Now Reports

AIDS Day 2015 in Fukuoka

There were 1,091 cases of HIV infection and 455 cases of AIDS reported for the year 2014 - a combined total of 1,546 cases. For the past 11 years, the number of cases of HIV and AI...

• #Others
• #Fukuoka Prefecture

Now Eats & Drinks

We discovered three great places recently: a killer spot for a full breakfast, a specialty coffee shop and cafe, and a new craft beer bar in Tenjin. Check them out! In Fukuoka, fin...

• #Food & Drink
• #Fukuoka City

Kyushu Rainbow Pride Report 2015: LGBT Parade

On Nov. 22, over 5,000 people attended Kyushu Rainbow Pride at Reisen Park, with 300 marching in Kyushu’s second ever LGBT+ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and unspecified) pa...

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• #Hakata

Kiki & Lala Cafe Fukuoka Opening Report

The Little Twin Stars have landed their flying star in Fukuoka for a limited time only! Kiki and Lala, the adorable twins from the Sanrio universe, are celebrating their 40th birth...

• #Food & Drink
• #Tenjin

Fukuoka Ramen Show Report 2015

Fukuoka is a city famous for ramen, but even in this ramen-fuelled city it’s rare to have the opportunity to sample so many different types of ramen in one place. That’s why the an...

• #Food & Drink
• #Others
• #Ramen
• #Tenjin

Hakata Basho Report

At Fukuoka Now’s Nippon Now! party, we held Fukuoka’s first ever sumo suit wrestling tournament! Men and women of all nationalities took part, including Indian, American, Cambodian...

• #Events
• #Hakata

Innovation Studio Fukuoka

Innovation Studio Fukuoka (ISF) is an initiative with big ambitions. On meeting Esben Grøndal, a Danish Intern with the ISF, currently studying for a Masters in Service Design back...

• #Business
• #Fukuoka City

Hakushu Festival Report 2015

Seventy-seven lantern-adorned boats floating down four kilometers of canals; a whole community coming together with song, dance and festival spirit to honor a homegrown literary le...

• #Events
• #Festival
• #Yanagawa