{"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":"Cute Ward Mayor Micaela Reflects | Fukuoka Now","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"30odhijeJk\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/news\/cute-ward-mayor-micaela-reflects\/\">Cute Ward Mayor Micaela Reflects<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/news\/cute-ward-mayor-micaela-reflects\/embed\/#?secret=30odhijeJk\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Cute Ward Mayor Micaela Reflects&#8221; &#8212; Fukuoka Now\" data-secret=\"30odhijeJk\" 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","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/micaela1.jpg?fit=640%2C424&ssl=1","thumbnail_width":640,"thumbnail_height":424,"description":"Six months have passed since 26-year old Canadian Micaela Braithwaite was sworn in as the second mayor of Kawaii-ku (Cute Ward). She\u2019s done everything from participate in last year\u2019s Asian Month festivities to teach nursery school kids how to brush their teeth, yet she still managed to keep making her trademark videos. According to Braithwaite, the response has been positive: \u201cIn January when I visited Taiwan, I urged everyone to come to Fukuoka because it\u2019s less crowded than Tokyo, has great food and plenty of shopping. The response was great--probably the best yet.\u201d She is also dedicated to realizing Cute Ward\u2019s three-pronged policy of 1) spread the word that Fukuoka=Kawaii, 2) rediscover Fukuoka\u2019s charms, and 3) actively contribute to Fukuoka\u2019s economy: \u201cI want to do something more for the people who\u2019ve signed up as Ward residents. For example, I joined the Sweets Marathon earlier this month and I think we can collaborate better with events like this.\u201d After six months, she is still exploring what the meaning of \u201ckawaii\u201d is. She admits it\u2019s much more than just cute: \u201cIf you look at the kanij, they mean \u2018can\u2019 and \u2018love.\u2019 In other words, the feeling of being able to love something or growing to like something is, itself, \u2018kawaii\u201d. I think that\u2019s a wonderful thing.\u201d Source: Nishinippon Shimbun 3\/19"}