{"id":138130,"date":"2020-12-25T10:59:07","date_gmt":"2020-12-25T01:59:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=138130&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2020-12-25T11:02:07","modified_gmt":"2020-12-25T02:02:07","slug":"fukuokas-governor-announces-top-ten-news-stories-of-2020","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/news\/fukuokas-governor-announces-top-ten-news-stories-of-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Fukuoka\u2019s Governor Announces Top ten News Stories of 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On Dec. 22, Governor of Fukuoka Prefecture, Hiroshi Ogawa, announced \u2018ten most important news stories of 2020.\u2019 The new coronavirus outbreak ranked first, as it impacted the local economy and citizens\u2019 lifestyles. The continued occurrence of natural disasters ranked second. Also, he selected the character of \u201c\u767a: hatsu\u201d as<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> kanji <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">of the year; which is used for words such as \u2018occurrences (\u767a\u751f)\u2019 of unexpected events and future \u2018development (\u767a\u5c55)\u2019 after hardships. <\/span><b>Source:<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pref.fukuoka.lg.jp\/press-release\/r2kensei10news.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fukuoka Prefecture<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \/ <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/kbc.co.jp\/news\/article.php?id=6105784&amp;ymd=2020-12-22\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">KBC<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \/ <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/rkb.jp\/news\/000605.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">RKB<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/tag\/corona\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">#fukuokacorona<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-138132\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/fukuoka_10_news.jpg?resize=1024%2C726&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"726\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/fukuoka_10_news.jpg?resize=1024%2C726&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/fukuoka_10_news.jpg?resize=300%2C213&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/fukuoka_10_news.jpg?resize=768%2C544&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/fukuoka_10_news.jpg?w=1436&amp;ssl=1 1436w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b><i>Disclaimer<\/i><\/b><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Fukuoka Now posts summaries of Kyushu area news for those who cannot read Japanese. 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