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Who Owns the Rock and Soil that Hayabusa 2 Delivered to Earth?

On December 5, 2020, a capsule containing rock and soil from an asteroid named Ryugu landed in a barren region near Woomera, South Australia. The samples were collected by the Haya...

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Itoshima Now coming soon

Itoshima Now coming soon

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Enjoy Sunset This Fall in Seaside Momochi

After a long rainy season, the heat of late summer is upon us. Now, as we head into fall, the days are growing ever so shorter, and the temperatures are gradually moving into more ...

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Renting a Flat or House in Fukuoka (part 2)

This is a sequel to my previous post Renting a flat or house in Fukuoka. The information below replies to comment on that post. Do you have a topic regarding law for me to cover? S...

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Kyushu University’s Ito Campus: An Integral Part of the Community

Last year, the City Planning Institute of Japan presented its Urban Design Award to Kyushu University‘s Ito Campus, a 272 ha site stretching from Motooka in Fukuoka City’s Nishi Wa...

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Internship at Fukuoka Now – Kayan Calf

As a Dutch media student, I hoped to find an internship relevant to my studies - and even better, in Japan. While on an exchange program in Fukuoka, I fell in love with the city. S...

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Air Passenger Rights

We received a comment from a reader via Fukuoka Now’s Facebook page, asking me to write about passenger’s rights regarding flight cancellations. I conducted some research and will ...

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The Arrow: The Oldest Japanese-made Automobile Still in Existence

The automobile industry has grown to be one of the most important industries in Japan, and Japanese cars can be found on roads the world over, but one of the cars that started it a...

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