Now Reports

AIDS Day 2015 in Fukuoka

There were 1,091 cases of HIV infection and 455 cases of AIDS reported for the year 2014 - a combined total of 1,546 cases. For the past 11 years, the number of cases of HIV and AI...

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Kyushu Rainbow Pride Report 2015: LGBT Parade

On Nov. 22, over 5,000 people attended Kyushu Rainbow Pride at Reisen Park, with 300 marching in Kyushu’s second ever LGBT+ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and unspecified) pa...

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Fukuoka Ramen Show Report 2015

Fukuoka is a city famous for ramen, but even in this ramen-fuelled city it’s rare to have the opportunity to sample so many different types of ramen in one place. That’s why the an...

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Interning at Fukuoka Now

Oscar Boyd sums up a year working for Fukuoka Now: Finding Fukuoka Now Late one September evening in 2014, I emerged from Fukuoka Airport’s International Terminal half blind ...

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Fukuoka: Recipes of Fukuoka – Book Giveaway

When Japanese people talk about Fukuoka, they often wax lyrical about the food of Kyushu. For foreigners, however, it can be very difficult to get our mitts on a Fukuoka-cuisine co...

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Zombie Night Marathon – Report

On Saturday (8/22), Fukuoka Now had the opportunity to report on the Zombie Night Athletic Relay Marathon, an event that attracted nearly 600 runners/zombie-philes. At Hiraodai Par...

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Teriha Spa Resort – Largest Spa in Kyushu

Onsen are great (once you get past the nakedness of it all), a wonderful tradition to experience; but there is another aspect of the Japanese bathing world which less tourists are ...

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JR Kyushu Foreign Student Pass 5th Anniversary Competition

JR Kyushu & Fukuoka Now – JR Kyushu Foreign Student Pass 5th anniversary competition (for foreign students in Japan only) ★PRIZE★ The winner will be given a pair of JR-Ky...

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