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Apr 25, 2012

City Bulletin May 2012

Selected news topics by Fukuoka Now from Fukuoka’s Shisei Dayori.

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Apr 22, 2012

New Bridge for Uminonakamichi

Construction of a new arch-type bridge in Uminonakamichi started on April 13. The bridge, "Uminonakamichi Oohashi", is located in Island city- the artificial island in Higashi-ku.

Apr 19, 2012

First Decline in Kyushu Contracts with Independent Power Producers

Kyushu Electric Power revealed that as of April 1, the number of contracts for power consumers to purchase electrical power from suppliers other than Kyushu Electric totaled 1,704,...

Apr 19, 2012

Public Works Construction Down Second Straight Year

The Fukuoka branch of West Japan Construction Surety released its study of trends in public works construction projects in Kyushu and Okinawa in FY 2011, which shows that the aggre...

Apr 19, 2012

Shibaura Group to Build Megasolar Plant in Saga City

Shibaura Group Holdings of Kitakyushu revealed it had signed an agreement with Saga City to build a megasolar power plant there on the site of a water purification plant that’s bee...

Apr 19, 2012

Chinese Solar Cell Company Eyes Kyushu

Chinese solar cell manufacturer Hareon Solar Corp. announced plans to open a Japanese subsidiary in Fukuoka City, the Chinese press is reporting. The objective is to establish a pr...

Apr 19, 2012

Price Competition Heats Up on Busan – Kyushu Transportation Routes

Increasing competition is driving down travel costs between Busan, South Korea, and Kyushu. Kitakyushu-based airline Starflyer announced it will cut round-trip airfares between Kit...

Apr 19, 2012

Kyushu Electric’s Nuclear Power Plant Operation Rate at 31% Last Year

The utilization rate of the nuclear power plants operated by Kyushu Electric Power in 2011 fell by 49.7 percentage points to 31.4%. This was the lowest rate since 1975, when the fi...