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| 01/26/09 |
Wind Power Generation in Hibiki-nada |
J-Power is planning to conduct trials of a wind power generation system in the Hibiki-nada area located in the sea off Kitakyushu, it was learned in January 2009. This project is being conducted through an outsourcing arrangement with the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization.
The study involves the installation of a windmill with a span 80 meters in diameter, and is being conducted with the intent to study the feasibility of commercialization in the future. This is the first time a wind power generation plan of this type has been publicly announced in Kyushu.
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| 01/26/09 |
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South Korean Personnel Development Group Opens Fukuoka Office |
The public-sector Human Resources Development Service of Korea will open an office in Fukuoka city in January 2009. This will be the group's first overseas branch. Their objective will be to assist South Koreans with advanced skills in the IT and service industries to finding employment with Japanese companies. There is a solid demand for highly skilled personnel in Japan, and the group will help South Koreans with those skills to find employment here.
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| 12/25/08 |
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Japan-South Korean-Chinese Summit in Fukuoka |
Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao, and South Korean President Lee Myung-bak held a summit meeting on December 13th at the Kyushu National Museum in Dazaifu, Fukuoka Prefecture.
The three leaders issued a joint declaration on the three-nation partnership, in which they pledged to cooperate with a focus on the future and confront together the serious problems in the global economy. They agreed to coordinate their response to the global financial crisis and work together to achieve a non-nuclear North Korea. Their declaration heralded a new era in trilateral cooperation.
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| 12/25/08 |
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Speeding Up Geo-Heat Climate Control System Development |
Kyushu University and Kyushu Electric Power have accelerated their joint development of a climate control system using geo-heat. New trials have begun at the university to create a low-cost system that improves the efficiency of the heat usage.
The development is part of the university-wide Energy Campus Concept. This accelerated development would spur the commercialization of applications for agricultural use as a way to provide stability to the business operations of farmers struggling with high fuel costs.
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| 12/25/08 |
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Increase in Overseas Visitors to Fukuoka Prefecture |
The Japan National Tourist Organization (JNTO) has released statistics from a survey of the number of foreigners visiting Japan. From 2007 to 2008, more than half of overseas tourists visited Tokyo, and one-fourth visited Osaka. Meanwhile, the ranking of Fukuoka Prefecture on the list of visited sites has been rising.
The monthly totals rose for 30 consecutive months through July this year, but the global economic downturn contributed to a decline that month. The falloff was particularly sharp for visitors from South Korea and the United States. Fukuoka Prefecture was the third most popular destination for South Korean tourists.
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