{"id":173687,"date":"2025-10-16T11:50:40","date_gmt":"2025-10-16T02:50:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=173687&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2025-10-16T11:52:59","modified_gmt":"2025-10-16T02:52:59","slug":"kitakyushu-certifies-japans-first-senior-housing-support-unit","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/news\/kitakyushu-certifies-japans-first-senior-housing-support-unit\/","title":{"rendered":"Kitakyushu Certifies Japan\u2019s First Senior Housing Support Unit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kitakyushu City has become the first in Japan to certify a \u201cHousing Support Residence,\u201d a new national program to help elderly residents secure homes. The certified apartment, operated by local NPO Hoboku, includes safety monitoring via electricity data and weekly caretaker visits. Rent is set at \u00a529,000 per month. Mayor Kazuhisa Takeuchi called it a pioneering example of community-based senior support.<\/span><b> Source:<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/takeuchikazhisa\/status\/1978195468934058326\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kitakyushu City Mayor official X<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \/ <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/kbc.co.jp\/news\/article.php?id=16216250&amp;ymd=2025-10-14\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">KBC<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-173681\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/fnn_apartments_2025_WEB.jpeg?resize=1400%2C1050&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Kitakyushu Certifies Japan\u2019s First Senior Housing Support Unit\" width=\"1400\" height=\"1050\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/fnn_apartments_2025_WEB.jpeg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/fnn_apartments_2025_WEB.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/fnn_apartments_2025_WEB.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/fnn_apartments_2025_WEB.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>Photo: for image purport only, not the apartments in the news.<\/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>Kitakyushu City has become the first in Japan to certify a \u201cHousing Support Residence,\u201d a new national program to&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29305,"featured_media":173681,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","tags":[],"class_list":["post-173687","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\/173687","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=173687"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/173681"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=173687"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=173687"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}