Fukuoka
(2002 est. pop. 5 million). Fukuoka Prefecture is situated in the north of Japan's island of Kyushu. Once a conduit for the transmission of culture from ancient China by way of Korea, i...
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Kyushu-Shinwa Holdings Inc., a regional lender in Kyushu, said
Wednesday it has asked bigger local rival Fukuoka Financial Group
Inc. to in...
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Moody's Investors Service and Standard & Poor's are divided on
evaluating the outlook of the Bank of Fukuoka's ratings, following an
announcement by the bank's holding company, Fukuoka Fi...
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KYUSHU-SHINWA HOLDINGS)
Fukuoka Financial Group Inc., the Fukuoka-based parent of two
large regional banks in Kyushu, said Thurs...
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The police arrested a 38-year-old gang member early Thursday
after he turned himself in over the fatal shooting of a rival gang
leader in Fukuoka City in August, officials said.
The police...
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A popular local troupe is on the stage giving a two-hour
performance based solely on topics on the regional economy to mark
the 10th anniversary of its founding.
The group named ''Gingira ...
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Lawyers for a former Fukuoka city employee filed an appeal with
the Fukuoka High Court on Tuesday over a lower court ruling on Jan. 8
that gave him seven and a half years in prison for causin...
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Five decomposed bodies without major wounds were found in a
house in Omuta, Fukuoka Prefecture, on Tuesday, and police said they
are trying to identify them.
Altho...
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Japan executed three death row inmates Friday, less than two
months after it hanged three others in December, showing its
determination to continue executions ...
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GROUP, KYUSHU-SHINWA HOLDINGS AT 6TH & 7TH GRAFS)
Fukuoka Financial Group Inc., the parent of two large regional
banks in ...
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Fukuoka
3RD LD: Kyushu-Shinwa seeks to merge with Fukuoka Financial
