{"id":163318,"date":"2024-05-30T14:59:45","date_gmt":"2024-05-30T05:59:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=163318&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2024-05-30T14:59:45","modified_gmt":"2024-05-30T05:59:45","slug":"kitakyushu-engages-youth-to-combat-population-decline","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/news\/kitakyushu-engages-youth-to-combat-population-decline\/","title":{"rendered":"Kitakyushu Engages Youth to Combat Population Decline"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kitakyushu City has introduced the \u201cZ Generation Partners\u201d program to incorporate young people\u2019s perspectives into city planning and initiatives. The program targets individuals aged 15 to 29, aiming to counteract youth population outflow. Selected partners will participate in policy discussions and local revitalization projects. This initiative is part of a broader effort to make Kitakyushu more attractive to younger generations. <\/span><b>Source:<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.city.kitakyushu.lg.jp\/contents\/28500234_00001.html\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kitakyushu City<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_156511\" style=\"width: 1410px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-156511\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/fnn_kitakyushu-monorails_2023_cl.jpg?resize=1400%2C933&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Kitakyushu Engages Youth to Combat Population Decline \" width=\"1400\" height=\"933\" class=\"size-full wp-image-156511\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/fnn_kitakyushu-monorails_2023_cl.jpg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/fnn_kitakyushu-monorails_2023_cl.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/fnn_kitakyushu-monorails_2023_cl.jpg?resize=1024%2C682&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/fnn_kitakyushu-monorails_2023_cl.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-156511\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo from Kitakyushu City official photo library<\/p><\/div>\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>Kitakyushu City has introduced the \u201cZ Generation Partners\u201d program to incorporate young people\u2019s perspectives into city planning and initiatives&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29305,"featured_media":156513,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","tags":[],"class_list":["post-163318","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","location-kitakyushu","news-category-society","en-US"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/163318","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=163318"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/156513"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=163318"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=163318"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}