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Semiconductor Manufacturers Shipping Kyushu-Based Production Offshore
The Nishinippon Shimbun reports that historic yen appreciation is driving the large semiconductor manufacturers to shift their Kyushu-based production overseas. There are concerns ...
Kyushu Electric to Receive Power from Nippon Steel
Kyushu Electric Power has signed an agreement with Tokyo-headquartered Nippon Steel to receive power generated by the thermal plants jointly operated with the steelmaker during pea...
Regional Bridge Improvement Stalled
The need for repairs to the aging public infrastructure built during the period of high economic growth in the 60s and 70s has become a topic for public discussion. An investigatio...
Fukuoka Prefecture Fishery Commission Members Paid for Not Working
Nine part-time members of the Fukuoka Prefecture government’s Inland Waters Fishing Ground Management Commission were paid a total of 1.72 million yen for their services over a sev...
Fukuoka Prefecture Conducts First Nuclear Power Accident Drill
Fukuoka Prefecture conducted its first ever nuclear power accident drill. It was based on the premise of a Fukushima-type accident occurring at the Kyushu Electric Power nuclear re...
Kumamoto City to Take Three Years to Repair Damaged Painted Folding Screen
The Contemporary Art Museum of Kumamoto in Kumamoto City borrowed some painted folding screens from the city of Konan, Kochi Prefecture, for an exhibition in July 2010. They applie...
Air Asia to Have Cheapest Flights to Haneda
Haneda-based low-cost carrier Air Asia, partly owned by ANA, released its planned fares for three routes in Japan. The one-way fares on the two daily round-trips to Fukuoka City wi...
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...
Kumamoto Prefecture to Provide Financial Assistance for Entertainment Events
The government of Kumamoto Prefecture will provide financial assistance for staging large entertainment events in the prefecture, including concerts by famous artists and movie pro...
Iizuka Sightseeing Map
Iizuka City has just released a sightseeing map for foreigners! The B5 sized map includes Japanese, English, Chinese and Korean languages, and the contents covers many interesting ...