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Jan 31, 2013 Now Reports
Interview with Yoshiko Swain, Fukuoka Dance Fringe Festival
Yoshiko Swain, Fukuoka Dance Fringe Festival Artistic Director Interview by Matt Perkins Yoshiko Swain directs several dance festivals in Fukuoka including the upcoming Fukuoka Dan...
Jan 30, 2013 Now Reports
February 2013 Fukuoka Now Magazine
Inside the Feb. issue of Fukuoka Now, we investigate Fukuoka City's new cute community "Kawaii-ku" and find out that Kawaii means business! We check out the coffee at Espresso Stan...
Jan 30, 2013 Now Reports
Kawaii means Business!
Kawaii means Business Report by Mary-Rose Shand Last August, Fukuoka City’s local government established a virtual eighth ward for the city, named “Kawaii-ku”. Using Fukuoka’s “abu...
Jan 30, 2013 Now Reports
Jody Archer
It’s the place where everybody knows your name – Jody Archer’s FUBAR on Oyafuko-dori. During his early days in Fukuoka, working as an ALT on the JET program, British-born Jody came...
Jan 30, 2013 Food & Drinks
Espresso Stand TAGSTÅ
"Meet me at Tagstå" is a common refrain in Fukuoka. This landmark of a coffee stand is located next to Hakata's kitchen, Yanagibashi Market. The name Tagstå, derived from the Danis...
Jan 30, 2013 Now Reports
Low-tech high life
Since I moved to Kurume last August, my family back in Scotland have suffered many a Skype complaint about my 30-year-old aircon unit and the grim limitations of my bank card. They...
Jan 30, 2013 Now Reports
Setsubun—Heralding the Coming of Spring
Celebrated throughout Japan on Feb. 3, Setsubun is the day when people throw beans and chant "Out with the devil! In with luck!" to drive bad luck out of their homes. Fukuoka is fa...
Jan 28, 2013 Now Reports
WIN A FLIGHT TO AMSTERDAM FROM FUKUOKA!
To celebrate the launch of a brand new non-stop route between Fukuoka and Amsterdam (from Apr. 3) we’re giving away a free round trip air ticket by lucky draw at the upcoming...
Jan 23, 2013 Now Reports
FN Interviews : Asian City Journalist Conference
On Nov. 29, 2012, the 7th Asian City Journalist Conference was held in Fukuoka City. The theme of the conference was “Water” in Asian Cities. “The Asian City Journalist Conference ...
Jan 1, 2013 Now Reports
Fifteen years of Fukuoka Now…
Entertaining and informing foreigners since 1998, Fukuoka Now celebrates its 15th year in 2013. Read or download all 169 back issues: http://issuu.com/fukuokanow or on the links cl...