando to design the new building at the JR Kumamoto Station in conjunction with the openi...
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Best Denki Permits nimoca Card Use
Consumer electronics mass merchandiser Best Denki started accepting the nimoca card, a contactless payment card issued by Nishi-Nippon Railroad (Nishitetsu), for purchases in 14 Fu...
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Record-High 678 10 Billion Yen-Companies in Kyushu
The Fukuoka branch of credit rating firm Tokyo Shoko Research released figures ranking the companies in Kyushu and Okinawa Prefecture with sales of at least 10 billion yen on a non...
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Kyushu’s Tallest Condo Complex Built in Fukuoka
Construction on Kyushu’s tallest tower-type condominium complex has been completed in Fukuoka City’s Higashi Ward on Island City. Named the Island Tower Sky Club, the 42-story buil...
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Sony and Kitakyushu in Alliance to Reuse Rare Metals
Sony Corp. and the city of Kitakyushu formally announced they would begin trials in September to launch an enterprise for the commercial recycling of rare metals. This is the first...
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Kurume Izutsu-ya to Close
The Kurume branch of the Izutsu-ya department store chain based in Kitakyushu will close at the end of February, it was reported. The reasons for the closure include poor sales due...
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Kyushu White Paper for Agriculture Released
The Kyushu Regional Agricultural Administration Office released its White Paper for business year 2007 on the state of agriculture in the region. The paper notes that profitability...