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Sep 10, 2020Now Reports
Can Fukuoka Become an International Financial Hub?
Unlikely. However, the government seems to think otherwise. According to Kyodo News, [1] Japan’s central government has decided to target Fukuoka and Osaka to attract companies and...

Dec 19, 2019Now Reports
Leaving a Will in Japan
Thankfully, I received a request from a reader about writing a will in Japan, and so I’m writing about that from a non-Japanese person’s perspective. We will all die someday. At th...

Apr 25, 2019Now Reports
G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Meeting in Fukuoka
The G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Meeting in Fukuoka (G20 Fukuoka) will be held on June 8 (Sat.) and 9 (Sun.), 2019. Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors...

Dec 12, 2017Now Reports
Shared Workspace The Company Opens in Fukuoka Parco
The Company opened their second shared workspace facility in Fukuoka inside the Fukuoka Parco (Annex) on Dec. 11. This is one of the first times for a communal workspace of this ki...

Jul 28, 2017Now Reports
Fukuoka Growth Next: The City’s Startup Support Center
This April, Fukuoka Growth Next opened inside the former Daimyo Elementary School. The facility aims to support potential entrepreneurs and businesses looking to...

Apr 24, 2017Now Reports
Startup Cafe Moves into FUKUOKA growth next
A facility to support business startups called “FUKUOKA growth next” opened inside the former Daimyo Elementary School in the center of Tenjin, Fukuoka. The Startup Cafe, which fir...

Aug 18, 2016Now Reports
& And Hostel Opens in Kawabata Arcade, Fukuoka
A very unique hostel, “& And Hostel”, opens tomorrow, Aug. 19, along the covered Kawabata Shopping Arcade in central Fukuoka. Last night, we were given an advance look...

Jul 14, 2016Now Reports
New Landmark “Ship’s Garden” Opens Tomorrow
A new landmark in Fukuoka City opens tomorrow inside Suijo Park. The park, which is located along...

Apr 19, 2016Now Reports
Kitte Hakata Pre-Opening Report
Fukuoka Now attended a pre-opening event at Fukuoka’s newest shopping complex, Kitte Hakata, which opens to the public on Apr. 21. The 14-story complex will be home to 131 shops, i...

Nov 10, 2015Now Reports
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...