{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Fukuoka Now","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com","author_name":"Nick","author_url":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/author\/nick\/","title":"Kyushu Birth Rates Fall Across All Prefectures | Fukuoka Now","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"v75A7c6VKT\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/news\/kyushu-birth-rates-fall-across-all-prefectures\/\">Kyushu Birth Rates Fall Across All Prefectures<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/news\/kyushu-birth-rates-fall-across-all-prefectures\/embed\/#?secret=v75A7c6VKT\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Kyushu Birth Rates Fall Across All Prefectures&#8221; &#8212; Fukuoka Now\" data-secret=\"v75A7c6VKT\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\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\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/fnn_children.jpeg","thumbnail_width":1400,"thumbnail_height":1050,"description":"The Ministry of Health reported a drop in total fertility rates across all eight Kyushu and Okinawa prefectures in 2024. Although still above the national average of 1.15, rates declined across the board. Okinawa had the highest national rate at 1.54 but saw a 0.06-point drop. Fukuoka recorded the region\u2019s lowest at 1.22. Marriage rates [&hellip;]"}