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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...

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 ...

Apr 10, 2025 Local News
Perovskite Solar Panels Installed On Fukuoka Startup Hub
Fukuoka City has installed next-generation perovskite solar panels on the roof of its startup support center...

Nov 26, 2024 Local News
Kitakyushu Initiates Solar Panel Recycling Program
Kitakyushu City has partnered with two companies to recycle and reuse solar panels. Starting in 2024, discarded panels...

Oct 2, 2024 Local News
MrMax HD Ends Free Chopstick Distribution to Reduce CO2
On October 1, MrMax Holdings announced that it will end free chopstick distribution at its bento-selling stores from October 16...











