{"id":160714,"date":"2024-03-14T11:52:41","date_gmt":"2024-03-14T02:52:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=160714&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2024-03-14T11:52:41","modified_gmt":"2024-03-14T02:52:41","slug":"chambers-unite-for-shinkansen-route-through-southern-fukuoka","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/news\/chambers-unite-for-shinkansen-route-through-southern-fukuoka\/","title":{"rendered":"Chambers Unite for Shinkansen Route Through Southern Fukuoka"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A coalition led by the Chikugo area&#8217;s chambers of commerce has formed to champion the inclusion of southern Fukuoka in the Nishi-Kyushu Shinkansen route. At the coalition&#8217;s launch on March 13, Kurume Chamber of Commerce Chairman <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yasuto<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Motomura highlighted the vital role this inclusion would play in boosting the regional economy. The alliance, encompassing seven chambers from Fukuoka&#8217;s south, such as Kurume and Omuta, is pushing for a route decision that favors local development, suggesting a path through Saga Airport to benefit both Saga Prefecture and southern Fukuoka. They plan to actively gather local feedback and influence governmental decisions to support this strategic route alignment. <\/span><b>Source:<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/kbc.co.jp\/news\/article.php?id=12026369&amp;ymd=2024-03-13\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">KBC<\/span><\/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_nishi-kyushu-shinkansen_2024_WEB.jpg?resize=1400%2C789&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Chambers Unite for Shinkansen Route Through Southern Fukuoka\" width=\"1400\" height=\"789\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-160728\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/fnn_nishi-kyushu-shinkansen_2024_WEB.jpg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/fnn_nishi-kyushu-shinkansen_2024_WEB.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/fnn_nishi-kyushu-shinkansen_2024_WEB.jpg?resize=1024%2C577&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/fnn_nishi-kyushu-shinkansen_2024_WEB.jpg?resize=768%2C433&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stay informed with the latest Fukuoka &amp; Kyushu news and events in English. Sign up for our <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/mailmagazine\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">free weekly newsletter <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">today and never miss a beat. Opt out anytime, your privacy is our priority. Get the inside scoop with <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/mailmagazine\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Now<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Summaries based on public content, errors may occur during translation. Images credited independently. Send feedback using <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/contact\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">this <\/span><b>form<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A coalition led by the Chikugo area&#8217;s chambers of commerce has formed to champion the inclusion of southern Fukuoka in the Nishi-Kyushu Shinkansen route. At the coalition&#8217;s launch on&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29305,"featured_media":160730,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","tags":[],"class_list":["post-160714","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","location-kyushu","news-category-general","en-US"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/160714","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\/29305"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=160714"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/160730"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=160714"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=160714"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}