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Dec 19, 2025 Local News
Fukuoka Prefecture Launches Japan’s First Used EV Leasing Program
Fukuoka Prefecture announced on August 20 that it has launched a used electric vehicle (EV) leasing program...
Dec 11, 2025 Local News
Ecologists Call for Review of Ukushima Mega-Solar Plan
Ecology experts from the Ecological Society of Japan’s Kyushu division submitted a request on December 10 seeking assessment and...
Nov 18, 2025 Local News
Fukuoka Signs Circular Economy Agreement
Fukuoka Prefecture signed a cooperation agreement with the Japan Research Institute and Sumitomo Mitsui Finance and Leasing...
Oct 30, 2025 Local News
Fukuoka Tests AI Waste Sorting Tool
Fukuoka City has launched a pilot service using generative AI to identify plastic waste through its official LINE account...
Jul 31, 2025 Local News
Sony Adds Solar Panels to Nagasaki Plant
Sony Semiconductor Manufacturing has installed solar panels covering 6,324 square meters—equivalent to 24 tennis courts...
Jul 31, 2025 Local News
Fukuoka Joins National Forest Recovery Project
Fukuoka Prefecture has joined a nationwide environmental initiative launched by SoftBank. The “Japan Forest Recovery Support Project” involves...
Jun 28, 2025 Local News
Earliest Rainy Season End Hits Northern Kyushu
The Fukuoka District Meteorological Observatory announced on the morning of June 27 that the rainy season in northern Kyushu appears to have ended.
Jun 5, 2025 Local News
Genkai Reactor Restart Delayed Over Valve Issue
Kyushu Electric Power has postponed the restart of the No. 3 reactor at Genkai Nuclear Power Plant in Saga Prefecture after a malfunctioning valve was discovered during inspection ...
Jun 3, 2025 Local News
4.7 Tons of Trash Cleared From Okagaki Beaches
On June 1, approximately 1,000 residents and volunteers joined a large-scale coastal cleanup in...
Jun 3, 2025 Local News
Tsunami Risk Near Fukuoka Higher Than Previously Estimated
A recent survey by Fukuoka Prefecture of nine offshore active faults near northern and northwestern Kyushu has found that potential tsunami heights could exceed previous estimates ...
