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Sep 22, 2022 Local News
Kitakyushu City and Saibu Gas Sign Agreement to Go Carbon Neutral
Kitakyushu City and Saibu Gas have signed a partnership agreement to achieve carbon neutrality, which means virtually zero greenhouse gas emissions. Mayor Kenji Kitahashi of Kitaky...
Sep 18, 2022 Local News
Typhoon No. 14 Update – as of Sep. 18 AM
The large and very strong Typhoon No. 14 is moving northward, rolling parts of the Amami, Tanegashima, and Yakushima regions into its storm zone, and is likely to come very close t...
Sep 2, 2022 Local News
Fukuoka City To Open Unique Hydrogen Fuel Station
Fukuoka City will commercially provide hydrogen for local fuel cell vehicle drivers from Sep. 26. The fuel is generated from processed sewage, a project that recently...
Aug 1, 2022 Local News
Fukuoka City Marina Offers Next-Generation Biofuel for Fueling
A demonstration was held at Nishi Fukuoka Marina Marinoa in Fukuoka City's Nishi Ward in which next-generation biofuel derived from microorganisms is used as fuel for ships. Suseto...
Jul 29, 2022 Local News
Eco-focused Circular Park Kyushu
Kyushu Electric Power aims for further resource circulation by developing Circular Park Kyushu in Kagoshima. Partnering with Waseda University and five more local companies, Kyuden...
Jul 26, 2022 Local News
Fukuoka Prefecture and Kyuden To Collaborate in Global Warming Countermeasures
Fukuoka Prefecture and Kyushu Electric Power Co. have signed an agreement to strengthen cooperation in global warming countermeasures, including introducing renewable energy and re...
Jul 6, 2022 Local News
Chikushino Cafe Runs Upcycle Project
KOSelig Japan’s upcycle project invites its cafe guests to create candle holders and beverage glasses from used bottles. The Dazaifu-based company runs two shops in Fukuoka City an...
May 25, 2022 Local News
Model Project for Plastic Waste Collection Started in Fukuoka City
To promote plastic waste recycling, Fukuoka City started a model project on May 23 to collect wash basins and buckets separately. Twenty items, including wash basins, buckets, hang...
Apr 5, 2022 Local News
Kyushu University Collaborates On Paper Waste into Potting Soil Product
Kyushu University and Ooishi Bussan Co., Ltd. developed a system to convert paper waste into potting soil. The two companies developed 20-litter packages of soil with the support o...
Apr 1, 2022 Local News
Fukuoka City Launches PET Bottle Recycling Project
Fukuoka City will launch a bottle-to-bottle plastic recycling program this April. Most of the PET bottles collected in Fukuoka City have been recycled into other products such as f...
