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Aug 7, 2012Now Reports
Sunset Live Artist to Catch: Frying Dutchman!
SUNSET LIVE 2012 Kyushu’s hottest outdoor music festival. Aug. 31, Sep. 1 & 2 -The Summer’s Grand Finale! 60+ live bands over three days on the beach. GO! GO! GO! ARTIST TO CA...
Aug 6, 2012Now Reports
Fukuoka Asks Parents to Encourage Children to Wear Helmets
Fukuoka City is introducing an ordinance to make parents and guardians encourage children 15 years and under to wear a helmet when they ride their bikes. This ordinance is not that...
Aug 1, 2012Now Reports
Xie Guoming, a pioneer in creating friendly Japan-China relations
A small group of camphor trees stands on a corner along the small Dekimachi-dori near the Hakata Station. That is said to be the location of the grave of Xie Guoming, who promoted ...
Jul 31, 2012Now Reports
SPECIAL! Belly Dance Show!
Wednesday night’s Yukata Dance Party is going to be even hotter with a Belly Dance show by Jacqueline Tauil (Argentine) a professional dancer with Tiempo Iberoamericano. Her ...
Jul 25, 2012Now Reports
August 2012 Fukuoka Now Magazine
This month's cover models wear colorful yukata in anticipation of our huge Yukata Dance Party, happening August 1. Inside, we get a taste of Tokyo pop culture right at the AKB48 Ca...
Jul 25, 2012Now Reports
The Secret Rules of Flattery
When I think about it, it’s a little bit strange to consider myself a gaikokujin in a country that makes up fifty percent of who I am. I’ve been using chopsticks and eating natto s...
Jul 25, 2012Now Reports
Sean Cunial
If you’re finding it hard to wrap your head around Sean’s official title, let us break it down for you. As a director, he sits on the board of Coca-Cola West (the largest bottler a...
Jul 24, 2012Now Reports
Ticket Giveaway for Ukiha City Grape Picking Event
Ukiha City Tourism Association has 20 family (up to four people) tickets to give away for their Aug. 10 event. The tickets include grape picking, trying ceramics and hot spring pas...
Jul 20, 2012Now Reports
Bosozoku Crackdown
Six roads in Momochihama and Jigyohama will close from midnight to 05:00 each Saturday and Sunday morning from Jul 21~Sep 2. The closures are to try to control the loud bosozoku mo...
Jul 20, 2012Now Reports
Call for Donations After Kyushu’s Heavy Rain
The Japanese Red Cross is appealing for cash donations to help the victims of Kyushu’s recent heavy rain and subsequent floods. Donations can be made a 14 locations including at th...