{"id":144028,"date":"2021-12-24T15:42:45","date_gmt":"2021-12-24T06:42:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=144028&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2021-12-24T15:42:45","modified_gmt":"2021-12-24T06:42:45","slug":"top-ten-news-stories-for-fukuoka-prefecture-in-2021","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/news\/top-ten-news-stories-for-fukuoka-prefecture-in-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Top Ten News Stories for Fukuoka Prefecture in 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>#1 &#8211; Society-wide fight against the new coronavirus pandemic<br \/>\n#2 &#8211; Governor Hattori takes over leadership of prefecture<br \/>\n#3 &#8211; Torrential rain for the fifth straight year<br \/>\n#4 &#8211; Successful performances by Fukuoka athletes at 2020 Olympics and Paralympics<br \/>\n#5 &#8211; Fukuoka becomes Japan\u2019s first \u2018Regional Bio Community\u2019<br \/>\n#6 &#8211; Implementation of \u2018Fukuoka Rules\u2019 to recognize child abuse as early as possible<br \/>\n#7 &#8211; Successful implementation of pandemic precautions during 2021 Artistic and Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships in Kitakyushu<br \/>\n#8 &#8211; Enforcement of \u2018Fukuoka Prefecture One Health Promotion Basic Ordinance\u2019<br \/>\n#9  &#8211; Demolition of Kudo-kai and Namikawa-kai organized crime offices<br \/>\n#10 &#8211; Development of basic plans for new Fukuoka Prefectural Art Museum<\/p>\n<p><b>Source:\u00a0<\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pref.fukuoka.lg.jp\/press-release\/r3kensei10news.html\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fukuoka Prefecture 1<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \/ <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pref.fukuoka.lg.jp\/contents\/r3kensei10news.html\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fukuoka Prefecture 2<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \/ <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/kbc.co.jp\/news\/article.php?id=8110417&amp;ymd=2021-12-23\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">KBC<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/fn_prefecture-fukuoka-assembly_2021-WEB.jpg?resize=1400%2C1050&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1400\" height=\"1050\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-144027\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/fn_prefecture-fukuoka-assembly_2021-WEB.jpg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/fn_prefecture-fukuoka-assembly_2021-WEB.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/fn_prefecture-fukuoka-assembly_2021-WEB.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/fn_prefecture-fukuoka-assembly_2021-WEB.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b>Disclaimer<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Fukuoka Now posts summaries of Kyushu area news for those who cannot read Japanese. 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