{"id":168825,"date":"2025-02-07T10:59:13","date_gmt":"2025-02-07T01:59:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=168825&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2025-02-07T10:59:13","modified_gmt":"2025-02-07T01:59:13","slug":"kurume-to-raise-school-lunch-fees","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/news\/kurume-to-raise-school-lunch-fees\/","title":{"rendered":"Kurume to Raise School Lunch Fees"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kurume City will raise school lunch fees for elementary and junior high students starting in April due to rising food costs. Monthly fees will increase by \u00a5500 for elementary schools (to \u00a55,100) and \u00a5600 for junior high schools (to \u00a56,200). The city is considering financial support for families, with a decision expected by mid-February. In contrast, municipalities like Nogata and Tagawa have already made school lunches free, while Fukuoka City plans to implement full coverage in fiscal 2025. Kurume officials stated that financial constraints prevent citywide free school meals but will monitor national discussions on broader policy changes.<\/span><b> Source: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www3.nhk.or.jp\/fukuoka-news\/20250205\/5010027016.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><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\/2025\/02\/fnn_school-lunch-photoac_2025_cl.jpg?resize=1400%2C933&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Kurume to Raise School Lunch Fees\" width=\"1400\" height=\"933\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-168830\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/fnn_school-lunch-photoac_2025_cl.jpg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/fnn_school-lunch-photoac_2025_cl.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/fnn_school-lunch-photoac_2025_cl.jpg?resize=1024%2C682&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/fnn_school-lunch-photoac_2025_cl.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>Photo from Photo AC *Photo for image purpose only<\/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>Kurume City will raise school lunch fees for elementary and junior high students starting in April due to&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29305,"featured_media":168833,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","tags":[],"class_list":["post-168825","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","location-kurume","news-category-society","en-US"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/168825","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=168825"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/168833"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=168825"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=168825"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}