{"id":151770,"date":"2023-03-01T15:40:16","date_gmt":"2023-03-01T06:40:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=151770&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2023-03-01T15:40:16","modified_gmt":"2023-03-01T06:40:16","slug":"fukuoka-and-kitakyushu-mayors-meet-to-strengthen-cooperation","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/news\/fukuoka-and-kitakyushu-mayors-meet-to-strengthen-cooperation\/","title":{"rendered":"Fukuoka and Kitakyushu Mayors Meet to Strengthen Cooperation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The mayors of Kitakyushu and Fukuoka City met on <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">February<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> 28th to discuss strengthening collaboration on supporting start-ups and promoting tourism, under the slogan of &#8220;Fuku-Kita new era&#8221;. The meeting is the first between the two leaders since 2011 and was initiated by the new Kitakyushu Mayor, who took office in February. The mayors agreed to collaborate in various fields, including logistics, technology, and environmental development, and to participate in each other&#8217;s events to promote the local economy. They emphasized the significance of their collaboration and plan to continue meeting in the future to advance cooperation. <\/span><b>Source: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www3.nhk.or.jp\/fukuoka-news\/20230228\/5010019400.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">NHK<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-151773\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/fnn_fukuoka-kitakyushu-mayor_2023_cl.jpeg?resize=1400%2C1401&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Fukuoka and Kitakyushu Mayors Meet to Strengthen Cooperation\" width=\"1400\" height=\"1401\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/fnn_fukuoka-kitakyushu-mayor_2023_cl.jpeg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/fnn_fukuoka-kitakyushu-mayor_2023_cl.jpeg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/fnn_fukuoka-kitakyushu-mayor_2023_cl.jpeg?resize=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/fnn_fukuoka-kitakyushu-mayor_2023_cl.jpeg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/fnn_fukuoka-kitakyushu-mayor_2023_cl.jpeg?resize=768%2C769&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>Photo from <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/soichiro.takashima.33\/posts\/2230802933796900\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mayor Soichiro Takashima facebook<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Get Fukuoka &amp; Kyushu area news and events in English regularly.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Sign up for our <\/span><b>free<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> weekly newsletter. 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