{"id":171827,"date":"2025-06-27T10:57:04","date_gmt":"2025-06-27T01:57:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=171827&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2025-06-27T10:57:44","modified_gmt":"2025-06-27T01:57:44","slug":"eight-post-offices-okawa-named-cooling-shelters","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/news\/eight-post-offices-okawa-named-cooling-shelters\/","title":{"rendered":"Eight Post Offices in \u014ckawa Named Cooling Shelters"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u014ckawa City has designated eight local post offices as cooling shelters to help residents cope with summer heat. From July 1 to September 30, the facilities will offer air-conditioned spaces for public use. The agreement was formalized on June 26 between the city and Kawaguchi Post Office. This brings the city\u2019s total number of cooling shelters to 22. Post offices will also support the city\u2019s disaster preparedness and public information efforts as part of the partnership. <\/span><b>Source:<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/www3.nhk.or.jp\/fukuoka-news\/20250626\/5010028702.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-171822\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/fnn_omuta-cooling-shelter_2025_cl.jpg?resize=1400%2C807&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Eight Post Offices in \u014ckawa Named Cooling Shelters\" width=\"1400\" height=\"807\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/fnn_omuta-cooling-shelter_2025_cl.jpg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/fnn_omuta-cooling-shelter_2025_cl.jpg?resize=300%2C173&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/fnn_omuta-cooling-shelter_2025_cl.jpg?resize=1024%2C590&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/fnn_omuta-cooling-shelter_2025_cl.jpg?resize=768%2C443&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>\u014ckawa City has designated eight local post offices as cooling shelters to help residents cope with summer heat. From July 1 to September 30&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29305,"featured_media":171822,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","tags":[],"class_list":["post-171827","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","location-fukuoka-prefecture","news-category-general","en-US"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/171827","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=171827"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/171822"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=171827"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=171827"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}