{"id":175979,"date":"2026-02-10T14:13:01","date_gmt":"2026-02-10T05:13:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=175979&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2026-02-10T14:13:01","modified_gmt":"2026-02-10T05:13:01","slug":"beppu-city-discards-%c2%a54-2-million-in-rice-vouchers","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/news\/beppu-city-discards-%c2%a54-2-million-in-rice-vouchers\/","title":{"rendered":"Beppu City Discards \u00a54.2 Million in Rice Vouchers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Beppu City said on February 9 that municipal staff mistakenly disposed of rice vouchers worth about \u00a54.2 million that were intended for a cost-of-living support program. The roughly 10,000 vouchers were leftovers from an assistance initiative carried out between October and December 2025. After the program ended, the vouchers were removed from a safe for refund processing but were not returned and instead stored in a cardboard box. The box was later discarded with other waste and incinerated before the loss was discovered. Mayor Yasuhiro Nagano apologized, citing improper administrative handling. To cover the loss, salary cuts will be imposed on the mayor and deputy mayors, with remaining costs covered through voluntary donations by senior officials. <strong>Source<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/newsdig.tbs.co.jp\/articles\/-\/2456655\" target=\"_blank\">OBS<\/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\/2026\/02\/fnn_okomeken_2026_cl.jpg?resize=800%2C800&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-175980\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/fnn_okomeken_2026_cl.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/fnn_okomeken_2026_cl.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/fnn_okomeken_2026_cl.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/fnn_okomeken_2026_cl.jpg?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>Photo: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zenbeihan.com\/overview\/business\/\" target=\"_blank\">Zenbeihan<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Stay informed with the latest Fukuoka &#038; Kyushu news and events in English. Sign up for our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/mailmagazine\/\">free weekly newsletter<\/a> today and never miss a beat. Opt out anytime, your privacy is our priority. Get the inside scoop with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/mailmagazine\/\">The Now<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summaries based on public content, errors may occur during translation. Images credited independently. Send feedback using <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/contact\/\">this <strong>form<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Beppu City said on February 9 that municipal staff mistakenly disposed of rice vouchers worth about \u00a54.2 million that&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":30292,"featured_media":175980,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","tags":[],"class_list":["post-175979","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","location-beppu","news-category-general","en-US"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/175979","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\/30292"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=175979"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/175980"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=175979"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=175979"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}