Local governments across Fukuoka Prefecture paid winter bonuses on December 10. For roughly 40,000 prefectural employees, the average for administrative staff was ¥854,631, slightly below last year. Fukuoka City’s average rose to ¥869,684 and Kitakyushu’s to ¥927,503, increases of ¥18,000 to ¥40,000. Police officers received about ¥930,000. Among senior officials, Governor Seitaro Hattori and Fukuoka Mayor Soichiro Takashima received about ¥3.47 million, nearly unchanged, while Kitakyushu Mayor Kazuhisa Takeuchi’s bonus increased to about ¥2.83 million. Source: KBC
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