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Fastest-Ever Summer Days in Fukuoka and Saga
The cherry blossoms just came out and on March 22, temperatures soared in Fukuoka and Saga prefectures in Japan, with many areas recording "summer days" with highs exceeding 25 deg...
Saga’s Wild Boar Biter Leaves Locals Limping
A wild boar caused quite a stir in Omachi Town, Saga Prefecture, as it bit four unsuspecting residents in their thighs and other body parts. As of 7 pm on March 22nd, the mischievo...
Kyushu Electric Resumes Normal Operation of Genkai Nuclear Plant
Kyushu Electric Power has resumed normal operation of the No. 4 unit at its Genkai Nuclear Power Plant following regular inspections. The unit had been undergoing inspections since...
High Bid of 2 Million Yen for 8 Pieces of Saga’s ‘Nijumaru’ Citrus Fruit
Saga Prefecture auctioned off its luxury citrus fruit "Nijumaru" for the first time in its third year in Saga City, where the highest bid was won for 2 million yen with a congratul...
Saga City Mayor Accepts V-22 Osprey Deployment Plan
On the 27th, the mayor of Saga City announced at a press conference held at the city hall that he would accept the deployment plan of the Ground Self-Defense Force's transport airc...
Kyushu Electric Power Restarts Operation of Reactor 4 at Genkai Nuclear Plant
Kyushu Electric Power Company restarted the operation of reactor 4 at the Genkai Nuclear Power Plant in Genkai-cho on February 7. The two reactors are now in operation, which has n...
Kyushu Electric to Consider Early Restart for Genkai Unit 4
The facility is equipped to inject water if the reactor loses its cooling function in the event of an aircraft collision. Genkai Unit 3 was completed on December 5, 2022., and resu...
Local Buses in Saga Prefecture Free of Charge Twice a Week
Saga Prefecture has a high rate of automobile use, and the number of people who use public transportation is much lower than in Tokyo or Fukuoka. To promote a "walking lifestyle," ...
Genkai Nuclear Power Plant Unit 3 to Resume Operations
Kyushu Electric Power Co. announced on December 7 that Genkai Nuclear Power Plant Unit 3 (Genkai-machi, Saga Prefecture), which has been shut down since late January due to...
Wild Boar Bites Elderly Woman in Karatsu
According to the police, at around 6:30 a.m. on November 1, a woman in her 70s was walking on a street in Ouchi-cho, Karatsu City, when a wild boar approached her from behind and s...