{"id":171695,"date":"2025-06-18T13:51:38","date_gmt":"2025-06-18T04:51:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=171695&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2025-06-18T13:54:18","modified_gmt":"2025-06-18T04:54:18","slug":"minna-no-bank-supports-gen-z-initiatives-in-kitakyushu","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/news\/minna-no-bank-supports-gen-z-initiatives-in-kitakyushu\/","title":{"rendered":"Minna no Bank Supports Gen Z initiatives in Kitakyushu"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Minna no Bank, a digital bank under the Fukuoka Financial Group, is collaborating with Kitakyushu City&#8217;s &#8220;Gen Z Division&#8221; to support youth-led revitalization ideas through financial contributions. Starting this month, customers can open a designated account named \u201cKitakyushu City Gen Z Division.\u201d Between June 4 and the end of September, Minnanobank will donate funds to the city\u2014up to \u00a51 million\u2014based on deposit totals in these accounts. The donations will fund initiatives proposed by winners of a youth revitalization contest scheduled for August. The bank expressed its desire to convert public support into monetary backing for young people\u2019s ideas. Kanako Kashiwagi, head of the Gen Z Division, aims to position Kitakyushu as Japan\u2019s most youth-supportive city and seeks nationwide engagement. <\/span><b>Source: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/corporate.minna-no-ginko.com\/information\/corporate\/2025\/06\/04\/689\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Minna no Bank<\/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\/06\/fnn_kitakyushu-kokura-monorail_2025_cl.jpg?resize=1400%2C934&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1400\" height=\"934\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-171703\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/fnn_kitakyushu-kokura-monorail_2025_cl.jpg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/fnn_kitakyushu-kokura-monorail_2025_cl.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/fnn_kitakyushu-kokura-monorail_2025_cl.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/fnn_kitakyushu-kokura-monorail_2025_cl.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>Photo from Kitakyushu City official photo gallery<\/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>Minna no Bank, a digital bank under the Fukuoka Financial Group, is collaborating with Kitakyushu City&#8217;s&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29305,"featured_media":171703,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","tags":[],"class_list":["post-171695","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\/171695","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=171695"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/171703"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=171695"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=171695"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}