{"id":172516,"date":"2025-08-01T14:57:11","date_gmt":"2025-08-01T05:57:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=172516&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2025-08-01T14:57:11","modified_gmt":"2025-08-01T05:57:11","slug":"miyakonojo-ranks-4th-in-hometown-tax-donations","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/news\/miyakonojo-ranks-4th-in-hometown-tax-donations\/","title":{"rendered":"Miyakonojo Ranks 4th in Hometown Tax Donations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Miyakonojo City in Miyazaki Prefecture received \u00a517.7 billion in hometown tax donations in FY2024, placing fourth nationwide. Although down 9% from the previous year, it remains a top destination thanks to gifts like Miyazaki beef. Miyazaki City also saw a 62% increase to \u00a513.2 billion. Meanwhile, donations to Saga\u2019s Kamimine Town fell 75% following scandals involving gift mislabeling. Across Kyushu, Fukuoka, Saga, and Kagoshima prefectures saw declines, despite national donations rising 14% to \u00a51.27 trillion.<\/span><b> Source: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.soumu.go.jp\/main_content\/001022811.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \/ <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/furusato-miyakonojo.jp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Miyakonojo City<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_172524\" style=\"width: 1410px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-172524\" class=\"size-full wp-image-172524\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/fn_miyakonojo-miyazaki_2025_cl.jpg?resize=1400%2C932&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Miyakonojo City, \u90fd\u57ce\u5e02\" width=\"1400\" height=\"932\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/fn_miyakonojo-miyazaki_2025_cl.jpg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/fn_miyakonojo-miyazaki_2025_cl.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/fn_miyakonojo-miyazaki_2025_cl.jpg?resize=1024%2C682&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/fn_miyakonojo-miyazaki_2025_cl.jpg?resize=768%2C511&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-172524\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u00a9Miyakonojo City<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stay informed with the latest Fukuoka &amp; Kyushu news and events in English. 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