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Kagoshima’s crow-resistant garbage station does away with nets
Kagoshima companies have developed a garbage station that aims to keep crows out without requiring residents to handle protective nets. Flywalk worked with metalworking firm Weldin...
Two men fined for taking 1,333 protected hermit crabs on Amami
The Naze Summary Court fined two Chinese nationals 500,000 yen each on Oct. 14 for illegally collecting protected land hermit crabs on Amami Oshima. The men, aged 33 and 28, took 1...
Kagoshima governor pledges action over possible US potato imports
Kagoshima’s governor said on Sep. 25 that he would consult growers and seek national measures if imports of US potatoes are approved. Local concerns include the risk of...
Kagoshima Offers Free One-Way Shinkansen Travel to Attract Overseas Visitors
Kagoshima Prefecture launched a trial program on September 18 offering eligible overseas visitors the equivalent of a one-way Kyushu Shinkansen fare from Hakata Station to...
Kagoshima Minimum Wage to Rise to 1,090 Yen
The Kagoshima Local Minimum Wage Council recommended raising the prefecture's minimum hourly wage by 64 yen, from 1,026 yen to 1,090 yen, on August 26. The proposed...
Kyushu Electric Backs AI Data Center Near Sendai Plant
Kyushu Electric Power President Masaru Nishiyama visited Satsumasendai, Kagoshima Prefecture, on August 24 and told Mayor Ryoji Tanaka that the utility group would strengthen...
Lawson Adds Kagoshima Whisky and Budget Drinks
Lawson said it will release 13 new alcoholic drinks from April 21, including a single malt whisky from Kanosuke Distillery in Kagoshima Prefecture...
JR Kyushu Tests Ways to Revive Ibusuki–Makurazaki Line
JR Kyushu and local governments are testing new initiatives to revitalize the Ibusuki–Makurazaki Line in Kagoshima Prefecture, where...
Water Drone Tested for Harbor Depth Surveys in Kagoshima
Kyuden Drone Service, a subsidiary of Kyushu Electric Power, demonstrated a water-surface drone used to measure seabed depth...
Kagoshima Plans Free Shinkansen for Foreign Tourists
Kagoshima Prefecture has proposed covering the cost of a one-way Kyushu Shinkansen ticket between Hakata Station and Kagoshima-Chuo...