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KANDA FUKUOKA

Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 11, 2020
Nissan to become first Japanese carmaker to halt domestic plant operations over coronavirus outbreak
Nissan Motor Co. plans to halt operations at a plant in southwestern Japan for two days this month due to disruptions to parts supplies from China amid the new coronavirus outbreak, sources have said, becoming the first Japanese automaker to halt domestic plant operations over the crisis.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Kyushu
Dec 27, 2019
Critics assail secrecy over unexploded chemical weapons left by Imperial Japanese Army
At the end of World War II, the Imperial Japanese Army left a number of unexploded shells filled with poison gas used as munitions. In the 2000s, when such artillery shells were discovered and retrieved from the seabed off the coastal town of Kanda, Fukuoka Prefecture, the central government issued an order to detoxify more than 3,000 such chemical agents. About three years ago, government officials announced they had completed the operation.
BUSINESS
Sep 22, 2011
Nissan to up overseas parts supplies
Nissan Motor Co. President Carlos Ghosn has indicated the automaker will expand procurement of overseas components for its plant in Fukuoka Prefecture to help cope with the yen's appreciation.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 16, 2007
Nissan Shatai breaks ground for Fukuoka Prefecture plant
Nissan Shatai Co. held a groundbreaking ceremony Monday for its new vehicle assembly plant in Kanda, Fukuoka Prefecture, which is scheduled to start operations in early 2009.
BUSINESS
Nov 30, 2006
Toyota to double engines in Fukuoka
Toyota Motor Corp. plans to invest some 20 billion yen to double engine production capacity to some 400,000 units per year at its engine plant in Kanda, Fukuoka Prefecture, sources said Wednesday.

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