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Old Kyoto U. Geothermal Institute Headed for Cultural Property Recognition
The main building of the former Kyoto University Institute for Geothermal Sciences, built in Minamiaso-mura, Kumamoto Prefecture, in 1929, has been recommended to the Education Min...
New Plant for Iizuka
Aichi-based auto parts maker Taisei Plas has decided to build a new plant in the city of Iizuka, Fukuoka Prefecture, and signed an agreement to that effect with city officials. The...
Oita the Leader in Natural Energy Self-Sufficiency Ranking
The Institute for Sustainable Energy Policies and Chiba University ranked again this year the nation’s prefectures by the self-sufficiency rate of natural energy and heating supply...
Auto Parts Companies Work together on PR and R&D
The presidents of five regional auto parts manufacturers and representatives from local universities held a conference in Fukuoka City to promote industry-academia ties and publici...
Yamaguchi Aburaya Fukutaro to Open Onsen Complex
Mentaiko manufacturing and sales company Yamaguchi Aburaya Fukutaro announced they will open a public bath/lodging/eating place complex in Sasaguri-machi, Fukuoka Prefecture, by th...
Meditation Used at Fukuoka Reform School For Girls
Administrators of the Chikushi Shojo-en, a correctional institution for juvenile girls in Fukuoka City, report success in their rehabilitations programs that use meditation techniq...
Kitakyushu Bank with 9,000 New Accounts
More than 9,000 new accounts have been opened at the Kitakyushu Bank, a member of the Yamaguchi Prefecture-based Yamaguchi Financial Group, since it opened on October 3. They are l...
Canadian Ambassador Promotes Ties with Kyushu
Jonathan Fried, the Canadian ambassador to Japan, sat for an interview with the Nishinippon Shimbun and stressed the necessity for closer ties between his country and Kyushu. One e...
Starbucks to Open at Dazaifu Tenman-gu
A new Starbucks coffee shop will open on the approach path to the Tenman-gu Shinto shrine in Dazaifu on the 16th. It is the first time the company will operate an outlet at a templ...
China Airlines Intends to Start Regular Flights to Kagoshima
China Airlines, the biggest airline in Taiwan, has applied to Taiwanese regulatory agencies for authorization to fly three round trips a week between that country’s Taoyuan Airport...