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	Kyushu - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Kyushu (九州 kyūshū) is the third largest island of Japan and most southerly and westerly of the four main islands.
		The ancient region Saikaido consists of Kyushu and its surrounding islands.
		The Kyushu region (九州地方, kyūshū-chihō) is a politically defined region that consists of seven prefectures on Kyushu, and Okinawa Prefecture to the south.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Kyushu (368 words)

	Kyushu
		Kyushu is the source, the mountain spring from which the long river of Japanese civilization began.
		The volcanic Kyushu Mountains, tall and rugged, stretch from the Bungo Straits in the northeast to Yatsushiro Bay on the west.
		Kyushu was also the home port of Japanese pirates who roamed the Yellow Sea and the Pacific seeking plunder and, as a by-product, brought back news from abroad.
	www.pacificislandtravel.com /asia/japan/about_destin/kyushu.html (3590 words)

	More Info on Kyushu
		Kyushu, which positions itself in the southwestern edge of Japan, consists of the island of Kyushu, her surrounding islands as well as the Ryukyu Islands.
		Kyushu's share (1997) of the national market is especially high in several areas including broilers(45.2%), beef cattle (26.3%), mandarin oranges (37.4%) and sea farming(39.8%).
		However, the environment in Kyushu is becoming harsher on account of increased agricultural imports, a lack of farmers due to aging and an insufficient number who wish to stay in farming.
	transit-port.net /Kyushu.Business.Information/more/mor_economy1.htm (1281 words)

	Pacific War, Operation Downfall
		The center portion of Kyushu is almost impassible mountains which would be difficult to transit and was to be used to isolate southern Kyushu from counterattack by Japanese troops fromnorthern Kyushu (Nagasaki).
		The invasion of Kyushu would see the distance reduced, flying over familiar land instead of over-water navigation, and with targeting changed from warships to troop ships, the plan was to inflict intolerable damage to the invasion force before it hit the beach.
		Kyushu was to have both forms of defense: well prepared installations near the beaches and well prepared caves in the mountains.
	www.ww2pacific.com /downfall.html (2891 words)

	Kyushu Shinkansen - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Kyushu Shinkansen (九州新幹線) is a 249 km high-speed railway line between the Japanese cities of Fukuoka and Kagoshima, on Kyushu Island, running parallel to the existing Kagoshima Main Line.
		It is currently being built by the Kyushu Railway Company (JR-Kyushu), and scheduled for completion in 2013.
		Like the original Shinkansen lines, the Kyushu Shinkansen is standard gauge.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Kyushu_Shinkansen (303 words)

	AllRefer.com - Kyushu, Japan (Japanese Political Geography) - Encyclopedia
		It is separated from Shikoku by the Bungo Strait and from Honshu by the Shimonoseki Strait; a railroad tunnel under the strait and a bridge link Kyushu with Honshu.
		Coal, zinc, and copper are mined in Kyushu, and raw silk is extensively produced.
		Heavy industry is concentrated in N Kyushu, near Japan's oldest coal field; Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, and Omuta are major industrial centers.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/K/Kyushu.html (318 words)

	JR Kyushu English
		The Kyushu Rail Pass is the perfect ticket for Kyushu sightseeing and travel.
		The use of this pass enables passengers to board the Kyushu Shinkansen's Tsubame, the pride of JR Kyushu, and the Sonic, a limited express, as often as they like while the pass is valid.
		Kyushu has many sightseeing destinations, such as Beppu's hot spring resorts, Mt. Aso in Kumamoto Prefecture, and Sakurajima in Kagoshima.
	www.jrkyushu.co.jp /english/kyushu_railpass.html (510 words)

	Kyushu Air Fields: Mission 4 - 7, 9 - 15: 39th BG (VH)
		In order to carry on those neutralizing attacks, it was necessary, for the time, to abandon the strategic plan to knock out systematically the major industrial cities of Japan one by one.
		It was the urgency of the situation at Okinawa that dictated the new bombing policy of the Command.
		In all, the Kyushu raids stacked up like this: Kanoya was hit three times, Kokobu twice, Kushu four times, Saeki once and Oita once.
	39th.org /39th/history/missions/Kyushu-airfields.html (681 words)

	Summer Program presented by Kyushu University
		Kyushu University’s proud tradition dates back to 1911, when it was founded as one of Japan’s seven imperial universities.
		Kyushu University is located in Fukuoka, a pleasant coastal city of 1.3 million people and the largest metropolis on the island of Kyushu.
		Being aware of the precious history and favorable location of Fukuoka, Kyushu University is increasingly focusing on Asia and its role in the world.
	www.isc.kyushu-u.ac.jp /atw (217 words)

