{"id":165274,"date":"2024-08-27T13:43:10","date_gmt":"2024-08-27T04:43:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=165274&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2024-08-27T18:06:49","modified_gmt":"2024-08-27T09:06:49","slug":"jr-kyushu-ferry-former-president-to-step-down-after-audit","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/news\/jr-kyushu-ferry-former-president-to-step-down-after-audit\/","title":{"rendered":"JR Kyushu Ferry Former President to Step Down After Audit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>JR Kyushu revealed that the former president, who was demoted for instructing the concealment of water leakage on the &#8220;Queen Beetle&#8221; high-speed ferry, will resign after the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism&#8217;s audit concludes. The ferry, operating between Fukuoka and Busan, South Korea, continued services for over three months despite the concealed issue. A third-party committee of experts will investigate the matter, and further disciplinary actions, including those concerning current President Yoji Furumiya, are under consideration. <strong>Source: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www3.nhk.or.jp\/fukuoka-news\/20240826\/5010025390.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\/2022\/03\/fnn_queen-beetle_2021_WEB-001.jpg?resize=1400%2C1050&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"JR Kyushu Suspends High-Speed Ferry Service Due to Structural Damage\" width=\"1400\" height=\"1050\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-144962\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/fnn_queen-beetle_2021_WEB-001.jpg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/fnn_queen-beetle_2021_WEB-001.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/fnn_queen-beetle_2021_WEB-001.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/fnn_queen-beetle_2021_WEB-001.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/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>JR Kyushu revealed that the former president, who was demoted for instructing the concealment of water leakage on the &#8220;Queen Beetle&#8221; high-speed ferry&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":30040,"featured_media":145081,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","tags":[],"class_list":["post-165274","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\/165274","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=165274"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/145081"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=165274"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=165274"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}