{"id":173189,"date":"2025-09-24T12:00:42","date_gmt":"2025-09-24T03:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=173189&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2025-09-24T12:00:42","modified_gmt":"2025-09-24T03:00:42","slug":"omuta-uses-yokan-in-anti-drunk-driving-campaign","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/news\/omuta-uses-yokan-in-anti-drunk-driving-campaign\/","title":{"rendered":"Omuta Uses Yokan in Anti-Drunk Driving Campaign"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On the first day of Fukuoka Prefecture\u2019s autumn traffic safety campaign, police and city officials in Omuta distributed yokan sweets with the slogan \u201cDrive carefully (y\u014d kangaete unten)\u201d to raise awareness about drunk driving. The treats were handed out along with reflective materials and flyers. Police reported 2,098 drunk-driving-related arrests in the prefecture as of August, more than double last year\u2019s figure, partly due to stricter penalties for cycling under the influence.<\/span><b> Source: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www3.nhk.or.jp\/fukuoka-news\/20250921\/5010030004.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\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/fnn_yokan_2025_cl.jpg?resize=2041%2C1170&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Omuta Uses Yokan in Anti-Drunk Driving Campaign\" width=\"2041\" height=\"1170\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-173206\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/fnn_yokan_2025_cl.jpg?w=2041&amp;ssl=1 2041w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/fnn_yokan_2025_cl.jpg?resize=300%2C172&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/fnn_yokan_2025_cl.jpg?resize=1024%2C587&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/fnn_yokan_2025_cl.jpg?resize=768%2C440&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/fnn_yokan_2025_cl.jpg?resize=1536%2C881&amp;ssl=1 1536w\" 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>On the first day of Fukuoka Prefecture\u2019s autumn traffic safety campaign, police and city officials in Omuta distributed yokan sweets with the slogan&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29305,"featured_media":173206,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","tags":[],"class_list":["post-173189","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\/173189","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=173189"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/173206"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=173189"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=173189"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}