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Nov 27, 2013 Now Reports
Wednesdays at Watts’
Last week we dropped by Watts’ Cafe in Yakuin (next door to the new Bon Repas supermarket). As luck would have it, it was a Wednesday and that meant all of their American Craft bee...
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Nov 27, 2013 Now Reports
December 2013 Fukuoka Now Magazine
This month's winter cover girl Benedicte from Paris poses with a pair of skates, as Fukuoka welcomes world champion skaters to town for the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating in Dece...
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Nov 27, 2013 Now Reports
Fukuoka Now Bonenkai Guide 2013
Literally translated, Bonenkai means “forget the last year” party, but anyone who has attended one of these end-of-year bashes knows it’s not as simple as that! If you do it right,...
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Nov 27, 2013 Now Reports
Papio Ice Arena
So you didn’t qualify for the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating in Fukuoka? No worries! Head to Fukuoka’s year-round skating rink Papio Ice Arena to practice and have fun on the ice...
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Nov 27, 2013 Now Reports
Chonnakarn Akrapreedee
This month we checked in with Chonnakarn Akrapreedee, who landed her first job with Thai Airways International in 2000, following a short stopover at Star Alliance in Frankfurt. Sh...
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Nov 24, 2013 Now Reports
Spend Christmas in a Historic Church
Christmas originated as a religious event, with families celebrating the holiday together by going to mass at church. Some people might think you cannot enter a church if you are ...
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Nov 21, 2013 Now Reports
The Grizzly Folk Release Album Recorded in Fukuoka
Wassailing is traditional English folk singing, usually performed door-to-door around Christmas time. It is a festive style that psychedelic ensemble The Grizzly Folk are rather fo...
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Nov 13, 2013 Now Reports
Daimyo Art Action Report
Daimyo Art Action is a collection of eight original commissioned murals that brighten up Fukuoka’s Daimyo district. The project is an initiative of the Junior Chamber International...
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Nov 5, 2013 Now Reports
Ichiran to Open Yatai-style Shop – Pre-Open Report!
Ichiran, the tonkotsu ramen chain known for its individual booths, will open its first open “yatai-style” restaurant on the first floor of its headquarters in Nakasu, Fukuoka City....
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Nov 5, 2013 Now Reports
‘Art Brut Japonais’ at Fukuoka Art Museum Report
Report by Katie Forster for Fukuoka Now. Marie Suzuki’s abstract bodily depictions, an oozing mass of breasts, sharp objects and genitals, greet all unassuming visitors to the ‘Art...