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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 ...

Sep 22, 2014 Local News
Goats Replace Grass Cutters In Oita
In Yufu City, in the Oita Prefecture, there is a horse riding club called “Crane Yufuin” where a goat family performs the weeding of a two hectares field
Sep 13, 2014 Local News
Kyuden May Scrap Reactor At Genkai
Kyushu Electric Power Co. (“Kyuden”) is considering shuttering the No. 1 reactor at its in Genkai Town, Saga Prefecture. The 559,000 kW reactor will turn 40 next year, which is the...
Jun 26, 2014 Local News
Kyushu Nuke Plant Evacuation Zones May Be Inadequate
According to a research report issued by Environmental Research Institute-Tokyo, if accidents requiring evacuation were to occur at the Sendai (Kagoshima) and Genkai (Saga) nuclear...