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Jan 9, 2021 Local News
Snow Continues to Accumulate Across Northern Kyushu
A broad area of northern Kyushu was left under a blanket of snow after a massive cold air front flowed over the region. As of 5:00 a.m., seven-centimeter snow-covered Saga Station'...
Jan 4, 2021 Local News
Compost Bag From Fukuoka on Sale in France
Fukuoka-based Local Food Cycling is selling their stylish compost bag in France. The handbag-like container can compost approximately 300 g of daily kitchen wastes for 1.5 ~ 2 mont...
Dec 21, 2020 Local News
Zero-CO2 Emission Scooter Approved for Roads
A zero-CO2 emission scooter developed by high-school students in Dazaifu City received authorization to run on the public roads. On Dec. 3, the four students at Chikushidai High Sc...
Nov 5, 2020 Local News
Power Plant CO2 Capture Tests Start in Omuta
Toshiba Energy Systems & Solutions Corporation will test a new CO2 capturing system at the Mikawa biomass plant in Omuta City, Fukuoka. The program aims to capture over-500 tons of...
Oct 29, 2020 Local News
World’s First Recycled Paper Diaper Tested in Kagoshima
Unicharm Corporation announced the expansion of its Kagoshima-based diaper recycling project into the next decade. Since 2016, the company has conducted public trials to collect an...
Oct 16, 2020 Local News
Munakata Global Environmental Symposium Streams Video
Munakata Global Environmental Symposium begins online today. With the annual theme of “Tokowaka ~ the law of the nature and circle of life,” the seventh edition of the event (Oct. ...
Oct 5, 2020 Local News
New Trash Separation Rule for Companies in Fukuoka
As of October 1, 2020, updated waste separation rules take effect for offices and other commercial facilities inside Fukuoka City. In addition to conventional ‘burnable’ and ‘unbur...
Sep 7, 2020 Local News
Typhoon Leaves 46 Injured and Blackouts at over 300,000 Homes in Kyushu
Typhoon Haishen is gradually moving away from Kyushu; however, the region might still feel strong winds until later this evening. As of this morning, a record-high gust of 39.1 m/s...
Sep 6, 2020 Local News
Storm Center Expected in Fukuoka Prefecture from Midnight
As of noon September 6, Typhoon Haishen entered the area near the island of Amami Oshima at a speed of 25 km/h to the north. The central air pressure measured 925 hectopascals. It ...
Sep 5, 2020 Local News
Typhoon Haishen Intensifies as it Approaches Kyushu – River Floods Expected
According to the latest information from the Japan Meteorological Agency (as of Saturday, Sep. 5, 20:45), Typhoon Haishen’s central air pressure now measures 920 hectopascals. At t...
