{"id":157031,"date":"2023-09-29T16:41:46","date_gmt":"2023-09-29T07:41:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=157031&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2023-09-29T16:41:46","modified_gmt":"2023-09-29T07:41:46","slug":"primate-perp-bites-twice-in-fukuoka-vanishes","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/news\/primate-perp-bites-twice-in-fukuoka-vanishes\/","title":{"rendered":"Primate Perp Bites Twice in Fukuoka, Vanishes!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A monkey&#8217;s gone bananas, causing a stir in a peaceful Fukuoka neighborhood! Yesterday morning, the critter turned the tranquil Minami Ward into its own personal jungle gym, biting a woman and a young schoolgirl. Police are on the prowl, but the primate perp is still at large. First on the scene was a woman in her 50s, ambushed around 7:30 a.m. by the furry menace. Just minutes later, a 9-year-old girl felt the creature&#8217;s wrath, getting bitten multiple times on her leg. Both victims were whisked away to the hospital, but there&#8217;s no erasing this wild morning from their memories.<\/p>\n<p>Police say this isn&#8217;t some one-off caper; this monkey&#8217;s been playing peek-a-boo around the neighborhood for days now. A septuagenarian neighbor heard the alarm bells ringing, with an announcement cautioning folks to stay indoors: &#8216;It&#8217;s quite scary,&#8217; she says. You think? Police believe it&#8217;s the same critter pulling both stunts, but he&#8217;s scampered off and given them the slip\u2014for now. <strong>Source:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www3.nhk.or.jp\/fukuoka-news\/20230928\/5010022008.html\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">NHK<\/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\/2023\/09\/fnn_monkey-in-minami-ku-screenshot_2023_cl.jpg?resize=1400%2C785&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Primate Perp Bites Twice in Fukuoka, Vanishes!\" width=\"1400\" height=\"785\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-157036\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/fnn_monkey-in-minami-ku-screenshot_2023_cl.jpg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/fnn_monkey-in-minami-ku-screenshot_2023_cl.jpg?resize=300%2C168&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/fnn_monkey-in-minami-ku-screenshot_2023_cl.jpg?resize=1024%2C574&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/fnn_monkey-in-minami-ku-screenshot_2023_cl.jpg?resize=768%2C431&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Stay informed with the latest Fukuoka &#038; Kyushu news and events in English. Sign up for our <a href=https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/mailmagazine\/>free weekly newsletter<\/a> today and never miss a beat. Opt out anytime, your privacy is our priority. Get the inside scoop with <a href=https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/mailmagazine\/>The Now<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summaries based on public content, errors may occur during translation. Images credited independently. Send feedback using <a href=https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/contact\/>this <b>form<\/b>.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A monkey&#8217;s gone bananas, causing a stir in a peaceful Fukuoka neighborhood! Yesterday morning, the critter turned the&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":30040,"featured_media":157037,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","tags":[],"class_list":["post-157031","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","location-minami-ku","news-category-general","en-US"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/157031","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/30040"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=157031"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/157037"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=157031"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=157031"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}