{"id":171359,"date":"2025-06-02T10:50:31","date_gmt":"2025-06-02T01:50:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=171359&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2025-06-02T10:50:31","modified_gmt":"2025-06-02T01:50:31","slug":"kumamoto-mayor-takes-pay-cut-over-tram-issues","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/news\/kumamoto-mayor-takes-pay-cut-over-tram-issues\/","title":{"rendered":"Kumamoto Mayor Takes Pay Cut Over Tram Issues"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Facing repeated operational failures in the Kumamoto City tram network, including a March 2025 collision that injured 14 passengers, Mayor Kazufumi Onishi announced on May 30 the formation of a 16-member task force to lead a full-scale overhaul. The city will present a revised budget that includes \u00a5180 million in safety upgrades such as speedometers, while Onishi will take a 20% pay cut for three months starting July. A reform plan is expected by the end of 2025 to ensure sustainable public transit operations. <\/span><b>Source:<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.city.kumamoto.jp\/sicho\/kiji00364562\/index.html\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kumamoto City<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-171348\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/fnn_kumamoto-train-onepiece_2025_WEB.jpeg?resize=1400%2C1050&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Kumamoto Mayor Takes Pay Cut Over Tram Issues\" width=\"1400\" height=\"1050\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/fnn_kumamoto-train-onepiece_2025_WEB.jpeg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/fnn_kumamoto-train-onepiece_2025_WEB.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/fnn_kumamoto-train-onepiece_2025_WEB.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/fnn_kumamoto-train-onepiece_2025_WEB.jpeg?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>Facing repeated operational failures in the Kumamoto City tram network, including&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29305,"featured_media":171354,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","tags":[],"class_list":["post-171359","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","location-kumamoto-city","news-category-general","en-US"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/171359","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=171359"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/171354"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=171359"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=171359"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}