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The Little-Known History of Tops

The New Year’s holiday is over, but New Year’s under the old calendar falls on February 3. The old New Year’s Day is still celebrated as New Year’s in many countries and territorie...

Lars Martinson

In Japan: 5 years Hometown: Minneapolis, Minnesota Identity: Cartoonist and author Interview by Alanna Schubach American cartoonist Lars Martinson has a long history with Japan, ha...

Sinnocular – Gaijin Rock

  There’s more than just volcanoes rocking Kumamoto Text by Hugh McCafferty   Also read about… >> Download newest song >> Getting Gigs in Japan >>...

Now Lounge Valentine Party 2011

Wow! What a fantastic night! Thanks to the 743 people who came to our party at With The Style. It really was the hottest night in February! Special thanks to Koji Harada (Elbe) and...

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Aonghas Crowe

Hometown: Portland, Oregon In Japan: 19 years Identity: Freelance writer, Blogger and Translator Interview and Text: by Veronica Ku As a foreigner living in Japan, reading Aonghas ...

Streetcars and the streets of Hakata

Nishitetsu operated streetcars—onomatopoetically dubbed chinchin densha by the locals—in Fukuoka City from March 1910 until 1979. The ceremony marking the opening of the line was h...

Interview: Mayor Soichiro Takashima

  With 2011 stretching ahead of us, all signs suggest that this will be an auspicious year for Fukuoka! The completion of the Kyushu Shinkansen, connecting Hakata and Kagoshim...