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May 1, 2008 Food & Drinks
Farm
A supermarket for the health-conscious on the first floor and simple home-style Japanese lunches on the second. Somewhere between Keyaki-dori and Kegohon-dori, there stands a large...
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May 1, 2008 Now Reports
Cecilia Naomi Lipp
For such a young woman, Cecilia has an impressive resumé of working with NPOs, including an internship at a former leprosy colony in Hawaii and work at Amnesty International's offi...
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May 1, 2008 Now Reports
Litti’s Avispa – Back to J-1!
We caught up with Avispa Fukuoka manager - and three time world cup finalist - Pierre Littbarski ahead of a crucial J league game to get his thoughts on the 2008-2009 season.
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Apr 1, 2008 Now Reports
Wilson Taira
As the host of Love FM's Portuguese language radio show, (Wed. 06:30 ~ 07:00, 76.1 FM MHz), Wilson's voice is probably more familiar than his face. However, his frequent appearance...
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Apr 1, 2008 Food & Drinks
Akomenohama
In a renovated 100-year-old house just a few minutes walk from Meinohama Station Inenaga-san and staff prepare gorgeous gourmet-style okonomiyaki.
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Apr 1, 2008 Now Reports
Avispa Fukuoka’s Return to J1!
Avispa Fukuoka's Return to J1! The forerunner of Avispa Fukuoka, the city’s beloved soccer team, was the Fujieda Blux, a club from Fujieda, Shizuoka Prefecture.
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Mar 1, 2008 Now Reports
Fukuoka City: Where the Robots Roam
The Robocup event held in Fukuoka City in 2003 was the first spark for promoting efforts to foster robot-related industries in the area, and make the city “a town where people can ...
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Mar 1, 2008 Now Reports
Matt Braley
While operating an izakaya in Kego for seven years, Matt realized that one of his desserts had the potential to become a business on its own. In July 2006 he converted his pub into...
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Mar 1, 2008 Food & Drinks
Pikaichi
Nagasaki-style champon noodles with vegetables, seafood, and pork is the speciality here! For 33 years now, Cho-san and his hard working crew have been serving the perfect sara udo...
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Feb 1, 2008 Now Reports
Nagasaki Lantern Festival
No other city quite embodies Japan's remarkable march through history the way Nagasaki does, and there's no better time to visit the city than during the annual Lantern Festival he...