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Jun 7, 2013 Local News
Saga’s Mudskippers Bounce Back
According to the Saga Prefectural Fisheries Promotion Center, the number of endangered mudskippers in the Ariake Sea was confirmed to be 7.7 times that of the number recorded 17 ye...
May 20, 2013 Local News
Kyuden to Pursue More Geothermal Power
On May 17 Kyushu Electric Power announced plans to establish a Geothermal Power Center within the Power Generation Division in order to bolster geothermal power initiatives. After ...
May 12, 2013 Local News
Civil Works Venture Suspected Of Sand Fraud
A Fukuoka-based joint venture hired by the Prefecture to conduct sand capping, a technique to improve water quality, in the Ariake Sea is suspected of misstating the amount of sand...
May 9, 2013 Local News
Saibu Gas to Acquire Stake in Fish Wholesaler
Saibu Gas announced that it plans to acquire a 90% stake in Fukuoka Chuo Uo Ichiba Co., Ltd, a wholesale auctioneering outfit that operates out of the Fukuoka City Central Wholesal...
Apr 10, 2013 Local News
Kyuden Expects Enough Power for Summer
On Apr. 9, Kyushu Electric Power announced that it expects to have 3% excess capacity this summer even if its nuclear power plants do not resumes operations. The 3% mark is conside...
Mar 27, 2013 Local News
Power-saving More Effective Than Expected
The Kyushu Electric Power and government-requested power-saving period that began on Dec. 3, 2012 will come to close on Mar. 29. Demand for power peaked at 14.32 million kW on Feb....
Mar 19, 2013 Local News
Damage Estimates for Nankai Quake
On Mar. 18 the Cabinet Office released its estimates for physical damages and economic losses in the event of a massive earthquake in the Nankai Trough. Experts have said a large e...
Mar 13, 2013 Local News
Kitakyushu Mayor Proud of Accepting Debris
Marking two years since the Great East Japan Earthquake, Mar. 11, Kenji Kitahashi, Kitakyushu City Mayor has spoken of the continued support the city will offer. He spoke of the pr...
Mar 1, 2013 Local News
Gvt. Issues New PM2.5 Standards, City to Rethink Policy
Amid heightened concerns of the health effects of fine particulate matter (PM2.5), the Ministry of the Environment released interim public health safety guidelines on Feb. 27 in a ...
Feb 27, 2013 Local News
Kyuden to Upgrade Geothermal Plant in Oita
On Feb. 25, Kyushu Electric Power announced plans to upgrade the aging 12,500 kW Otake Geothermal Power Plant in Kokonoe, Oita Prefecture. The company expects to boost output to 15...