{"id":174310,"date":"2025-11-12T14:38:12","date_gmt":"2025-11-12T05:38:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=174310&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2025-11-12T14:38:12","modified_gmt":"2025-11-12T05:38:12","slug":"chikuzen-town-to-give-residents-free-local-rice","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/news\/chikuzen-town-to-give-residents-free-local-rice\/","title":{"rendered":"Chikuzen Town to Give Residents Free Local Rice"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chikuzen Town in Fukuoka Prefecture will distribute 5 kilograms of locally grown rice to all 31,000 residents later this month. Funded by about \u00a5150 million from local tax reserves, the program aims to ease household expenses amid high rice prices while promoting local consumption. The town ran a similar giveaway last year after strong community support. Exchange coupons will be sent in late November, with distribution at three town locations in mid-December. Officials hope the initiative encourages residents to enjoy more local produce and strengthens ties between farmers and the community. <\/span><b>Source: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.town.chikuzen.fukuoka.jp\/S028\/010\/008\/R7shinmaihaifu.html\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chikuzen Town<\/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\/04\/fnn_rice-field_2025_WEB.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-170335\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/fnn_rice-field_2025_WEB.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/fnn_rice-field_2025_WEB.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/fnn_rice-field_2025_WEB.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/fnn_rice-field_2025_WEB.jpeg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w\" 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","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chikuzen Town in Fukuoka Prefecture will distribute 5 kilograms of locally grown rice to all 31,000 residents later this month. Funded by about&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29305,"featured_media":170335,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","tags":[],"class_list":["post-174310","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\/174310","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=174310"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/170335"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=174310"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=174310"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}