	Kyushu
		Kyushu, Japan's southern most island (other than Okinawa), is still actively volcanic.
		In the middle of summer, the food stalls were rolled out on the roadside, where you could get fresh Kyushu seafood or a big bowl of ramen.
		This page is called "Kyushu" because our hosts (Jayne's family, of course) were so gracious to us, that we actually did an East-West cross island tour of Kyushu in the four days we stayed with them.
	www.fongnet.net /kyushu.htm (752 words)

	Kyushu articles on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		It is separated from Shikoku by the Bungo Strait and from Honshu by the Shimonoseki Strait; a railroad tunnel
		An important seaport, airport hub, and railway terminus, it is one of the largest and most prosperous cities on Kyushu.
		Satsuma SATSUMA [Satsuma], peninsula, Kagoshima prefecture, SW Kyushu, Japan.
	www.encyclopedia.com /articles/07129.html (373 words)

	Search Results for "Kyushu"
		They are separated from Kyushu by Tsushima Strait, the site of a major naval...
		Satsuma porcelain ware is produced in the city, which is also a major port.
		It was an important castle town during the feudal period.
	www.bartleby.com /cgi-bin/texis/webinator/sitesearch?FILTER=&query=Kyushu (295 words)

	Kyushu University Semester Exchange
		Columbia Law School students who are interested in Japanese business and international law may study at Kyushu University in Fukuoka, Japan for the Spring semester while acquiring between 10 and 12 credits toward their law degree at Columbia.
		Kyushu University is situated on the northwest of Kyushu Island in Fukuoka, Japan.
		The Kyushu University semester study is available to students for the spring semester only (second week of April to mid-July).
	www.law.columbia.edu /center_program/intl_progs/Semesterstudy/Kyushu (688 words)

	Japan - Kyushu (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Kyushu, meaning "nine provinces" (from its ancient administrative structure), is the southernmost of the main islands and in modern times comprises seven prefectures.
		Kyushu lies at the western end of the Inland Sea.
		The climate of Kyushu is generally warm and humid, and the cultivation of vegetables and fruits is supplemented by cattle raising.
	countrystudies.us /japan/45.htm (273 words)

	The Final Months of the War With Japan: Signals Intelligence, U.S. Invasion Planning, and the A-Bomb Decision (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Both MacArthur and Nimitz argued that scheduling the invasion of Kyushu as late as 1 December would subject the operation to weather uncertainties that could cause it to be set back to the spring of 1946, creating a significant delay in ending the war.
		Kyushu was initially expected to be garrisoned by Japanese ground combat forces roughly three-and-one-half times the size of the forces on Okinawa.
		This meant that the number of combat divisions and equivalent forces in southern Kyushu was already more than double the number originally forecast for that part of the island, and in fact exceeded what had been forecast for all of Kyushu by 1 November 1945, the planned invasion date.
	www.cia.gov /csi/monograph/4253605299/csi9810001.html (17140 words)

	The Hindu Business Line : Matching Kyushu's hardware with India's software
		The objective was to promote Kyushu as an investment destination and to encourage business and trade between the three countries and Kyushu.
		Not only are local prefecture governments of Kyushu keen on boosting trade and investment; they are going all the way in their efforts.
		Kyushu could also be a market for our marine food products and fruits.
	www.thehindubusinessline.com /2006/03/10/stories/2006031000291100.htm (973 words)

	Kyushu Japanese restaurant (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Kyushu Japanese Restaurant, located in the Sydney suburb of Neutral Bay, has done just that with an integrated point-of-sale and wireless order taking system that uses HP iPAQ Pocket PCs to significantly improve waiters' mobility and speed.
		After a Kyushu manager saw a computerised order management system installed at a friend's restaurant, he decided such a system could potentially improve efficiency at Kyushu as well.
		The system is so efficient that Kyushu has been able to streamline its waitstaff from five to three while delivering better, faster service than in the past.
	h50141.www5.hp.com /newsroom/article.asp?atype=cs&id=42 (955 words)

	Kyushu travel guide - Wikitravel (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The terrain is generally mountainous with very fertile valleys much like the rest of Japan, except for the wide plain area at the top of the island - the location of the largest cities of Fukuoka and Kitakyushu.
		The islands of Okinawa, leading southwest of Japan to Taiwan, are sometimes considered a part of Kyushu, although administratively they form a separate prefecture and the culture has little in common.
		The Kyushu Rail Pass offers unlimited travel on JR Kyushu's lines, including the Kyushu Shinkansen but not the San'yo Shinkansen to Hakata.
	wikitravel.org /en/Kyushu (390 words)

