Fukuoka Cancels Chinese Bureaucrat Study Program
Due to recent tense relations between Japan and China, Fukuoka City announced on 9/18 that they will postpone plans to host 800 Chinese bureaucrats per year to study garbage dispos...
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Kyushu Luxury Train Service Accepts Reservations
JR Kyushu announced their luxurious train “Nanatsu Boshi in Kyushu” will begin from Oct 2013 and bookings will begin on Oct. 1, 2012. A spokesman says “This is going to be the most...
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Kagoshima High School Student Sets World Record in 200 Meter Breaststroke
Akihiro Yamaguchi, a third-year high school student in Kagoshima Prefecture, set a new world’s record for the men’s 200-meter breaststroke at the National Games in Gifu. His time o...
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Centenarians in Japan Top 50,000 Mark
The Ministry of Health, Labor, and Welfare reports that the number of people in Japan aged 100 or older had set a record at 51,376 this year. Three of Kyushu’s seven prefectures we...
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Seven Major Companies to End Group Donations
Seven major Kyushu companies, including Kyushu Electric, the Bank of Fukuoka, and Nishitetsu, formed a group called the Goyukai in the 1950s for several objectives, including the i...
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Kyudenko Establishes Malaysian Subsidiary
Electrical construction company Kyudenko established the wholly owned subsidiary Kyudenko Malaysia earlier this month in Kuala Lumpur. It is part of the company’s strategy to provi...
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Kyushu Electric to Apply for Rate Increase
With their fiscal health suffering due to skyrocketing fuel costs as their nuclear power plants remain idled, Kyushu Electric Power is considering asking the government to increase...
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Kyushu Databook Reprinted
The Nishinippon Shimbun has printed an electronic version of Kyushu Databook 2012 to enable easy understanding of the statistics for the various markets in the region. A special se...
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First Increase in Kyushu Mining and Manufacturing Index in Four Months
The seasonally Kyushu Mining and Manufacturing Index (2005=100) for July rose 3.4% from the previous month to 106.4. It was the first increase in the index in four months. The rise...
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Kyushu Electric Stock Price Falls below 500 Yen
The price of Kyushu Electric Power stock fell below 500 yen last week to 481 yen. Before the Fukushima nuclear accident, it was trading in the range of 1,800-1,900 yen. Sources at ...