Hawks Win Japan Series
The Fukuoka Softbank Hawks blanked the Chunichi Dragons 3-0 in the seventh game of the Japan Series to win their first national title in eight years. It is the fifth title for the ...
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JBIC to Invest in Kyushu Electric LNG Project
The Japan Bank for International Cooperation has signed an agreement with Kyushu Electric Power’s Australian subsidiary to lend about four million dollars for the production of liq...
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Panasonic to Close Kagoshima Semiconductor Plant
Panasonic Semiconductor Opto Devices will close its semiconductor plant in Hioki, Kagoshima Prefecture, next spring, it was learned. Panasonic Semiconductor, the parent company, to...
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Kyushu – Korea Ferry Traffic Plunges 33%
The Kyushu District Transport Bureau reports that traffic on the high-speed ferries sailing between Kyushu/Yamaguchi Prefecture and South Korea in the first half of FY 2011 fell to...
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Kyushu Shinkansen Ridership Exceeds Expectations in Q2
JR Kyushu has released the figures for the daily ridership on the Kyushu Shinkansen from July to September. The number of people using the train was above initial projections at ni...
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Nishitetsu to Launch Longest Expressway Bus Route
Nishi-Nippon Railroad of Fukuoka City and Seibu Kanko Bus of Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture, announced that starting December 8, they will begin operation of the longest expressway...
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“Plant Factory” Starts Operation in Kurume
The Kyushu/Okinawa Agriculture Research Center of the National Agriculture and Food Research Organization has begun operation of what they are calling a “plant factory” in Kurume, ...
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Saiki Kisen Reduces Size of Shipboard Power Generating Systems
Saiki Kisen of Oita Prefecture has installed a new system that generates power from diesel engine exhaust on the Kakuyo-maru, a 749-ton cement transport ship it jointly owns with a...
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Nishitetsu to Sell Fukuoka City Bus Passes Overseas
The Nishi-Nippon Railroad Co. (Nishitetsu) announced they will sell their Green Pass, a single day pass for Fukuoka City route buses, in the Taiwan market. It is the first time the...
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NTT DoCoMo Kyushu Announces Smartphone Application Contest
NTT DoCoMo Kyushu announced it would hold a contest next March for students in Kyushu and Okinawa to create applications for its smartphone. Students will compete for awards for bo...