{"id":160411,"date":"2024-03-01T14:02:30","date_gmt":"2024-03-01T05:02:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=160411&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2024-03-01T14:02:30","modified_gmt":"2024-03-01T05:02:30","slug":"new-initiative-for-seismic-retrofitting-of-homes-in-fukuoka","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/news\/new-initiative-for-seismic-retrofitting-of-homes-in-fukuoka\/","title":{"rendered":"New Initiative for Seismic Retrofitting of Homes in Fukuoka"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Following the Noto Peninsula earthquake, Fukuoka Governor Hattori announced the formation of a new council in collaboration with municipalities to promote seismic retrofitting. Despite a high retrofitting rate of 89.6% in the region, around 230,000 homes remain vulnerable. The initiative aims to address these gaps, especially in areas with older housing, to enhance residents&#8217; safety and awareness about earthquake resilience. <strong>Source:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www3.nhk.or.jp\/fukuoka-news\/20240229\/5010023571.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\/2024\/03\/fnn_construction-photoac_2024_cl.jpg?resize=1400%2C1050&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"New Initiative for Seismic Retrofitting of Homes in Fukuoka\" width=\"1400\" height=\"1050\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-160425\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/fnn_construction-photoac_2024_cl.jpg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/fnn_construction-photoac_2024_cl.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/fnn_construction-photoac_2024_cl.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/fnn_construction-photoac_2024_cl.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>Photo from Photo AC<\/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>Following the Noto Peninsula earthquake, Fukuoka Governor Hattori announced the formation of a new council in collaboration with municipalities to promote seismic&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":30040,"featured_media":160421,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","tags":[],"class_list":["post-160411","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","location-fukuoka-prefecture","news-category-general","en-US"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/160411","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=160411"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/160421"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=160411"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=160411"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}