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Jun 1, 2006 Now Reports
Summer of Soccer
Since 2000, F.G.U. has been helping foreigners combat their soccer withdrawal symptoms.
May 1, 2006 Now Reports
Building Bridges With Chopsticks
What makes it so hard for cultures to communicate? This past winter, in the days following the Danish caricatures of the prophet Muhammad, which engendered fury and violence in som...
May 1, 2006 Now Reports
Golf for Everyone
Stick + Ball + Hole = Fun! Golf was introduced as early as the 15th century, when the Scottish used a wooden stick-like device to knock a pebble around a mecca of sand dunes and va...
Apr 1, 2006 Now Reports
Feeling Fruity
Fruit is actually quite tasty, it comes in all shapes and sizes, and some fruits even have funny names. Take the kumquat, cempedak and calabash for example. In these cases it's mor...
Apr 1, 2006 Now Reports
Mindaugas Zabaliunas
After graduating from Asia Pacific University in Beppu, Minda decided he loved Kyushu so much, he would open Japan's first and only Lithuanian cake shop. Sakotis is the name of his...
Apr 1, 2006 Now Reports
Art in Fukuoka
You may not realize it, but your very own Fukuoka has for some time been home to a thriving contemporary art scene comprised of local artists, gallery spaces and curators that oper...
Mar 1, 2006 Now Reports
Fukuoka Quake 2005 – Revisited
On the anniversary of the biggest earthquake to hit Fukuoka in 200 years, we look back and offer tips for preparedness.
Mar 1, 2006 Now Reports
Mr. Tak
How many people do you know that can play a violin? How about play one behind their back? Or play one behind their back while balancing on a unicycle? Introducing Mr. Tak!
Mar 1, 2006 Now Reports
Andy Highcock
How does a local Manchester boy end up in Japan promoting one of Fukuoka's coolest deep house/techno nights? And all while speaking only a little Japanese!
Mar 1, 2006 Now Reports
No Discrimination
Did you know that March 21st is International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination? With that in mind, I would like to share this with you... by Joel Assogba