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Feb 8, 2015 Local News
Saibu Gas To Open H2 Station In 2016
Saibu Gas has formally announced that it will build its first hydrogen filling station in Higashihama (Higashi Ward). Targeting fuel cell vehicles, which will go on sale later this...
Jan 29, 2015 Local News
Genkai Drill Raises Concerns About Preparedness
On Jan. 24 a tri-prefecture disaster prevention drill held at the Genkai Nuclear Power Plant in Genkai Town, Saga Prefecture went off without a hitch, but some local residents feel...
Jan 27, 2015 Local News
Cherry Blossoms To Bloom On March 22 In Fukuoka – Forecast
Weather data company Weather Map released its annual sakura (cherry blossom) forecast on Friday, Jan. 23. The forecast predicts somei yoshino, the most popular type of cherry bloss...
Jan 9, 2015 Local News
Fukuoka to Build World’s First Osmotic Power Plant
Nagasaki-based water treatment plant manufacturer Kyowa Kiden Kogyo has been tasked to build the world’s first commercial osmotic power power plant in Higashi Ward this year. Osmot...
Dec 20, 2014 Local News
Kyuden To Restart Buybacks, But Scale Will Be Limited
Kyushu Electric Company will start accepting new renewable energy buyback contracts again. The contracts, which had been suspended, will be resumed under a new set of guidelines is...
Dec 8, 2014 Local News
Small Earthquake Felt in Fukuoka
At 14:27 a magnitude 4.0 earthquake was felt in Fukuoka. No damage or injuries reported. Details: http://www.jma.go.jp/en/quake/6/20141208144217495-081437.html
Nov 27, 2014 Local News
First Sizable Eruption for Mt. Aso in 19 Years
At around 9am on Wednesday, Nov. 26 smoke and ash benched into the sky from the volcano Mt. Aso in Kumamoto Prefecture on the island of Kyushu, Japan. It was the first eruption of ...
Oct 17, 2014 Local News
Only Half The Average Pollen Rate for Kyushu’s Next Spring
Japan Weather Association predicts that the airborne pollen level (Japanese cedar, hinoki cypress) of August 2015 in Kyushu will only be 50% of the average value (2005~2014). This ...
Oct 10, 2014 Local News
Typhoon Vongfong Approaching Kyushu
Super typhoon Vongfong (19-go in Japan) is slowly heading north from the Philippines’ east ocean. It will gradually lose power but it will likely pose a threat to Okinawa on Saturd...
Sep 25, 2014 Local News
Kyuden May End Renewable Buybacks
Kyushu Electric Power Company is considering ending new renewable energy buyback contracts throughout Kyushu. The company is considering the move because there is more solar power ...