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Fukuoka
is the sixth-largest city in Japan, the second-largest port city after Yokohama, and the capital city of Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. The city is built along the shores of Hakata Bay, and has been a center of international commerce since anc ...
,
Nagasaki
is the capital and the largest Cities of Japan, city of Nagasaki Prefecture on the island of Kyushu in Japan.
It became the sole Nanban trade, port used for trade with the Portuguese and Dutch during the 16th through 19th centuries. The Hi ...
,
Ōita,
Saga,
Miyazaki,
Kumamoto
is the capital city of Kumamoto Prefecture on the island of Kyushu, Japan. , the city has an estimated population of 738,907 and a population density of 1,893 people per km2. The total area is 390.32 km2.
had a population of 1,461,000, ...
,
Kagoshima
, abbreviated to , is the capital city of Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. Located at the southwestern tip of the island of Kyushu, Kagoshima is the largest city in the prefecture by some margin. It has been nicknamed the "Naples of the Eastern wor ...
), and recently, to some parts of
Hiroshima Prefecture. Its shortened name of is sometimes used. In 2011 the company was criticised for attempting to manipulate public opinion in favor of reactivating two reactors at the
Genkai Nuclear Power Plant
The is located in the town of Genkai in the Higashimatsuura District in the Saga Prefecture in Japan.
It is owned and operated by the Kyūshū Electric Power Company.
The reactors were all built by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and are of the 2 ...
.
History
Kyushu Electric Power was founded on 1 May 1951. The company began supplying electricity to
Hiroshima in November 2005 - the first provider in Japan to supply energy outside its area.
See also
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Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster
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Kagoshima Nanatsujima Mega Solar Power Plant
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Nuclear power in Japan
Prior to the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, Japan had generated 30% of its electrical power from nuclear reactors and planned to increase that share to 40%. Nuclear power energy was a national strategic priority in Japan.
, of the 54 nu ...
References
Electric power companies of Japan
Nuclear power companies of Japan
Kyushu region
Energy companies established in 1951
Non-renewable resource companies established in 1951
Companies listed on the Osaka Exchange
Companies listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange
Japanese companies established in 1951
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