Kyushu Condo Market Moves into Positive Territory
Fukuoka City-based Jutaku Ryutsu Shimposha, which surveys the regional condominium market, reported that the market in the seven Kyushu prefectures in 2011 showed growth for the fi...
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Kyushu Electric to Add Surcharge for Solar Power Promotion
Kyushu Electric Power has applied to the government to add a surcharge of 0.15 yen per kWh to all power users based on the new system that allows utilities to purchase excess power...
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First Net Influx into Kyushu in 15 Years
The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications released figures showing the first net influx of population into Kyushu in 15 years. Last year, there was a net outflow of 13,22...
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Higashi Fukuoka HS Boys Win Third Straight Rugby Title
The boys’ rugby team from Higashi Fukuoka High School became the fifth in history to win three straight national championships when it defeated Tokai Gyosei High School from Osaka ...
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Toyota Kyushu to Boost Production to Roughly 350,000 Units
Toyota Kyushu expects to increase its vehicle production in FY 2012 to the 350,000 level, the company revealed. This is just under a 20% increase from the roughly 300,000 units the...
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Kyushu Electric Posts Consolidated Loss of 90.5 Billion Yen
Kyushu Electric Power reported that it had recorded a loss of 90.5 billion yen on its consolidated account from April to December 2011. Major contributors to the loss were the long...
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Yaskawa Electric to Enlarge New Factory
Kitakyushu-based Yaskawa Electric announced it will expand a new plant at its main site manufacturing industrial robots for the semiconductor, food products, and medical equipment ...
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Admission Fee Mulled for Yakushima Visits
The municipal government of Yakushima-cho on the island of Yakushima, part of Kagoshima Prefecture, will launch a special committee in April to consider the possibility of charging...
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City Bulletin Feb. 2012
Selected news topics by Fukuoka Now from Fukuoka's Shisei Dayori. This month: get familiar with Hakata by eating, welcome supporters wanted, libraries to temporarily close and more...
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Ohga Pharmacy Plans Expansion
Ohga Pharmacy, which operates drugstores and pharmacies in northern Kyushu, presented its new business plan that calls for expanding the number of outlets from 73 to 100 and reachi...