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Apr 22, 2014 Local News
Volcanologists Say Sendai Plant At Risk
In a survey of Japanese volcanologists conducted by Nishinippon Shimbun, the Sendai nuclear power plant in Satsumasendai City, Kagoshima was chosen as having the highest risk of vo...
Apr 16, 2014 Local News
Fukuoka Zoo Welcomes Tsushima Leopard Cat Kittens
On Apr. 14, the Fukuoka City Zoo announced the birth of three Tsushima leopard cats, a nationally protected species that it has been trying to breed. One of the kittens died after ...
Mar 25, 2014 Local News
Fukuoka’s Kego Fault Reexamined
According to a detailed survey conducted by Institute of Seismology and Volcanology at Kyushu University, the Kego fault, the fissure responsible for the 2005 Fukuoka earthquake, h...
Mar 14, 2014 Local News
Powerful Earthquake Rattles Kyushu
A 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck off southern Kyushu at at 2:06 a.m. on Friday morning but no tsunami warning was issued.The epicenter of the quake was located 13kms north of Kuni...
Jan 16, 2014 Local News
Nagasaki Seeks to Upgrade Rocks, Clarify EEZ
On Jan. 10 Goto City in Nagasaki Prefecture mailed an application to the Geospatial Information Authority of Japan to change the name of three sets of rocks (iwa) near Japan’s mari...
Jan 16, 2014 Local News
More Research Needed on PM2.5
Winter is the time of year when Japan is most to susceptible to the fine particulates known as PM 2.5 that blow in from China. The government has bolstered its countermeasures by h...
Oct 7, 2013 Local News
Typhoon #24 Approaching Kyushu
According to the Meteorological Agency the 24th typhoon of the year, Typhoon Danas will approach Kyushu as early as Tuesday (10/8). Danas is expected to approach Okinawa and Amami-...
Oct 3, 2013 Local News
Kyushu Winter Weather Forecast
Fukuoka should brace itself for a cold winter this year, according to the latest three and six month forecasts released by the Fukuoka District Meteorological Observatory. Low pres...
Sep 9, 2013 Local News
Company Revamps Old Condos with Fukuoka Cedars
Fukuoka-based construction company Shouei Kensetsu has started a new business that uses Fukuoka’s own Mino cedars to renovate old wooden condos. Operating under the brand name Doop...
Sep 5, 2013 Local News
Eco Mileage Scheme Begins in October
This October, the seven prefectures of Kyushu will begin offering Kyushu Eco Life Points for activities such as planting trees and saving energy at home. Participants can exchange ...
