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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...

Fukuoka City

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...

Environment

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...

Environment

Kyushu

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.

Environment

Kyushu

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 ...

Environment

Saga Prefecture

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...

Environment

Fukuoka Prefecture

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 ...