{"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":"Fukuoka DC Forum on Urban Development Held | Fukuoka Now","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"uELUiRzzK6\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/news\/fukuoka-dc-forum-on-urban-development-held\/\">Fukuoka DC Forum on Urban Development Held<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/news\/fukuoka-dc-forum-on-urban-development-held\/embed\/#?secret=uELUiRzzK6\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Fukuoka DC Forum on Urban Development Held&#8221; &#8212; Fukuoka Now\" data-secret=\"uELUiRzzK6\" 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":"The Fukuoka Directive Council (Fukuoka D.C.), a public-private venture that aims to rejuvenate economic activity in the metro Fukuoka area, held a public forum on June 7. Forum participants agreed that it is important to attract more business travel, referred to as MICE (meetings, incentives, conferences, and exhibitions), and to develop the Hakata Waterfront area in order to promote growth in Fukuoka\u2019s city center. Fukuoka D.C. was founded by Fukuoka City and Kyushu University two years ago and now has 84 member organizations. The forum proposed enhancing accessibility in four major areas\u2014namely, (1) the Nakagawa riverfront, (2) Tenjin\/Watanabe-dori, (3) the Hakata Station area and (4) the Hakata Port Waterfront\u2014 as keys to economic growth. In his speech, Marc Glaudemans, Director of the European Urban Design Laboratory, pointed out that having a centrally-located port is one of Fukuoka\u2019s strengths but added that \u201cmost ports lack high added value for tourists because they are primarily industrial zones.\u201d In the panel discussion, Mayor Takashima reported that \u201cFukuoka hosts the highest number of MICE events after Tokyo but is still lagging behind global competitors such as Pusan and Shanghai\u201d. Source: Nishinippon Shimbun","thumbnail_url":"http:\/\/fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/DSC3745_2.jpg"}