	Ancient bell found in Kyushu (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		It is the first time that a "dotaku" has been excavated in the Kyushu region, the board said.
		In Northern Kyushu, small bronze instruments similar in shape to smaller dotaku are thought to have come from the Korean Peninsula.
		Tadashi Nishitani, a professor at Kyushu University, said: "It is conceivable that the 'sho-dotaku,' or small dotaku-like instrument, first came to Kyushu from the Korean Peninsula in the first or second century, and then migrated to the Kinki region.
	www.trussel.com /prehist/news164.htm (499 words)

	Bloomberg.com: Japan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		March 21 (Bloomberg) -- Kyushu Electric Power Co.'s nuclear reactors and Kyushu Oil Corp.'s refinery were undamaged and are operating normally after an earthquake hit Japan's southern island of Kyushu yesterday, the companies said.
		Kyushu Oil's 155,000 barrels-a-day refinery was undamaged, said Hiroaki Shin, head of general affairs at the company.
		Kyushu Electric's Genkai nuclear power plant in Saga prefecture, south of Fukuoka, has total generating capacity of 3,478 megawatts.
	www.bloomberg.com /apps/news?pid=10000101&sid=aHuJOjsw8NLE&refer=japan (474 words)

	Kyushu and Okinawa Studies - Home (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		We are delighted to announce the launch of Kyushu and Okinawa Studies' first on-line symposium.
		This is the first in a series discussing the history of Kyushu and Okinawa and featuring major academic contributors.
		Of course, ancient kilns dating back to the dawn of Japanese civilization are to be found on Kyushu, yet it wasn't until the late 1590s with the influx of Korean potters that the island's pottery really matured.
	kostudies.com /home/content/articles/11 (1539 words)

	Kyushu Japanese Restaurant (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Kyushu Japanese Restaurant offers authentic Japanese food to the Virginia Beach area.
		Our restaurant is owned and operated by Japanese serving the finest in traditional Japanese meals.
		At Kyushu Japanese Restaurant, we take pride in our delicious and authentic meals.
	www.kyushujap.com (112 words)

	Kyushu : Introduction \| Frommers.com
		According to Japanese legend, it was from Kyushu that the first emperor, Jimmu, began his campaign to unify Japan.
		Kyushu is therefore considered to be the cradle of Japanese civilization.
		And because Kyushu is the island closest to Korea and China, it has served through the centuries as a point of influx for both people and ideas from abroad, including those from the West.
	www.frommers.com /destinations/kyushu/2940010001.html (351 words)

	KYUSHU JAPAN
		The terrain is generally mountainous with very fertile valleys much like the rest of Japan, except for the wide plain area at the top of the island - the location of the largest city area of Fukuoka and Kitakyushu.
		There are 7 prefectures on Kyushu, plus nearby Okinawa:
		Kumamoto -- Center of the isle of Kyushu, location of the Aso caldera, largest in the world, and the beautiful Amakusa chain of islands
	www.japaneselifestyle.com.au /travel/kyushu.htm (308 words)

	Kyushu Okinawa G8 Summit in Japan
		This year (year 2000), Japanese government has decided to organize it in a province and the candidature of Kyushu-Okinawa region has been chosen by the late prime minister, Keizo Obuchi, because of an ordeal that Okinawaians have suffered since the World War II, especially the nuisance provoked by an excessive concentration of American military bases.
		Geographic distribution of summit meetings is as the followings: Fukuoka, located in the north of Kyushu island organizes the meeting of Finance Ministers on 8 July.
		Miyazaki, located in the south of Kyushu island organizes the meeting of Foreign Ministers between 12 and 13 July.
	www.hikyaku.com /summit/summitg.html (253 words)

	Internet 1996 World Exposition"Kyushu Pavilion" (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Kyushu is a great treasure house of economy, culture, nature, history, and humanity.
		In this island economy, culture, nature, history, and humanity in various aspects cross and crush each other, and get heated to spark.
		These five elements are unknowingly mixed up and shaken well to create new aspects of Kyushu.
	park.org /Japan/Kyushu/main_e/p_1_e.html (190 words)

	Bloomberg.com: Top Worldwide
		Nabi, the 14th named storm of the season, is moving north at 20 kph and the center is expected to be close to Kumamoto city at about 6 p.m.
		There were reports of damage to 38 buildings in Kyushu and in neighboring Shikoku and the injuries occurred mostly in Kyushu and Okinawa, the Fire Disaster Management Agency said on its Web site in its latest advisory.
		Kyushu Electric Power Co., Japan's fifth-largest power producer, reported 220,000 customers without power as of 9:00 a.m.
	quote.bloomberg.com /apps/news?pid=10000087&sid=atsGCOmy7gp4&refer=home (614 words)

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