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Claudio Ferniani

In Italy, his family operates a fashion business, so despite an eduction in ceramics and art, it's no big surprise to see Claudio running his own shop here inside Fukuoka's most pr...

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Shayne Bowden

Shayne is an English teacher living and working in Fukuoka, but his passion is art. Despite studying film at university, Shayne has gravitated toward audio art since arriving in Ja...

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Warren Fryar

A self-proclaimed “sonic adventurer”, Warren’s earliest musical memories come from church singing. His father played guitar and his brother, trumpet; Warren plays both—and he sings...

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Charles Rials

Charles has been drinking and enjoying wine for over 13 years and even has his own private collection of 500+ bottles of vintage wines. Currently he and his partner, Tomas Marin, i...

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Eugene Wanyama

The stars must have been aligned perfectly as Eugene graduated from Asia-Pacific University in Oita, because at the same time, his future employer wanted to beef up its marketing t...

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Leslie Bellack

He's been running for over 20 years and has participated in over 200 races including the Boston, Toronto, and Detroit marathons. Prior to coming to Fukuoka, Leslie worked as a prof...

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Hyder md. Zulfiqur

Mention Bangladesh and many of us think of an impoverished land filled with volunteers. According to Hyder, who first came to Fukuoka seven years ago as an exchange student, the fi...

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Jeff Robins

With his curiosity peaked by James Clavell's novel Shogun, Jeff first came to Japan in the 1970s to pursue an interest in aikido. Since then he's built a career around manufacturin...

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