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Jan 5, 2021 Now Reports
Business Suspension Requests Under The Covid-19 Law
Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga has expressed his wish to revise the Covid-19 law. The focus is on whether to set penalties for those who refuse to abide by the authorities’ business...
Dec 31, 2020 Now Reports
Koshiki Ohashi – New Bridge Completed in August 2020
The Koshiki Islands are located about 45km off western Kagoshima Prefecture. A large bridge (the longest in Kagoshima Prefecture, 1,533m) was opened in August 2020, connecting Kami...
Dec 24, 2020 Now Reports
Okushida-san: The Shrine of Hakata’s Guardian Deity
Kushida Shrine, referred to affectionately by locals as Okushida-san, has been home to the city’s guardian deity since olden times. Although Kushida Shrine has been mentioned sever...
Dec 22, 2020 Now Reports
Hatsumode in Fukuoka 2021
So it’s New Year’s Eve and your friends have gone abroad to visit family or on exotic getaways, and you’re in Fukuoka wondering how to make the most of the last night of the year?
Dec 18, 2020 Now Reports
Fukuoka Hatsu-uri and Fukubukuro Guide 2021
Hatsu-uri literally means “first sale”, and is one of many Japanese ‘first-of-the-year’ traditions, which range from hatsumode, the first shrine visit of the year, to hatsuhinode, ...
Dec 11, 2020 Now Reports
Who Owns the Rock and Soil that Hayabusa 2 Delivered to Earth?
On December 5, 2020, a capsule containing rock and soil from an asteroid named Ryugu landed in a barren region near Woomera, South Australia. The samples were collected by the Haya...
Dec 10, 2020 Now Reports
Three Unforgettable Days at The Ritz-Carlton, Kyoto
With overseas travel shut down, we thought about where we wanted to travel in Japan. The answer was obvious - Kyoto. We hadn't been there in years, and now that there are fewer tou...
Dec 9, 2020 Food & Drinks
Hakata Motsunabe Yamanaka
Just a five-minute walk from Hakata Station Chikushi Exit, Fukuoka’s popular motsunabe (hotpot with offal, tripe, and veggies) specialty restaurant Yamanaka opened its third locati...
Dec 8, 2020 Now Reports
Fukuoka Hatsuhinode (First Sunrise) Guide 2020-2021
"Gantan" means New Year's Day in Japanese. The term has particular significance given that the Chinese characters relate to the importance placed on the first sunrise of the year. ...
Dec 2, 2020 Now Reports
Nengajo – How to Make a Japanese Christmas/New Year’s Card
Nengajo are special Japanese New Year’s cards that come with domestic postage included. They can be bought from stationery stores around Fukuoka such as Loft, but a great place to ...
