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Jan 27, 2021 Local News
Miyazaki-Kagoshima Familymart Supports Local Fisheries
Minami-kyushu Familymart debuted some new products to support a local fishery in Kagoshima. Production of buri and kampachi (Japanese amberjack or yellowtail) are facing hardships ...
Jan 20, 2021 Local News
Fish Papercraft Masks Popular in Kagoshima
Kanoya City in Kagoshima Prefecture is distributing a free template to make amberjack-shaped mask covers. The papercraft was inspired by the ‘Tuna Mask Cover’ that was developed by...
Oct 29, 2020 Local News
World’s First Recycled Paper Diaper Tested in Kagoshima
Unicharm Corporation announced the expansion of its Kagoshima-based diaper recycling project into the next decade. Since 2016, the company has conducted public trials to collect an...
Sep 15, 2020 Local News
Popular Manga Image Used by Kagoshima Distillery
Hand sanitizers wrapped in illustrations of the “Black Jack” manga debut from a Kagoshima-based distillery on September 16. The shochu manufacturer, Den-en Shuzo Co., Ltd., collabo...
Jul 5, 2020 Local News
Kagoshima Reports 30 COVID-19 Infections in One Day
Kagoshima Prefecture announced 30 new cases of the novel coronavirus infection on July 3. A number of local residents contacted the regional phone consultation center and took PCR ...
Apr 2, 2020 Local News
JA Kagoshima Gives Staff 1kg Meat as Bonus
JA Kagoshima took a unique initiative to support its members adversely affected by the new coronavirus. JA Kagoshima purchased local wagyu beef and gave away one kilogram to each s...
Feb 13, 2020 Local News
Shochu Lees to Power New Battery Technology
A Kagoshima-based startup and the Fukuoka Institute of Technology are collaborating to develop a high-power battery using a byproduct of shochu liquor. Daisuke Tajima, Associate Pr...
Jul 18, 2019 Local News
Moths From North and South America Eating Kyushu Crops
Caterpillars of Spodoptera frugiperda (also known as fall armyworm), a foreign moth native to North and South America, has been found in five prefectures in Kyushu. Announcements h...
Jun 19, 2019 Local News
Kagoshima to Become the Largest Base for Japanese Patrol Vessels
The Japan Coast Guard is planning to expand the capacity of Kagoshima Port to reinforce marine patrols around the Senkaku Islands in Okinawa. Reflecting the recurrence of the entra...
Jun 19, 2019 Local News
Court Blocks Residents’ Bid to Rescind Reopening Approval for Nuclear Reactor
On June 17, Fukuoka District Court rejected a request from residents to cancel permission to restart Kyushu Electric Power’s No. 1 and No. 2 reactors at the Sendai Nuclear Power Pl...