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Assistance to Semiconductor Companies Entering Auto Industry |
The Fukuoka-based Kyushu Semiconductor Industry & Technologies Innovation Association has embarked on a project to provide support to members that wish to develop business ties with the auto industry in FY 2009. It is part of their so-called Challenge Market Company Preview plan.
This will provide a boost to those companies trying to establish a presence in what has become Kyushu's primary industry. The association also hopes this will bolster the financial conditions of its member companies.
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Prefecture to Support Station Construction for Hydrogen Highway Concept |
So-called hydrogen stations will be built next year in Fukuoka City and Kitakyushu to supply hydrogen to fuel cell-powered automobiles, according to Fukuoka Prefecture, the planner of the operations, in November 2008. They are the first local government in Japan to take the lead in hydrogen station placement.
The objective is to create one of the few hydrogen highways in the country for the trial operation of automobiles that use fuel cells for power. The two cities are about 80 kilometers apart.
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Creating an International LSI Development Site |
Fukuoka Prefecture opened in November 2008 a center for system LSI design and trial production by expanding the joint use facilities of the general development center in Fukuoka city, for the support of system LSI development for companies backed by venture capital. It is the first local government facility in the country capable of providing integrated support for trial production and operation in addition to design. They hope it becomes an international focal point for companies involved with LSI development.
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| 11/25/08 |
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New Website Featuring Locally Produced Auto Parts |
Fukuoka Prefecture unveiled in November 2008 a website called The Kyushu Auto Parts and Technology Exhibition Hall providing information on the technology and parts offered by local companies for car makers and large parts companies. In addition, from the 23rd to the 25th, a large business conference was held in Fukuoka City with the participation of 33 northern Kyushu-based companies interested in buying parts and 156 local companies hoping to supply parts.
The sharp downturn in the North American market has also had an impact on auto production in Kyushu, but the prefectural government's Commerce and Industry Division believes that promoting the increased participation of local companies in the auto industry takes precedence over creating new industries.
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| 11/25/08 |
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Kyushu University to Launch Grad School of Automotive Science Next Year |
Kyushu University announced in November 2008 that starting next school year, it would open a school of automotive science at the graduate school level for automotive industry research. It will admit 21 candidates for a master's degree and seven candidates for a doctor's degree. With the increasing concentration of the automotive industry in northern Kyushu, the university hopes to educate specialists with expertise in business management and environmental issues, in addition to such technical fields as materials and fuel.
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