Start of Summer Sales Draw Big Crowds
Summer clearance sales began at department stores in Kyushu last week, and the combination of the end of the rainy season, the weekend, and the first payment of summer bonuses resu...
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Fukuoka Fishing Cooperatives to Merge
A total of 22 fishing and nori cooperatives affiliated with a federation for Ariake Sea fishing industry cooperatives in Fukuoka Prefecture and other organizations are moving ahead...
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Solicitations Open for Fukuoka Firsts
The Fukuoka Convention & Visitors Bureau is asking for solicitations to add to its list of Fukuoka history and sites that are either the first in Japan or the first in the wor...
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Korean President to Promote Economic Zone with Kyushu
During an interview conducted in Seoul with Nishinippon President Takao Kawasaki and other media representatives, South Korean President Lee Myung-bak said his government would beg...
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Six Plans Presented for New Fukuoka Airport
A committee affiliated with the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, and Transport met to study plans for a new Fukuoka Airport. During the meeting, six plans were presented for build...
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Majority of Sixth Graders Nationwide Can’t Place Kyushu Prefectures
The National Institute for Educational Policy Research conducted a survey of Japanese sixth graders which revealed that with the exception of Kagoshima Prefecture, more than half o...
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Fukuoka Broadband Diffusion Rate Exceeds 50%
The Kyushu Bureau of Telecommunication announced the results of their study of regional broadband diffusion as of the end of this March. The number of contracts in Fukuoka Prefectu...
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Kyushu Land Tax Assessments Rise 10%
The National Tax Agency released the results of its land tax assessments for 2008, which show that the average value of land in Kyushu has risen for the second straight year. This ...
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Toyota Kyushu to Start Production of New Model
Toyota Kyushu will begin production in August 2009 of a new hybrid model to follow the Prius, it was learned. Plans call for the new model to be sold both in Japan and abroad, as i...
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Kyushu Electric Discussing Rate Hike
The Fukuoka City-based Kyushu Electric Power Co. has begun to seriously consider raising their rates to reflect soaring oil prices. They expect to reach a formal decision sometime ...