{"id":164037,"date":"2024-06-26T14:53:52","date_gmt":"2024-06-26T05:53:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=164037&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2024-06-26T14:53:52","modified_gmt":"2024-06-26T05:53:52","slug":"kitakyushus-furusato-nozei-donations-hit-record-high","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/news\/kitakyushus-furusato-nozei-donations-hit-record-high\/","title":{"rendered":"Kitakyushu\u2019s Furusato Nozei Donations Hit Record High"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kitakyushu City\u2019s Furusato Nozei donations reached over \u00a52.28 billion last fiscal year, marking a record high for the seventh consecutive year. The number of donations increased by 15,000 from the previous year, totaling around 120,000. The city attributes this success to efforts in selecting and developing return gifts, expanding the number of items to 1,300, and holding promotional events in the Tokyo and Kansai regions. Popular gifts included wagyu beef, fugu, soap, and air purifiers manufactured by local companies. <\/span><b>Source: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www3.nhk.or.jp\/fukuoka-news\/20240625\/5010024700.html\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">NHK<\/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\/2023\/05\/fnn_kitakyushu-kokura-station_2023_WEB.jpg?resize=1400%2C1050&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\nKitakyushu\u2019s Furusato Nozei Donations Hit Record High\n\" width=\"1400\" height=\"1050\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-153608\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/fnn_kitakyushu-kokura-station_2023_WEB.jpg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/fnn_kitakyushu-kokura-station_2023_WEB.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/fnn_kitakyushu-kokura-station_2023_WEB.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/fnn_kitakyushu-kokura-station_2023_WEB.jpg?resize=768%2C576&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>Kitakyushu City\u2019s Furusato Nozei donations reached over \u00a52.28 billion last fiscal year, marking a record high for the seventh consecutive year&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29305,"featured_media":153609,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","tags":[],"class_list":["post-164037","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","location-kitakyushu","news-category-general","en-US"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/164037","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=164037"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/153609"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=164037"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=164037"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}