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Fan Club Launched for Goto Islands
The first meeting of the Goto Islands Fan Club was held in Nagasaki City on the 13th with the objective of revitalizing the 1,400 chain of small islands in Nagasaki Prefecture and preserving its environment. Residents are concerned about the declining population, which is also aging rapidly. The group was founded by five islanders with [...]
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World’s First Whale Soy Sauce
Yamaka Shoyu of Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, and the National Fisheries University have successfully developed a new type of soy sauce using small pieces of whale meat formerly disposed by a local maritime products processing company. Food critics have hailed the product, saying that it is both delicious and healthful. The company plans to start sales [...]
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Waste to be Converted to Carbonized Fuel for Power Generation
J-Power and the city of Saikai, Nagasaki Prefecture, are moving ahead with plans to process garbage from the home into carbonized fuel and use it for thermal power generation. It is the first such project of its kind in the country. Spokesmen said it is expected to “kill three birds with one stone” by extending [...]
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Ceremony to Launch Fukuoka City-Busan Friendship Year Slated
It was announced that a ceremony to kick off the Fukuoka City-Busan Friendship Year to enhance ties between the sister cities will be held in Busan on February 2. The organizers hope to promote greater exchange between the cities. Officials from both cities will attend, including Fukuoka City Mayor Hiroshi Yoshida.
Read More Jan. 9, 2009, 0:00
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Niji no Matsubara to be Revived with Nuclear Power Plant Funds
Concerns are growing about the deciduous trees growing in Karatsu’s Niji-no-Matsubara, designated as a scenic attraction by the national government and one of the three most famous pine forests in Japan. Therefore, Saga Prefecture will begin work in the fall of 2009 to thin out the forest as a preservation measure. The funds for the [...]
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Sasebo Plans on Issuing Shopping Coupons
In an effort to boost local consumption and promote retail business, the city of Sasebo plans to issue shopping coupons. The impetus will be the stimulus package that the national government will provide citizens this year. If a consumer purchases the coupon with the 12,000 yen subsidy, they will be able to use it to [...]
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Tax Revenue Shortfall for Six Regional Prefectures
A Kyodo news agency questionnaire on prefectural tax revenues for business year 2008 shows that 40 prefectures nationwide will not have as much revenue from taxes as they anticipated when they formulated their budgets for the year. Six of these prefectures are Fukuoka, Nagasaki, Kumamoto, Oita, Kagoshima, and Yamaguchi. Five of the six aren’t sure [...]
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Kyushu Ryukoku Junior College Offers Video and Broadcast Course
The Kyushu Ryukoku Junior College of Tosu, Saga Prefecture, became the first junior college in Kyushu to offer a course in video and broadcasting 10 months ago. The 12 students in the first course have been combining classroom work with training in cable TV and FM radio stations. The course was established to train people [...]
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Kumamoto Prefecture to Hold Water Strategy Council
Kumamoto Prefecture has an abundant supply of high quality underground water rich in minerals owing to the subsoil water flows in the Aso mountain range. To better employ this water for the benefit of the area, the prefecture will convene a Water Strategy Council in 2009 to gather advice from experts and devise policies for [...]
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Saga Prefecture Putting Chips in Driver’s LicensesSaga Prefecture Putting Chips in Driver’s Licenses
Saga Prefecture began issuing driver’s licenses on the 4th with embedded memory chips, turning them into smart cards. The objective is to prevent counterfeiting and protect personal information. This adds 450 yen to the cost of renewing a license. Saga was one of 27 prefectures nationwide that began issuing the new licenses on that date, [...]
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