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Dec 20, 2018Now Reports
Meet Geigi at the Hakata Traditional Performing Arts Centre
Across from Kushida Shrine sits a building with traditional lattice doors. This is the Hakata Traditional Performing Arts Centre, which opened in 2017 to spread the word about Haka...

Dec 11, 2018Now Reports
Establishing a Business in Fukuoka
As Japan is single jurisdiction unlike the United States, Germany and Australia, there is no difference in formalities and requirements for establishing and doing a business anywhe...

Dec 5, 2018Now Reports
Kanji Day By Day: A Calendar And Cultural Experience From Here To The Olympics
Daily life is often hard to put into words, life’s everyday roller coaster can throw so much at us we often don’t have the time to sit down and feel each day. Shodo artist Mika Aok...

Nov 28, 2018Now Reports
December 2018 Fukuoka Now
The Beatles’ lyrics “It was twenty years ago today…” comes to mind as this month marks the twentieth year of publication of Fukuoka Now magazine! Huge thanks to the many people who...

Nov 27, 2018Now Reports
Fun for Everyone: Fukuoka’s Athletic Facilities
On December 1, Fukuoka’s newest municipal gymnasium, the Teriha Sekisui House Arena, will open on Island City in Higashi Ward. The four-story building is full of facilities and equ...

Nov 22, 2018Now Reports
Christmas Market 2018
These market-style events originated in Germany and are usually held in the weeks leading up to Christmas. The first Fukuoka Christmas Market was held in 2013, and it has continued...

Nov 21, 2018Now Reports
World AIDS Day 2018 in Fukuoka
There were 976 cases of HIV infection and 413 cases of AIDS reported in 2017 - a combined total of 1,389 cases. For the past 14 years, the number of cases of HIV and AIDS has been ...

Nov 9, 2018Now Reports
Chikugo Bus Tour Report – November 2018
The bus tour organized by Fukuoka Now on behalf of local governments to Chikugo last Sunday was a brilliant day-out, bursting the Fukuoka city bubble. Located in southern Fukuoka P...

Nov 5, 2018Now Reports
Fukuoka City National Strategic Special Zone (3) “Financial Aid for Renting Residential and Office Spaces”
Office and house rental fees in Fukuoka are considerably lower than in bigger cities in Japan such as Tokyo and Osaka. According to the statistics published by the Ministry of Inte...

Oct 29, 2018Now Reports
November 2018 Fukuoka Now
Autumn is an especially good time to enjoy food in Japan and this issue has heaps of foodie info to sink your teeth into! For ramen lovers we have a guide to Fukuoka Airport’s Rame...











