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Jun 1, 2009 Now Reports
A Wife Less Ordinary
It began with a light, deceptively superficial conversation on an evening soon after I started working... by Scott Burke

Jun 1, 2009 Now Reports
Kabuki Comes To Town
Hakata-za is a big favorite not only of Fukuoka City residents, but its popularity has spread throughout Kyushu and extends to the rest of the country. Located in Shimokawabata-cho...

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.