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Mar 30, 2015 Local News
Lunar Eclipse To Coincide With Sakura Viewing Next Week
A total lunar eclipse has been forecast for Apr. 4, which means Kyushu residents may get the unusual treat of a lunar eclipse during flower viewing season. Lunar eclipses occur onl...
Mar 18, 2015 Local News
Genkai (Fukuoka) Island Tour – 10 Years after the Earthquake
March 20 will mark the 10th year anniversary of the Fukuoka Prefecture Western Offshore Earthquakes. The civic group “Yume Circle” is organizing an event involving a walk around Ge...
Mar 12, 2015 Local News
City Gets More Companies To Sponsor Streetlights
Since 2013, Fukuoka City has recruited 10 supporting companies for its Streetlight Partner program. Under this public-private initiative, companies receive the right to advertise o...
Feb 28, 2015 Local News
Restaurant To Open In Seinanmori No Kohan Park
This April, a restaurant called Green Gate will open in Seinanmori no Kohan Park in Nanakuma (Jonan Ward). This is the first time the City will allow a private business to operate ...
Feb 23, 2015 Local News
Kirin To Make Kyushu Veggie Juice, Help Nagasaki’s Unesco Bid
Kirin To Make Kyushu Veggie Juice, Help Nagasaki’s Unesco Bid ::: Kirin Beverage Kyushu has announced it will begin nationwide sales of a juice made solely from Kyushu and Okinawa ...
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...
