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Jul 1, 2007 Now Reports
Hakata-Te-Ippon
From the end of June, groups of men decked out in their finest Yamakasa happi start appearing around Hakata.
Jul 1, 2007 Food & Drinks
Murata
Noodles are a big part of the Japanese diet, but there are marked differences in taste and style around the country. Soba (buckwheat noodles) is more popular in Kanto, whereas Kyus...
Jul 1, 2007 Food & Drinks
Satsuma
Thanks to the shochu boom that began earlier this decade, finding a decent choice of this traditional Japanese spirit at restaurants and bars is almost never a problem.
Jul 1, 2007 Now Reports
Esther Meeuwissen
Fascinated by African art and culture? Meet Esther Meeuwissen, who followed her Dutch husband to Fukuoka a decade ago as he took up a job in the UN-Habitat Fukuoka Office. Realizin...
Jun 1, 2007 Now Reports
Love Earth Clean-up
June is "Clean-up Month" in Fukuoka Prefecture, with many environmental projects taking place. One of these is Love Earth Clean-up, an event which encourages members of the communi...
Jun 1, 2007 Food & Drinks
Fukuoka Mentsudan
Noodles, schmoodles? Obviously you've never had the good stuff!
Jun 1, 2007 Now Reports
Max
Already famous as the ever-hyper, always goofy host of "Maximum Times" on Love FM (9:00 ~ 11:00 weekdays), Max, as in "Ohaiyougozai-MAX!" has a new gig! Max is now the Yahoo! Japan...
May 1, 2007 Now Reports
Heeki Park
Born in Hiroshima, raised in Seoul and educated in California, Heeki is a very multi-cultural and international woman. When she was a university student in Los Angeles, she worked ...
May 1, 2007 Food & Drinks
Bistro Bar Crescent
After several years working in posh European restaurants in Fukuoka, Moroccan native Fouad has opened Fukuoka's first and only Moroccan restaurant.
