{"id":178234,"date":"2026-06-23T13:22:17","date_gmt":"2026-06-23T04:22:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=178234&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2026-06-23T13:22:17","modified_gmt":"2026-06-23T04:22:17","slug":"underground-farm-opens-at-kyuden-hq","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/news\/underground-farm-opens-at-kyuden-hq\/","title":{"rendered":"Underground Farm Opens at Kyuden HQ"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Kyushu Electric Power\u2019s special subsidiary has launched an indoor hydroponic vegetable farm in the basement of the company\u2019s headquarters building in central Fukuoka. The facility, located on the fourth basement level, began operations in April and was opened to the media on June 22. Using LED lighting and nutrient-rich water instead of soil or pesticides, the farm grows six varieties of leafy vegetables, including lettuce and kale. Ten employees with disabilities are involved in cultivation as part of the company\u2019s inclusive employment initiative. The vegetables are expected to be sold through supermarkets and other retailers across Fukuoka Prefecture. Kyushu Electric said it plans to expand production capacity and create additional employment opportunities if demand grows. <strong>Source:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/news.web.nhk\/newsweb\/na\/nb-5010033712\" target=\"_blank\">NHK News<\/a> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kyuden.co.jp\/press\/2026\/h260622-1.html\" target=\"_blank\">Kyushu Electric Power<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/fnn_kyuden-vegetables_2026_cl.jpg?resize=1400%2C577&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1400\" height=\"577\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-178235\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/fnn_kyuden-vegetables_2026_cl.jpg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/fnn_kyuden-vegetables_2026_cl.jpg?resize=300%2C124&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/fnn_kyuden-vegetables_2026_cl.jpg?resize=1024%2C422&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/fnn_kyuden-vegetables_2026_cl.jpg?resize=768%2C317&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><br \/>\nPhoto: Kyushu Electric Power<\/p>\n<p>Get Fukuoka and Kyushu\u2019s top stories delivered to your inbox. The Now is Fukuoka Now\u2019s free biweekly newsletter featuring local news, events, culture, business, and community updates in English. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/mailmagazine\/\">Subscribe to The Now<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summaries based on public content, errors may occur during translation. Images credited independently. Send feedback using <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/contact\/\">this <strong>form<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kyushu Electric Power\u2019s special subsidiary has launched an indoor hydroponic vegetable farm in the basement of the company\u2019s headquarters building in central Fukuoka&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":30292,"featured_media":178235,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","tags":[],"class_list":["post-178234","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","location-fukuoka-prefecture","news-category-business","en-US"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/178234","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/30292"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=178234"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/178235"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=178234"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=178234"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}