Now Reports

Flying High with Yoshihide Muroya

On Sep. 4, Fukuoka Now’s Nick Szasz had the ride of his life with Japan’s top aerobatic pilot, Yoshihide Muroya (Red Bull Air Race World Championship Race Pilot 2009~10). The ten m...

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How about some more tolerance?

In Fukuoka, local high school students participate in campaigns to raise awareness of subway etiquette. Student posters are hung on the walls and messages are broadcast throughout ...

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Fukuoka ALT Board Game Group

Four friends on JET in Fukuoka launched a gaming group to let off some steam with fellow ALTs. Their members and 30-game selection both continue to grow and their next meeting is o...

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Hakata Gion Yamakasa 2013 – Report

It is shortly before 5am on Monday 15th July and I am stumbling, camera in sweaty hand, down a narrow street thronged with the bleary-eyed but visibly excited population of Fukuoka...

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Alien Asian

For most Westerners, Japan is the perfect getaway. Its culture could not be more foreign, but its modern and civilised society allows them to feel right at home. But what if a fore...

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Discount Tickets to Summer Festivals!

Fukuoka Now has got limited supply of discount tickets to Fukuoka’s biggest summer festivals – Isla de Salsa and Sunset Live! ▶½ PRICE ISLA DE SALSA TICKETSJust ¥2,250 ...

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Cyclists vs. Drivers

As a cyclist in Fukuoka City, drivers are dangerous idiots. But as a driver in Fukuoka City, cyclists are dangerous idiots. by Mark Cowan

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ILC’s Potential for Fukuoka

Fukuoka Now’s Editor-in-Chief, Nick Szasz met with Hiroshi Ogawa, Governor of Fukuoka Prefecture to learn about the bid for the next International Linear Collider (ILC), a cutting-...

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