Takanohana to Build Dohyo in Miyazaki
Former sumo grand champion and current stable master Takanohana announced he was starting a program of building sumo rings throughout the country to promote the appeal of sumo, and...
Takanohana to Build Dohyo in Miyazaki
Former sumo grand champion and current stable master Takanohana announced he was starting a program of building sumo rings throughout the country to promote the appeal of sumo, and...
Nijohamatama Toll Road Unable to Return 3 Brillion Yen
Public highway corporations in Fukuoka and Saga prefectures are facing a deadline of the end of FY 2012 for the repayment of 17.2 billion yen in operating expenses, but the Nishini...
Kyushu Teams Sweep National High School Volleyball Titles
At the national high school volleyball championships held in Tokyo, the girls’ team from Higashi Kyushu Ryukoku High School in Nakatsu, Oita Prefecture, defeated Hikami High School...
KIT Group Develops New Semiconductor Testing Technology
A group from the Department of Creative Informatics in the Kyushu Institute of Technology has developed new technology enabling reduced production costs through greater inspection ...
Private Power Generation Expanding in Kyushu
With utilities requesting cutbacks in power consumption since last summer, a growing number of Kyushu companies are building new facilities for in-house power consumption, or expan...
Push Planned to Export Kyushu Agricultural Products
The Kyushu Bureau of Economy, Trade, and Industry and the Kyushu Regional Agricultural Administration Office announced they would form a new council in March to promote the export ...
QIC to Launch Website to Sell Kyushu Products in South Korea
Kyushu Electric Power subsidiary Kyuden Infocom (QIC) has created a Korean language website and will use it to sell Kyushu products to South Korea, starting on the 18th. The object...
Higashi Fukuoka High School Takes Third Straight Rugby Crown
Higashi Fukuoka High School defeated Gyosei Fuzuoku High School from Osaka 36-24 in the finals of the 91st national high school rugby championship to take their third consecutive t...
Citizens’ University to Open in Hirado’s Neshiko-Cho
Nagasaki University, Kurume University, and Saga University will jointly open a “citizens’ university next April in Neshiko-cho, Hirado, Nagasaki Prefecture, a town known for its h...
Jeju Air to Operate Fukuoka – Seoul Route
Low-cost carrier Jeju Air of South Korea announced plans to inaugurate regularly scheduled daily flights between Fukuoka City and Seoul this year, beginning sometime after March. T...