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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...
Agricultural Production in Kyushu Increases for the Seventh Consecutive Year
According to a report by the Kyushu Regional Agricultural Administration Office, the Kyushu area's gross agricultural output in 2017 was ¥1,835 billion, and the figure has been on ...
Nationwide Search for Segodon Lookalike
A Kagoshima Prefecture committee is searching for Takamori Saigo (Segodon) lookalikes. The Saigo One Grand Prix will assess entrants’ costumes, poses, and overall resemblance to th...
Kagoshima Beef to Australia
Nanchiku, a meat producer and distributor based in Soo City, Kagoshima Prefecture, has began exporting Japanese beef to Australia. Following a BSE outbreak in September 2001, the A...
Kagoshima Banana with Edible Peel Now on Sale
A domestically grown banana with an edible peel has been introduced to the market after nearly 40 years of trial and error. The Tomoiki Banana went on sale at the end of March and ...
SUNQ Pass Available in Southern Kyushu
A new SUNQ pass offering unlimited bus travel for three days in southern Kyushu is now available. The tickets cost ¥8,000 when purchased inside Japan and ¥6,000 overseas. The passe...
JAXA Announce Rocket Launch Schedule
On Dec. 8, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) announced a revised schedule for two of their rocket launches. The launch of...
Shinmoe-dake Eruption Costs Tourism ¥250 Million
Kirishima City announced that the eruption of Shimoe-dake resulted in sightseeing-related economic losses costing up to ¥250 million so far. The city looked at how...