{"id":169357,"date":"2025-03-12T16:32:56","date_gmt":"2025-03-12T07:32:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=169357&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2025-03-12T16:32:56","modified_gmt":"2025-03-12T07:32:56","slug":"customs-warns-against-fake-brand-imports","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/news\/customs-warns-against-fake-brand-imports\/","title":{"rendered":"Customs Warns Against Fake Brand Imports at Kitakyushu Airport"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Moji Customs has launched an awareness campaign at Kitakyushu Airport to prevent the import of counterfeit goods. Officers distributed flyers warning travelers of health and safety risks, noting that most seized counterfeit items originate from China. In 2024, authorities confiscated over 45,000 items\u2014a 21% decrease from the previous year. <\/span><b>Source:<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/www3.nhk.or.jp\/fukuoka-news\/20250311\/5010027388.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\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-169348\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/fnn_kitakyushu-ariport-fake-brands_2025_cl.jpg?resize=1400%2C796&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Customs Warns Against Fake Brand Imports at Kitakyushu Airport\" width=\"1400\" height=\"796\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/fnn_kitakyushu-ariport-fake-brands_2025_cl.jpg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/fnn_kitakyushu-ariport-fake-brands_2025_cl.jpg?resize=300%2C171&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/fnn_kitakyushu-ariport-fake-brands_2025_cl.jpg?resize=1024%2C582&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/fnn_kitakyushu-ariport-fake-brands_2025_cl.jpg?resize=768%2C437&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>Moji Customs has launched an awareness campaign at Kitakyushu Airport to prevent the import of counterfeit goods&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29305,"featured_media":169353,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","tags":[],"class_list":["post-169357","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\/169357","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=169357"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/169353"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=169357"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=169357"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}