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Owl Cafe opens in Fukuoka

Cat cafes are so 2013! This year the trend is definitely owl cafes, and the Fukuoka’s first opened inside the Kawabata Arcade this January. After an explanation of rules and protoc...

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February Grand Kabuki Report 2014

Hakataza kicks off its 15th year in 2014 with the February Grand Kabuki, and I had the pleasure of attending on opening day on Sunday, Jan. 2. As a newcomer to kabuki, I was not su...

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The Spirit of Japan

In 1867, a young and talented French army officer by the name of Jules Brunet arrives in Japan as part of a military mission to modernize the Shogun's army. This mission, however, ...

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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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