{"id":144844,"date":"2022-02-25T13:10:37","date_gmt":"2022-02-25T04:10:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=144844&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2022-02-25T13:10:37","modified_gmt":"2022-02-25T04:10:37","slug":"fukuoka-prefecture-collecting-crossbows-ahead-of-ban","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/news\/fukuoka-prefecture-collecting-crossbows-ahead-of-ban\/","title":{"rendered":"Fukuoka Prefecture Collecting Crossbows Ahead of Ban"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fukuoka Prefectural Police collecting crossbows (*) brought in by individuals as Japan\u2019s revised Firearms and Swords Control Law comes into effect from Mar. 15. The new rules would ban possession of those arms and lay \u00a5500,000 fines on those who possess one without special permission. All police stations will accept these times until Sept. 14, 2022. <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(*Including broken crossbows, crossbow parts, and arrows \/ Inquiry: 092-641-4141) <\/span><\/i><b>Source: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.police.pref.fukuoka.jp\/seian\/seikan\/jyuho\/kurosubou.html\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fukuoka Prefectural Police<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \/ <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=owqYqaApgIs\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">KBC<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-144845\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/fnn_crossbows_2022_cl.jpg?resize=1400%2C788&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1400\" height=\"788\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/fnn_crossbows_2022_cl.jpg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/fnn_crossbows_2022_cl.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/fnn_crossbows_2022_cl.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/fnn_crossbows_2022_cl.jpg?resize=768%2C432&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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