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Nov 8, 2016 Local News
Sinkhole Opens Near Hakata Station, Fukuoka, Japan
At 05:15 this morning, a sinkhole opened up near the intersection of Hakata Ekimae 2-chome near Hakata Station, causing electricity outages in the local area and disrupting traffic...
Nov 1, 2016 Local News
Free Entrance to Kashii Kaen 11/21 ~ 11/23
For three days (Nov. 21 ~23) Kashii Kaen (the retro theme park in Higashi Ward) will be free to the public before...
Oct 8, 2016 Local News
Mt. Aso Eruption
At 1:46 am Saturday, Oct. 8, Mt. Also in Kumamoto Prefecture, erupted and sent ash several thousands of meters into the air. Light to moderate ash fell in the surrounding areas (30...
Oct 3, 2016 Local News
Typhoon No. 18 Approaching Kyushu
A powerful typhoon (Chaba) is approaching Kyushu and is expected to make its way up the east coast of Kyushu, continuing eastward at a relatively slow speed of 20km/hr, but with ve...
Sep 2, 2016 Local News
Kyuden to Keep Sendai Reactors Open
Sources say that Kyushu Electric Power Co. has decided not to shut off the reactors at the Sendai Nuclear Power Plant despite a recent request from Kagoshima Governor Satoshi Mitaz...
Sep 2, 2016 Local News
Typhoon No. 12 Approaching Kyushu
Typhoon No. 12, dubbed “Nam Theun”, is currently moving northeast towards West Japan at 15 km/h. Okinawa and the Amami area are currently experiencing very strong winds, which are ...
Aug 29, 2016 Local News
Governor Calls for Suspension of Kagoshima Nuclear Reactors
The governor of Kagoshima, Satoshi Mitazono, has requested that Kyushu Electric Power Co. immediately suspend operation of the two reactors at the Sendai Nuclear Power Plant. These...
Aug 10, 2016 Local News
How to Survive the Kyushu Heat
More people are being hospitalised with heat stroke than last year. What’s more, the high temperatures are predicted to continue until October. To prevent heat stroke...
Jun 24, 2016 Local News
Nishitetsu Participates in Light Down Campaign 2016
The Nishitetsu Group has announced that they are once again participating in the Light Down Campaign (which started in 2003). To reduce their carbon dioxide emissions, Nishitetsu w...
Jun 17, 2016 Local News
Prefecture, Fukuoka U. Develop New Waste Oil Recycling Process
The Fukuoka Research Commercialization Center for Recycling Systems (FRC), a Kitakyushu-based prefectural institute, together with researchers from Fukuoka University, has develope...