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JR Kyushu to Convert Consumption Tax Increase to Fare Hike
JR Kyushu President Koji Karaike said that the railroad would convert any consumption tax increase into a fare increase in conjunction with a tax rise in stages. When the consumpti...
No Pay in July for Fukuoka City Mayor
Soichiro Takashima, Fukuoka City Mayor, announced on June 19, that he will not receive his salary for the month of July. He’s doing this to take partial responsibility for the dru...
Fukuoka Civil Servants Drink Again
The one month long ban on drinking alcohol in public places by Fukuoka City civil servants ends today. The prohibition was ordered by Fukuoka City Mayor Soichiro Takashima after ...
Nishinippon Shimbun Survey Shows Support for Hashimoto Toru
The Nishinippon Shimbun conducted a questionnaire survey of 100 independent voters who voted to support the Koizumi Japan Post privatization plan in 2005 and to support the Democra...
Nagasaki Prefecture Assembly Holds Year-Long Session
The Nagasaki Prefecture Assembly became the first in Kyushu to hold a year-long session when it announced the current session will end on March 22 next year. That will amount to a ...
Kyushu Governors Not Enthusiastic about Sharing Okinawa’s Burden of U.S. Bases
The Nishi-Nippon Shimbun conducted a survey of Kyushu’s seven governors regarding their views of the American military bases on Okinawa.