{"id":178268,"date":"2026-06-25T11:36:52","date_gmt":"2026-06-25T02:36:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=178268&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2026-06-25T11:36:52","modified_gmt":"2026-06-25T02:36:52","slug":"fukuoka-pushes-for-secondary-capital","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/news\/fukuoka-pushes-for-secondary-capital\/","title":{"rendered":"Fukuoka Pushes for Secondary Capital"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Business leaders in Fukuoka submitted a proposal to Mayor Soichiro Takashima on June 24 urging the city to pursue designation as one of Japan\u2019s proposed secondary capitals. The initiative aims to establish alternative government functions outside Tokyo in the event of major disasters or other emergencies. The proposal argues that Fukuoka\u2019s transportation network, logistics infrastructure, concentration of national government offices, and low risk of a simultaneous disaster with Tokyo make it a strong candidate. Supporters say the designation could attract government agencies, corporate headquarters, and new investment while driving economic growth across Kyushu. Public awareness of the proposal remains limited, although Osaka, Nagoya, and Fukuoka are widely viewed as the leading candidates. <strong>Source:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvq.co.jp\/news\/news.html?did=2026062400000004\" target=\"_blank\">TVQ News<\/a> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/kbc.co.jp\/news\/article.php?id=17602661&#038;ymd=2026-06-24\" target=\"_blank\">KBC News<\/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\/06\/fnn_fukuoka-east-sky-view_2026_WEB.jpeg?resize=1400%2C1050&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1400\" height=\"1050\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-178269\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/fnn_fukuoka-east-sky-view_2026_WEB.jpeg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/fnn_fukuoka-east-sky-view_2026_WEB.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/fnn_fukuoka-east-sky-view_2026_WEB.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/fnn_fukuoka-east-sky-view_2026_WEB.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><br \/>\nPhoto: Fukuoka Now<\/p>\n<p>Get Fukuoka and Kyushu\u2019s top stories delivered to your inbox. The Now is Fukuoka Now\u2019s free biweekly newsletter featuring local news, events, culture, business, and community updates in English. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/mailmagazine\/\">Subscribe to 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>Business leaders in Fukuoka submitted a proposal to Mayor Soichiro Takashima on June 24 urging the city to pursue designation as one of Japan\u2019s proposed secondary capitals&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":30292,"featured_media":178269,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","tags":[],"class_list":["post-178268","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","location-fukuoka-city","news-category-politics","en-US"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/178268","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=178268"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/178269"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=178268"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=178268"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}