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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.
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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...
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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.
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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...
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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...
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Jun 1, 2007 Food & Drinks
Fukuoka Mentsudan
Noodles, schmoodles? Obviously you've never had the good stuff!
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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...
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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 ...
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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.