City Bulletin Dec. 2011
Selected news topics by Fukuoka Now from Fukuoka's Shisei Dayori. This month: Kego Park’s iceless skating rink, winter power conservation and more...
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Masayoshi Nakatomi Dies
Tosu native and former chairman of Tosu- and Tokyo-based Hisamitsu Pharmaceutical, Masayoshi Nakatomi, died at the age of 106. Nakatomi built Hisamitsu into one of the leading comp...
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Sympathy for Abusive Parents in Survey
The Nishinippon Shimbun conducted a questionnaire survey of mothers of child-rearing age in Fukuoka City to gauge their opinions about child abuse, and received answers from 591. I...
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Best Denki Looking for 300 Early Retirement Volunteers
Best Denki, the consumer electronics mass merchandising chain headquartered in Fukuoka City, announced it is soliciting 300 people in house to accept early retirement. This is near...
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New Smartphone System to Prevent Abandoned Bicycles
Fukuoka City authorities are concerned that the number of abandoned bicycles in the city has skyrocketed in the past 15 years. In 2001 and 2003, the Tenjin district was the worst i...
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Nissan Kyushu Sponsors First Field Trip
Nissan Kyushu of Fukuoka Prefecture opened its plant to local visitors for the first time since its August establishment on the 23rd. About 200 local residents and family members o...
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Only Three Saga Municipalities Have Asset Disclosure Laws
Citizen’s Ombudsman Fukuoka reports that only three of Saga Prefecture’s 21 municipalities have asset disclosure laws for their mayors or council members. Further, only one municip...
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Plenus to Expand to South Korea
Fukuoka City-based Plenus, which operates the Hotto Motto chain selling takeout bento meals, announced they will establish a company in South Korea in January. That company would o...
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Miyazaki City the Most Inexpensive in Japan
A survey of urban prices by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications for 2010 found that Miyazaki City in Miyazaki Prefecture was the cheapest in Japan for the fourth ye...
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Council Formed to Promote Foreign Student Employment
Kyushu Bureau of Economy, Trade, and Industry and the Kyushu Economic Federation formed the provisionally named Kyushu Global Industry Personnel Council on the 28th. The objective ...