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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...
Feb 27, 2013 Local News
Volunteers Needed to Save Itoshima Pines
To help rejuvenate the coastal pine forest in Itoshima, a citizen’s group called the Local Beach Brigade is calling on local residents to join them at Shimakeya on Mar. 3 and 23 to...
Feb 25, 2013 Local News
Itoshima Urges Use of Forest Thinnings with Subsidy Plan
With the steady decline in wood prices, many regions face the issue of “throwaway thinning”, but Itoshima City announced a new project for the upcoming fiscal year to effectively i...
Feb 21, 2013 Local News
Kyudai Issues Proposal on Hakozaki Campus Site Use
The Kyushu University Future Vision Review Committee, a panel which has been discussing ways to use the Hakozaki Campus site, has issued a proposal to use the land, once it is vaca...
Feb 13, 2013 Local News
Annual Aso Grass Burn-Off Begins
The grass burn-off in the Mt. Aso area began Feb 10, with the assistance of 60 volunteers. On the first day, 26 hectares were burned. The plans are that by April, 16,000 hectares w...
Feb 8, 2013 Local News
Fukuoka Offers Free Electric Car Sharing
Fukuoka City has begun offering a free electric car sharing service to residents in order to promote the spread of the eco-friendly cars. Until Mar. 22 the City will lend out three...
