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May 8, 2012 Local News
Photochemical Smog Warning for Fukuoka
Yesterday, May 7, an advisory warning was released regarding photochemical smog in Fukuoka city. It’s the first time in three years since Fukuoka has experienced the smog- the last...
May 3, 2012 Local News
Ebisu FM Starts Broadcasting in Saga
Ebisu FM, a community FM station based in Saga City, began broadcasting May 1 at 89.6 on the dial. Community FM stations have a limited broadcast area.
May 3, 2012 Local News
Kyushu Governors Not Enthusiastic about Sharing Okinawa’s Burden of U.S. Bases
The Nishi-Nippon Shimbun conducted a survey of Kyushu’s seven governors regarding their views of the American military bases on Okinawa.
May 3, 2012 Local News
JR Kyushu Posts Record High Profit
JR Kyushu announced that it earned 20.272 billion yen of current profit in FY 2011, an increase of 2.3 times from the previous year, on revenue of 332.8 billion yen, a 12% increase...
May 3, 2012 Local News
JR Kyushu Agrees to Start Nagasaki Shinkansen Construction
The JR Kyushu board of directors has given its approval for the start of construction on the Nagasaki-Isahaya leg of the western Kyushu Shinkansen, and reported that approval to th...
May 3, 2012 Local News
Winged Dinosaur Fossils Found in Nagasaki
The Fukui Prefectural Dinosaur Museum confirmed that 15 fossil specimens of winged dinosaurs have been discovered in Nagasaki City in a soil layer about 84 million years old.
May 3, 2012 Local News
Kyushu Electric Posts 166.3 Billion Yen Loss
Kyushu Electric Power revealed that it had suffered a loss of 166.3 billion yen for the year ended March 2012, down from a profit of 28.72 billion yen the previous year.
May 3, 2012 Local News
Kyushu a Haven for Natural Energy
The Kyushu region is blessed with abundant sources of natural energy, and the number of companies building megasolar power plants is rising. The region already accounts for 17% of ...
May 3, 2012 Local News
Kyushu Electric to Create New Organization to Provide Atomic Power Info
Kyushu Electric Power announced that will it create the Atomic Power Communication Headquarters in July to provide information to the public on its atomic power generation enterpri...
May 3, 2012 Local News
Kitakyushu Receives Orders for Water Supply Business from Two New Cambodian Cities
The city of Kitakyushu already has agreements for providing technological and infrastructural assistance to nine Cambodian cities for water supply and sewage systems, and they will...