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...
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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...