{"id":161984,"date":"2024-04-05T10:26:47","date_gmt":"2024-04-05T01:26:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=161984&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2024-04-05T10:30:54","modified_gmt":"2024-04-05T01:30:54","slug":"fukuoka-launches-donation-drive-for-taiwan-earthquake-relief","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/news\/fukuoka-launches-donation-drive-for-taiwan-earthquake-relief\/","title":{"rendered":"Fukuoka Launches Donation Drive for Taiwan Earthquake Relief"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Following a severe earthquake in Taiwan on April 3, Fukuoka Prefecture has initiated a donation campaign to assist the affected. The quake led to nine deaths and over a thousand injuries, with some still missing. Donation boxes are placed in strategic locations across the prefecture and Fukuoka City until early May, as the region shows solidarity with Taiwan, highlighting the strong ties between the two. <\/span><b>Source: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pref.fukuoka.lg.jp\/press-release\/taiwan-earthquake.html\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fukuoka Prefecture <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\/ <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.city.fukuoka.lg.jp\/shimin\/bousai\/bousai\/taiwantoubu.html\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fukuoka City<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \/ <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www3.nhk.or.jp\/fukuoka-news\/20240404\/5010023955.html\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><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-161986\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/fnn_taiwan-donation_2024_cl.jpeg?resize=1400%2C933&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Fukuoka Launches Donation Drive for Taiwan Earthquake Relief\" width=\"1400\" height=\"933\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/fnn_taiwan-donation_2024_cl.jpeg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/fnn_taiwan-donation_2024_cl.jpeg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/fnn_taiwan-donation_2024_cl.jpeg?resize=1024%2C682&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/fnn_taiwan-donation_2024_cl.jpeg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>Photo from <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fukuoka City official X<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stay informed with the latest Fukuoka &amp; Kyushu news and events in English. 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