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May 1, 2009 Food & Drinks
Shita-gokoro
Shitagokoro, the sister shop of "Fridge", a popular Italian restaurant-bar in Haruyoshi, is a highly recommended example of a new breed of izakaya that blends great food with moder...
May 1, 2009 Now Reports
A Nation of Food Otaku
I come from a country where culinary sophistication amounts to adding chives to your potatoes and where a jam sandwich is considered a perfectly acceptable lunch. by Chris Wood...
May 1, 2009 Now Reports
Fukuoka City by Numbers
Did you know that a new municipal directory is published every year to coincide with the start of the business year on April 1? It presents an overview of the most up-to-date stati...
Apr 1, 2009 Now Reports
Carmen Garcia
When FN asked Carmen what was rewarding about her job she had her answer ready: "Simply put it's the ability to help people who're in trouble.
Apr 1, 2009 Now Reports
The Fukuoka Asian Art Museum
On March 6, 1999, the Fukuoka Asian Art Museum opened in the Hakata Riverain Center Building, next to the Hakata-za playhouse. It is the first art museum in the world to systematic...
Apr 1, 2009 Now Reports
Culture Shock! Japan
To a large degree, Westerners are encouraged from childhood to seek solutions to problems. Difficulties big and small should not be endured but resolved. by P.Sean Bramble
Mar 1, 2009 Now Reports
Sana Mohamed Ali
When Sana came to Fukuoka she missed practicing two of her favorites: her profession as a veterinarian, and hanging out with friends over a dish with homeland flavor.
Mar 1, 2009 Now Reports
Getting Jazzed in Fukuoka
This month Fukuoka Now asked musician, curator and resident expert Shayne Bowden to give us the lowdown on the Jazz Scene in Fukuoka.
Mar 1, 2009 Now Reports
Dated Danji
For many foreign women living in Japan, there is a greater chance of becoming a yudansha in aikido or a Grand Master of sado than dating a Japanese man... by Shalini Tewari
Mar 1, 2009 Now Reports
Fukuoka’s First Foreign Scholars
It’s not unusual today for people in junior high school or high school to travel to foreign countries for study, but do you know who the first people in Fukuoka were to study abroa...