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Jun 1, 2005Now Reports
Ati
Here's Barna (foreground) doing what he can to clean up Fukuoka's streets from littered cans, one by one. He's a six-year old golden retriever, and the star student at DoLS (Dogs L...

May 1, 2005Now Reports
Tremblin’ in Tenjin
I thought Fukuoka wasn't supposed to have earthquakes. Tectonic growing pains were other prefecture's problems, not ours. That, of course, was until Palm Sunday's M7.0 tremor. b...

May 1, 2005Now Reports
Macarena Olivera
Although she studied art formally, Macarena's teaching style at Tiempo Iberoamericano - El Taller is very hands on. There she helps students create art they hardly dare to imagine.

May 1, 2005Now Reports
Japanese Green Tea
When is the best time to drink tea? In Japan, it's the beverage of choice to wake up in the morning and drink after meals, or during work.

Apr 1, 2005Now Reports
English on the Cheap
Think English teaching is a cushy job? For some it still is, but if you are unlucky enough to be a non-JET ALT (Assistant Language Teacher), be prepared to be the meat in a sandwic...

Apr 1, 2005Now Reports
Clay Babb
For over fifteen years Clay has worked on Harley Davidson motorcycles in the Bay area. He says a good percentage of his customers were cops, and many others were Hells Angels.

Mar 1, 2005Now Reports
Buying the Beauty Myth
Two weeks after my arrival in Japan, at a goodbye gathering for the English teacher I was replacing, I was groped. Not in a darkened room by a perverted co-worker, nor by some drun...

Mar 1, 2005Now Reports
Love Hotels
The words "love hotel" makes some blush in shame and others give thanks and praise; the notions people entertain about these establishments are as varied as their backgrounds and b...

Mar 1, 2005Now Reports
Mike Kontas
For the last thirteen years Mike has been studying and practicing a discipline of Japanese swordsmanship known as Shin Kage Ryu (New Shadow Style).