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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...
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...
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 ...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Former Samurai Residences in Kagoshima Designated as Heritage Sites
Nine districts of samurai residences in Kagoshima Prefecture were registered as Japan Heritage sites on May 20. The area includes Izumi Tamoto, a district in which approximately 15...
Kagoshima Teenager Cuts Hair For First Time
A Kagoshima-born and former record holder of the Guinness "longest hair on a teenager" cut her hair for the first time in her life on Apr. 2. Keito Kawahara, 18 years old, grew her...