{"id":176484,"date":"2026-03-17T11:49:52","date_gmt":"2026-03-17T02:49:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=176484&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2026-03-17T11:49:52","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T02:49:52","slug":"fukuoka-firm-trains-truck-drivers-in-cambodia","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/news\/fukuoka-firm-trains-truck-drivers-in-cambodia\/","title":{"rendered":"Fukuoka Firm Trains Truck Drivers in Cambodia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Minami Holdings, a driving school operator based in Onojo, Fukuoka Prefecture, has launched a program in Cambodia to (train) truck drivers for employment with Japanese transport companies. The firm established a driving school with a Japanese-style training course where participants study Japan\u2019s traffic rules and driving techniques before coming to Japan. The initiative is designed to help address Japan\u2019s shortage of truck drivers while creating a new revenue stream as domestic demand for driving school services declines. Minami Holdings aims to supply 4,000 drivers over the next five years through the program. <strong>Source:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/prtimes.jp\/main\/html\/rd\/p\/000000008.000145602.html\" target=\"_blank\">Foreign Driver Support Organization<\/a> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nikkei.com\/article\/DGXZQOJC0611X0W6A300C2000000\/\" target=\"_blank\">Nikkei<\/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\/03\/fnn_tenjin-truck_2026_WEB.jpeg?resize=1400%2C1050&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1400\" height=\"1050\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-176485\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/fnn_tenjin-truck_2026_WEB.jpeg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/fnn_tenjin-truck_2026_WEB.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/fnn_tenjin-truck_2026_WEB.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/fnn_tenjin-truck_2026_WEB.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>Photo: Fukuoka Now (for image purposes only)<\/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>Minami Holdings, a driving school operator based in Onojo, Fukuoka Prefecture, has launched a program in Cambodia to (train) truck drivers for&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":30292,"featured_media":176485,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","tags":[],"class_list":["post-176484","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","location-fukuoka-prefecture","news-category-business","news-category-general","en-US"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/176484","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=176484"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/176485"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=176484"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=176484"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}