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Jul 29, 2022 Local News
Eco-focused Circular Park Kyushu
Kyushu Electric Power aims for further resource circulation by developing Circular Park Kyushu in Kagoshima. Partnering with Waseda University and five more local companies, Kyuden...
Jul 26, 2022 Local News
Unmanned Reconnaissance Aircraft Dispatched To Kanoya Base, Kagoshima
U.S. Army Japan’s uncrewed reconnaissance aircraft will be dispatched at Kanoya Air Base in Kagoshima Prefecture. Kanoya City recently signed an agreement to accept up to eight MQ9...
Jul 25, 2022 Local News
Sakurajima Volcano Erupts – 33 Households Evacuated
On the evening of July 24, Sakurajima in Kagoshima Prefecture erupted explosively, sending large cinders flying as far as 2.5 km from the crater. The Japan Meteorological Agency is...
Jun 22, 2022 Local News
Kagoshima House Builder Use Only Kyushu Grown Lumber
Mec Industry sells houses made of domestic lumber alone at around 20% lower prices than average. The Kagoshima-based house builder was launched by Mitsubishi Estate and...
Apr 22, 2022 Local News
Kyuden to Build New Geothermal Power Plant in Kagoshima, Japan Construction to Begin Next June
Kyushu Electric Power Co. will begin construction of a new geothermal power plant in Kirishima City, Kagoshima Prefecture. Kyushu Electric Power has been investigating underground ...
Mar 9, 2022 Local News
Ponytails Considered Too Stimulating In Kagoshima Junior High Schools
Have you wondered why some school prohibits girls’ ponytails? A junior high school student in Kagoshima became skeptical when her teacher explained that boys become aroused by unaj...
Mar 1, 2022 Local News
Kagoshima Prefecture Recognizes Official Shochu Sales Promotion Shops in China
Kagoshima Prefecture recognized 68 Chinese-based shops as its official ‘Shochu Sales Support Shops.’ To expand exports of Kagoshima-produced shochu, the program organizers selected...
Dec 13, 2021 Local News
Partial Evacuation of Toshimamura Following Earthquakes
A strong earthquake hit the island chain of Tokara, Kagoshima Prefecture, on Dec. 9. The quake with a shindo scale of 5 (magnitude 6.1) occurred in the same area, which experienced...
Nov 29, 2021 Local News
Shochu Distillery To Use Sweet Potato-powered EV
The Kagoshima-based major shochu distillery, Kirishima Shuzo Co., Ltd., aims to reduce CO2 emission to zero by the fiscal year of 2030. To step up efforts to utilize biogas produce...
Nov 24, 2021 Local News
Parts of Kirishima Shrine Become National Treasures
Three buildings belonging to Kirishima Shrine in Kagoshima Prefecture were recently registered as national treasures. The shrine has survived damage from eruptions of Kirishima Mou...