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Report! Fukuoka Motor Show 2014

It’s on! This morning the doors at biggest motor show in western Japan opened with displays in three buildings. Eight domestic car brands, three motorcycle brands, and from oversea...

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Report! New Open Espressamente Illy

On Jan. 18 a brand new and very stylish cafe opened inside “Tenjin Chikagai” Fukuoka’s huge underground shopping mall. Beside the snazzy interior we noticed that Espressamente Illy...

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Exclusive! Pre-open Report – Gold’s Gym Hakata Fukuoka

On January 18 the very first branch of the world-famous Gold’s Gym opens in Fukuoka, and today Fukuoka Now was given a special pre-open tour. It’s the first Gold’s Gym in Kyushu, a...

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Internship at Fukuoka Now – Report by Tomo Greer

Not many university students can say without hesitation, that they managed to land a perfect internship over the break. Sometimes the gap between what you imagined of your internsh...

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Become a Tourist in Your Own Country

I have been studying in Fukuoka for over two months now, on the ‘Japan in Today’s World’ course at Kyushu University. I jumped at the chance to spend a year here because Japanese c...

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Kyushu Train Travel Show Wins NHK Award

On Dec. 18, NHK announced the winners of this years NHK Viewer’s Choice awards, and the 50-minute travel documentary “Train Cruise – A Century-Old Railway in Kyus...

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“HAFU” Special Screening in Fukuoka – Report

On Dec. 15, Fukuoka Now hosted Kyushu’s premiere screening of documentary film, “Hafu – the mixed-race experience in Japan” at KBC Cinema to a sold out audience of 150. The sc...

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Fukuoka Ramen Show 2013 – Report

Fukuoka Now arrived early to beat the crowds at the Fukuoka Ramen Show taking place now in front of Fukuoka City Hall. If you love ramen you’ll be in heaven but also challenged as ...

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