Nagasaki Champon a Hit in South Korea
The Nishinippon Shimbun reports that Nagasaki champon, a noodle soup with pork broth, has become very popular in South Korea this year, with one twist — they’ve added hot pep...
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Yaskawa Electric to Open Sales and Trading Company in China
As part of its policy to strengthen its manufacturing and sales presence in China, Kitakyushu-based Yaskawa Electric announced it will open a trading company offering its products ...
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Nishitetsu Announces Double-Digit Profit Gains
The Nishi-Nippon Railway Co. of Fukuoka City released its interim report for the current fiscal year, which shows a 23.9% year-on-year increase in current profit of 4.935 billion y...
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Economic Recovery in Northern Kyushu
The Fukuoka and Kyushu Local Finance Branch Bureaus released their economic report on the region for the July – September quarter, which concludes that signs of an economic recover...
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Hawks Sweep Playoffs, Move to Japan Series
The Fukuoka Softbank Hawks won their third straight game in the Pacific League Climax Series 2-1 in extra innings over the Seibu Lions. Because they finished first in the league du...
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Starflyer Preparing for Exchange Listing
Kitakyushu-based airline Starflyer is making the final preparations to be listed on the Second Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange, it was learned. The listing is likely to occur a...
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Kyushu Governors Cool toward TPP Participation
Of the nine governors who are members of the Kyushu prefectural governors’ association (the seven Kyushu prefectures plus Yamaguchi and Okinawa prefectures), eight are either cool ...
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YS Food to Franchise Ramen Shops Overseas
YS Food of Fukuoka Prefecture, which operates the Yamagoya chain of ramen shops, announced plans to open 100 franchised outlets overseas by 2017. The company opened its first overs...
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Discount Fukuoka – Seoul Flights to Start
T’way Airlines, a Seoul-based budget airline, plans to begin flying two daily roundtrips between Seoul and Fukuoka City on December 20, it was learned. They will become the first b...
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Kyushu Electric Calls for 5% Cuts in Consumption This Winter
Kyushu Electric Power announced that if all six of its nuclear plants are idled in mid-December, it would call on households and companies to reduce power consumption by at least 5...