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Sep 1, 2011 Local News
Smartphone Lounge Opens in Fukuoka City
The Fukuoka City branch of NTT DoCoMo Kyushu opened a smartphone lounge in the city’s Nishitetsu Grand Hotel. The objective is to communicate the appeal of the increasingly popular...
Sep 1, 2011 Local News
Nissan Donates E-Car Charger to Kumamoto Prefecture
Nissan Motors donated an electric vehicle charger to Kumamoto Prefecture last week, marking the automaker’s first such donation to any local government in Japan. Kumamoto Prefectur...
Sep 1, 2011 Local News
Kyushu Companies Increasingly Look Overseas
The Fukuoka City-based Kyushu Economic Research Center released the results of their survey of companies headquartered in Kyushu and Yamaguchi and Okinawa prefectures for establish...
Sep 1, 2011 Local News
Fudosan Chuo Joho Center Buys Used Items of People Moving House
Kitakyushu-based Fudosan Chuo Joho Center began in August a new service of purchasing unneeded books, consumer electronics, clothing, and other items from people who are changing r...
Sep 1, 2011 Local News
Kurume Mayor Wants Toll Reduction on Kyushu Shinkansen
Kurume Mayor Toshinori Narahara visited JR Kyushu headquarters to request that the one-way fair between Kurume and Hakata Station on the Shinkansen be reduced to 1,000 yen. The rai...
Sep 1, 2011 Local News
Arao Race Track to be Closed
Arao Race Track in Arao, Kumamoto Prefecture, will be closed at the end of the current fiscal year, it was learned. The facility had aggregate debt of 1.36 billion yen as of the en...
Sep 1, 2011 Local News
Kyushu Electric to Conduct Trials of Hot Springs Power Generation
Kyushu Electric Power confirmed that it will begin trials this year for geothermal power generation using hot springs. One generator is capable of only 200 kW, so they are envision...
Sep 1, 2011 Local News
Kitakyushu Receives Second Water Purification Contract from Overseas
The city of Kitakyushu has received an order worth about 30 million yen for its Water Bureau to plan and supervise the construction of a water purification plant in Cambodia. City ...
Sep 1, 2011 Local News
JR Kyushu Aims to Boost Rail Pass Sales in Asia
JR Kyushu will launch an effort to boost the sales in Asia of the JR Kyushu Rail Pass that allows overseas travelers to travel at will throughout the region. The company signed age...
Sep 1, 2011 Local News
Bank of Fukuoka to Open Two Asian Branches
The Bank of Fukuoka, a member of the Fukuoka Financial Group, announced it will open offices in Singapore and Bangkok by next March. The bank already has offices in Shanghai, Dalia...