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Oct 6, 2011 Local News
Kitakyushu to Convert All Road Illumination to LEDs
The city of Kitakyushu will convert all the road lighting it manages — about 26,000 installations — to low power consumption light emitting diodes over the next 15 year...
Oct 6, 2011 Local News
Nishitetsu to Pay Fine for Cartel Arrangement
The Nishi-Nippon Railway Co. (Nishitetsu) revealed that they and five other Japanese companies have reached agreement with the U.S. Justice Department to pay a penalty for operatin...
Oct 6, 2011 Local News
New Fukuoka Office for gumi
The Tokyo-based gumi, a company offering “social games” for cell phones and social networking sites, has opened a Fukuoka City office. It is the fast-growing company’s first office...
Oct 6, 2011 Local News
Hawks Clinch Pacific League Title
The Fukuoka Softbank Hawks clinched their second straight Pacific League pennant on Saturday by downing the Seibu Lions on the road 3-0. It is the franchise’s 15th title, including...
Oct 6, 2011 Local News
Nishitetsu to Sell Discount Bus Tickets on Fukuoka-Nagasaki Route
The Nishi-Nippon Railway Co. (Nishitetsu) announced the start of sales of discount tickets on the Fukuoka – Nagasaki route on October 1 until the end of March. The tickets will hav...
Oct 6, 2011 Local News
Mineral Water Plant to be Built in Yufu
Beverage company MYM Water of Yufu, Oita Prefecture, reached an agreement with the city of Yufu to build a mineral water plant there. The company plans to use the water from a spri...
Oct 1, 2011 Local News
City Bulletin Oct. 2011
Selected news topics by Fukuoka Now from Fukuoka's Shisei Dayori. This month: Autumn Walking Tours, see the inside of Fukuoka Castle and more...
Sep 29, 2011 Local News
Daihatsu Kyushu to Start Hiring
Oita Prefecture-based Daihatsu Kyushu revealed they are likely to hire several hundred new employees starting in October to produce the new Mira e:s model. They have already added ...
Sep 29, 2011 Local News
Nishitetsu to Buy Uncle Fujiya
Nishi-Nippon Railway (Nishitetsu) announced that it will acquire all the stock of Saga City-based Uncle Fujiya, which operates liquor stores and supermarkets in that prefecture, an...
Sep 29, 2011 Local News
Kyushu Economic Growth Projections Revised Downward
The Kyushu Economic Research Center revised downward its growth forecast for Kyushu and Okinawa Prefecture for FY 2011 from the 1.5% projected last December to 0.5%. The center sai...