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May 7, 2012Now Reports
Cool Biz is here!
From May 1, Fukuoka City started “cool biz”- an environmentally friendly cooling solution for summer in Japan. It allows city employees to attend work without ties and jackets, in ...
May 6, 2012Now Reports
LAOX Fukuoka – New Open – Photo Report!
Adding the seemingly endless options of places to shop in this city, LAOX, the famous electronic goods and duty free from Tokyo opened their first store in Kyushu on the 4th floor ...
May 4, 2012Now Reports
NOW Staff Question – How do you deal with gogatsu byou?
When Golden Week is over, a symptom called gogatsu byou – or May blues – often occurs to Japanese people. Don’t worry, it’s nothing serious (or even medical...
May 3, 2012Now Reports
Nishitetsu Stores begin Home Delivery
Nishitetsu Store will launch a new home-delivery service on May 28. If you live in the Minami-ku area of Fukuoka, you can place an order by telephone or online, and your goods will...
May 3, 2012Now Reports
Snapshot! – SCRUM! Fukuoka Touch Rugby!
The Ruamoko Fukuoka Touch Rugby team just kicked off in April 2011 but they already have over 20 regular members of all ages, nationalities and genders. They play at Maizuru Park o...
May 2, 2012Now Reports
Snapshot! – Au Revoir Kooza
Inside the Fukuoka Big Top in Hakozaki the latest Cirque du Soleil extravaganza, Daihatsu Kooza, entertained more than 10,000 guests over three months, since its launch on Feb. 9. ...
Apr 30, 2012Now Reports
100 Things to Do in Momochi
A new website promoting tourism in the Momochi area- “Momochi Fun Site ~ Hundred Way” has opened. The site includes 100 ways to have fun in the Momochi area- its concept a play-on-...
Apr 30, 2012Now Reports
Snapshot! – Classifieds’ Poster Boy
John Shiomi, long-time Yame, Fukuoka resident from LA, found a job, over 30 friends and a wife all on the Fukuoka Now Classifieds! We had a chat with John before he moved back to t...
Apr 28, 2012Now Reports
New Bicycle Laws for Fukuoka
On May 1, the Fukuoka Pref. Police will begin enforcement of the revised Road Traffic Laws concerning bicycles. The new laws prohibit three activities: 1. talking on a cell phone w...
Apr 26, 2012Now Reports
Yahoo! Dome Roof To Open for 1st Time in 4 Years!
The roof of the Yahoo! Japan Dome will open for the first time in four years for today’s game against the Saitama Seibu Lions! The occasion will be marked by a pre-game show: a rep...
