{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Fukuoka Now","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com","author_name":"NickSzasz","author_url":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/author\/nickszasz\/","title":"City's No-Bid Contracts Top \u00a520 Billion | Fukuoka Now","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"PeMtTKF8o3\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/news\/citys-no-bid-contracts-top-%c2%a520-billion\/\">City&#8217;s No-Bid Contracts Top \u00a520 Billion<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/news\/citys-no-bid-contracts-top-%c2%a520-billion\/embed\/#?secret=PeMtTKF8o3\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;City&#8217;s No-Bid Contracts Top \u00a520 Billion&#8221; &#8212; Fukuoka Now\" data-secret=\"PeMtTKF8o3\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","description":"Amid questions over amakudari (the practice of assigning retired government officials executive positions in affiliated organizations), Fukuoka City announced that it paid around \u00a520.9 billion last year to 12 affiliated organizations with which it has non-competitive contracts. The City says it will assess the situation take measures to slim down or abolish unnecessary organizations. Affiliated organizations are defined as those entities in which the City has an equity stake of 25% or higher, and there are currently 33. The largest outlay, \u00a56.81 billion, was paid to the City School Lunch Public Corporation, which is tasked with providing safe, healthy lunches to the Fukuoka\u2019s 69 elementary and junior high schools. The other 11 organizations, which include Fukuoka Clean Energy Corporation and Fukuoka Soft Research Park, had former city employees working either as executives or regular employees. Mayor Takashima remarked, \u201cWe will assess whether these organization have benefits for the citizens and abolish those that are unnecessary.\u201d Source: Nishinippon Shimbun, May 2"}