Beer Exports from Kyushu Soar
The Moji Customs Office reports that the value of beer exported through the Port of Hakata in 2011 totaled 1.225 billion yen, an increase of 6.3 times from the previous year. It wa...
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JA Miyazaki to Open PR Office in Hong Kong
JA Miyazaki will open an office in Hong Kong in May to promote Miyazaki agricultural products in the territory and throughout Asia. The objective is to create new sales channels no...
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Nishitetsu Store to Accept Internet and Phone Orders for Home Delivery
Nishitetsu Store, a subsidiary of the Nishitetsu railroad and bus company that operates supermarkets, will accept orders over the Internet and the telephone for home delivery in p...
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Only 60% of Miyazaki Livestock Farmers Back in Business after Hoof-and-Mouth
A survey conducted two years after foot-and-mouth disease devastated the livestock industry in Miyazaki Prefecture found that only 59% of the farmers have resumed their business. A...
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Kyushu Prefecture Governments Sending 93 to Tohoku Region
The governments of the seven Kyushu prefectures are sending a total of 93 employees to Iwate, Miyagi, and Fukushima, the three prefectures in the Tohoku region with the most damage...
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Hawaiian Airlines Starts Fukuoka – Honolulu Round Trips
Hawaiian Airlines has begun regular round trip service between Honolulu and Fukuoka City. There will be one flight a day. The airline began service because they anticipate increase...
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City Bulletin May 2012
Selected news topics by Fukuoka Now from Fukuoka’s Shisei Dayori.
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New Bridge for Uminonakamichi
Construction of a new arch-type bridge in Uminonakamichi started on April 13. The bridge, "Uminonakamichi Oohashi", is located in Island city- the artificial island in Higashi-ku.
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First Decline in Kyushu Contracts with Independent Power Producers
Kyushu Electric Power revealed that as of April 1, the number of contracts for power consumers to purchase electrical power from suppliers other than Kyushu Electric totaled 1,704,...
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Public Works Construction Down Second Straight Year
The Fukuoka branch of West Japan Construction Surety released its study of trends in public works construction projects in Kyushu and Okinawa in FY 2011, which shows that the aggre...