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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Aug 29, 2012 Local News
Asian Black Bears Extinct in Kyushu
Asian Black Bears have officially become extinct in Kyushu despite local groups’ claims of sightings. The last known Asian Black Bear in Kyushu died in 1957. NGO and other groups h...
Aug 23, 2012 Local News
Megasolar School Popular with Students
Kitakyushu City-based Shibaura Holdings opened the first large school in the nation in Omuta in March for training technicians to build megasolar power plants. They’ve been pleased...