{"id":171710,"date":"2025-06-19T10:57:15","date_gmt":"2025-06-19T01:57:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=171710&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2025-06-19T10:57:15","modified_gmt":"2025-06-19T01:57:15","slug":"southern-fukuoka-pushes-for-shinkansen-route-via-saga-airport","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/news\/southern-fukuoka-pushes-for-shinkansen-route-via-saga-airport\/","title":{"rendered":"Southern Fukuoka Pushes For Shinkansen Route Via Saga Airport"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A rally supporting a new route for the uncompleted section of the Nishi-Kyushu Shinkansen was held on June 18 in Kurume City. Organized by seven chambers of commerce in southern Fukuoka, the event promoted a proposed route passing through Saga Airport and Chikugo-Funagoya Station. The area currently lacks a finalized plan for the segment between Shin-Tosu and Takeo Onsen. Advocates emphasized the economic potential of using Saga Airport as a logistics hub, with former JR Kyushu President <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yoshitaka<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Ishii highlighting the route\u2019s role in solving national freight issues. Over 900 participants attended. Organizers described the proposal as a once-in-a-millennium opportunity for regional revitalization. <\/span><b>Source: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/news.tnc.co.jp\/news\/articles\/NID2025061825961\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">TNC<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-171711\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/fnn_nishikyushu-shinkansen_2025_WEB.jpeg?resize=1280%2C960&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/fnn_nishikyushu-shinkansen_2025_WEB.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/fnn_nishikyushu-shinkansen_2025_WEB.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/fnn_nishikyushu-shinkansen_2025_WEB.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/fnn_nishikyushu-shinkansen_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>A rally supporting a new route for the uncompleted section of the Nishi-Kyushu Shinkansen was held on&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29305,"featured_media":171711,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","tags":[],"class_list":["post-171710","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","location-kyushu","news-category-travel-tourism","en-US"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/171710","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=171710"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/171711"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=171710"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=171710"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}