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Jul 20, 2020 Local News
Unesco Heritage Site Miike Coal Mine Damaged by Rains
Miike Coal Mine, a UNESCO world heritage site located in Omuta, Fukuoka Prefecture, suffered severe damage after recent torrential rains. According to Omuta City, the record-settin...
Jul 20, 2020 Local News
Nine Newly Registered National Tangible Assets in Fukuoka
Kurume University Honkan (main building) World Peace Pagoda in Kitakyushu and seven more places in Fukuoka Prefecture will be registered as Japan’s tangible cultural properties. Th...
Jul 20, 2020 Local News
Munakata Designated a ‘SDGs Future City’
On July 17, Munakata City and 33 other regions were selected as SDGs Future Cities. The national program selects municipalities that pursue Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) bas...
Jul 15, 2020 Local News
Time Required to Restore Rail Service in Rain-hit Areas
JR Kyushu stated the restoration of railways damaged by recent torrential rain would require considerable time. According to the company, damages have been reported at 345 location...
Jul 10, 2020 Local News
Heavy Rain Forecasts For Kyushu – Mobile Phone Service Disrupted
Record-breaking volumes of rain continue in Kyushu as more wet air flows into the area between Jul. 10 ~ 12. While precise predictions of torrential rain are difficult, authorities...
Jul 9, 2020 Local News
Severe Natural Disaster Declared in Kyushu – Heavy Rain Forecasted for July 9 Evening
Torrential rain inflicted grave damage in areas of Northern Kyushu in the early morning of July 8. The cities of Kurume (Fukuoka) and Hita (Oita) were hit by severe flooding as wat...
Jul 7, 2020 Local News
Heavy Rains Leave 56 Dead in Kyushu – Weather Warnings Remain in Effect
Heavy rain continues to hit the most of Kyushu and has resulted in fifty-six confirmed deaths, one cardiopulmonary arrest, and eleven reports of missing persons. The toll is expect...
Jul 7, 2020 Local News
Emergency and Evacuation Warnings Issued in Kyushu
The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) held a press conference in the evening on July 6 to announce heavy rain emergency warnings for prefectures of Fukuoka, Saga, and Nagasaki. Ove...
Jul 6, 2020 Local News
Heavy Rains in Kyushu Leave 20 Dead and Many Missing
Record heavy rains hit some regions of Kyushu in the early morning of July 4. Kumamoto Prefecture recorded 110~120 mm/hr rainfall in Ashikita Town and Yatsushiro City, causing conf...
Jul 3, 2020 Local News
Daimaru to Pass on Money from Shopping Bag Sales to Support Marine Preservation
The department store Daimaru Fukuoka Tenjin partnered with Fukuoka City to use the sales of plastic bags (‘reji-bukuro’) to support preservation of the region’s marine environment....
