{"id":157106,"date":"2023-10-03T13:48:12","date_gmt":"2023-10-03T04:48:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=157106&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2023-10-03T16:44:00","modified_gmt":"2023-10-03T07:44:00","slug":"six-straight-quarters-of-growth-in-kyushu-okinawa","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/news\/six-straight-quarters-of-growth-in-kyushu-okinawa\/","title":{"rendered":"Six Straight Quarters of Growth in Kyushu, Okinawa"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Bank of Japan&#8217;s recent Short-Term Economic Survey revealed that business sentiment in Kyushu and Okinawa is improving. The &#8220;all-industry&#8221; index increased by one point to +19, marking the sixth consecutive period of improvement. The manufacturing and non-manufacturing sectors also showed gains. Factors such as increased tourism and rising corporate profits contributed to the positive outlook. The head of the BoJ&#8217;s Fukuoka branch highlighted that the region&#8217;s economic situation is &#8220;stronger&#8221; compared to the rest of Japan but also pointed out future risks like a global economic slowdown and labor shortages. <strong>Source:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boj.or.jp\/statistics\/tk\/index.htm\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Bank of Japan<\/a> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/www3.nhk.or.jp\/fukuoka-news\/20231002\/5010022044.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\/2022\/03\/fnn_hakata-area_2021_WEB.jpeg?resize=1400%2C1050&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Six Straight Quarters of Growth in Kyushu, Okinawa\" width=\"1400\" height=\"1050\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-145245\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/fnn_hakata-area_2021_WEB.jpeg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/fnn_hakata-area_2021_WEB.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/fnn_hakata-area_2021_WEB.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/fnn_hakata-area_2021_WEB.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&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>The Bank of Japan&#8217;s recent Short-Term Economic Survey revealed that business sentiment in Kyushu and Okinawa is improving. The &#8220;all-industry&#8221; index&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":30040,"featured_media":145251,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","tags":[],"class_list":["post-157106","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","location-kyushu","news-category-business","en-US"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/157106","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=157106"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/145251"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=157106"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=157106"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}