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Jun 29, 2018 Local News
Kyushu University’s Hakozaki Campus as a Smart City
Fukuoka City, Kyushu University, and local residents have announced their desire to see IoT technology utilized in the redevelopment of Kyushu University’s Hakozaki Campus. Plannin...
Jun 22, 2018 Local News
Kyushu Financial Group Signs Agreement with MOE
Two of Kyushu Financial Group's subsidiaries (Higo Bank, Ltd. and Kagoshima Bank) signed an agreement called the National Park Official Partnership with the Ministry of the Environ...
Jun 8, 2018 Local News
Kyuden to Carry Out Experiments on Electric Vehicles
Kyushu Electric Power Co., Inc. (Kyuden) announced on May 31 that they will carry out substantive experiments on electric vehicles (EV). Starting from this June, the company will a...
Jun 1, 2018 Local News
Eurasian Otters Found in Tsushima
The Ministry of the Environment confirmed on May 28 that several Eurasian otters have been found in Tsushima City, Nagasaki Prefecture. The discovery was made as part of an ongoing...
Apr 3, 2018 Local News
Hole in Genkai Nuclear Plant Piping System Discovered
A hole approximately 1 cm in diameter was found in the No. 3 reactor piping system at the Genkai nuclear power plant, which is located in Saga Prefecture. The reactor went back onl...
Mar 8, 2018 Local News
Injunction to Prevent Genkai Power Plant Re-opening
Local residents have taken out a temporary injunction to prevent Kyushu Electric Power Co., Inc. (Kyuden) from restarting reactor numbers three and four at the Genkai nuclear...
Mar 5, 2018 Local News
Fukuoka Prefecture signs New Environmental Pact with Union Territory of Delhi, India
Fukuoka Prefecture has concluded a new Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Union Territory of Delhi, India focused on promoting exchange in the environmental field. This fol...
Oct 16, 2017 Local News
Indonesian Geothermal Power Plant Opens New Reactor with Kyuden Backing
Kyushu Electric Power Company (Kyuden) announced on October 10 that commercial operations have begun on a new unit at a huge geothermal power plant in the Sarulla area of Sumatra, ...
Oct 4, 2017 Local News
Fuel Cell Bus Service Trial in Fukuoka Prefecture
Fuel cell (FC) buses are currently being tested out in Fukuoka Prefecture. The fuel cell vehicles, which were released by Toyota in February of this year, run on...
Sep 15, 2017 Local News
Typhoon #18 Approaching Kyushu
Southern Kyushu is currently experiencing intermittent and intense rainfall due to the approaching typhoon Talim (Typhoon no. 18). It is expected to make landfall in Kyushu by the ...