{"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":"Mayor Vows to Keep Kawaii-ku | Fukuoka Now","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"N5tgWK5YT6\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/news\/mayor-vows-to-keep-kawaii-ku\/\">Mayor Vows to Keep Kawaii-ku<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/news\/mayor-vows-to-keep-kawaii-ku\/embed\/#?secret=N5tgWK5YT6\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Mayor Vows to Keep Kawaii-ku&#8221; &#8212; Fukuoka Now\" data-secret=\"N5tgWK5YT6\" 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:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/s\u00ed\u2211-e1362714887304.jpg?fit=640%2C426&ssl=1","thumbnail_width":"640","thumbnail_height":"426","description":"After a review conducted by the Gender Equality Promotion Council, Mayor Soichiro Takashima announced that Fukuoka\u2019s City\u2019s virtual seventh ward, Kawaii-ku, would be \u201cmaintained and expanded\u201d as part of the city\u2019s public relations efforts. The Council met in February to review complaints from four residents that the Cute Ward initiative \u201csends the message that women must be cute\u201d and recommended that City Hall improve its \u201cinsufficient explanation\u201d for the project. City Councilman Shiro Mizushiro demanded an end to Kawaii-ku by saying, \u201cHiring a celebrity to actively promote the City as a tourism ambassador would be easier for citizens to understand\u201d. In response, Mayor Takashima stressed, \u201cThe Kawaii-ku idea is fresh and original, and it has already gained a certain level of recognition due to nationwide media attention.\u201d He indicated his intention to continue using Cute Ward to promote Fukuoka in the upcoming fiscal year while adding two new aims to the project: increasing tourist numbers and invigorating the region. Source: Nishinippon Shimbun, Mar. 8"}