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Sep 27, 2012 Local News
Kitakyushu Begins Burning Rubble
The city of Kitakyushu began burning rubble created from the Tohoku earthquake in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, at three incineration plants. They are the first municipality in Ky...
Sep 20, 2012 Local News
Typhoons Passing Kyushu By
Since 2000, a remarkably small number of typhoons have come ashore at Kyushu, and a record was set during the period of 2000 – 2003 when none came ashore for four straight years. F...
Sep 20, 2012 Local News
Kyushu’s Mountainous Regions in a Dangerous State
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, and Transport has released information detailing its concerns about the possibility of deep-seated landslides occurring throughout the country...
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Sep 14, 2012 Local News
Kyuden to Raise Electricity Prices Next Year
Kyushu Electric Power Co. Ltd., (Kyuden), has announced that they intend to raise electricity prices by 10% from April, 2013. It will be the first rate rise since 1980. It is expec...
Sep 13, 2012 Local News
10% Power Saving Achieved Over Summer
It has been announced that the 10% summer power-saving requested to the public by Kyushu Electric Co., was achieved. The company said that it may have a similar request in winter t...
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Sep 10, 2012 Local News
Free Hybrid Car Rental In Kita-Q!
From Sep. 1, Kitakyushu City began renting out hybrid cars to the public on weekends for free! The rental system is part of an Kitakyushu City’s aim to become a more environmentall...
Sep 6, 2012 Local News
July Storms Cause 188 Billion Yen in Damage
The aggregate damage suffered by Fukuoka, Oita, and Kumamoto prefectures during the July storms totaled 188 billion yen, the Nishinippon Shimbun reports. The damage to roads, river...
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Aug 30, 2012 Local News
Micro Car Trials to Start 2013
The Ministry of Land Infrastructure and Transport has announced that they will hold a 3 year trial across Japan of the newly developed “micro car”, starting 2013. The project was c...
Aug 30, 2012 Local News
Yaskawa Electric to Boost Convertor Production Capacity 10-Fold
Kitakyushu-based Yaskawa Electric announced plans to boost by 10 times their production capacity for power convertors for solar power generating systems by 2013. In conjunction wit...
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Aug 30, 2012 Local News
Nankai Trough M9 Earthquake & Tsunami Casualty Prediction
A report was released yesterday detailing the effects should a M9 earthquake and tsunami occur in the Nankai Trough. 320,000 casualties are predicted nationwide with 59,000 of them...