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Oct 4, 2012Now Reports
Photo Report– Hop Step Bike!
From Sep. 30~Oct. 4, Fukuoka hosted a conference for the SIU (Societe Internationale d’Urologie), bringing an influx of doctors and scholars from overseas to town. For two days dur...
Sep 26, 2012Now Reports
Eat Hakata-style in New York City
On the coast of Kyushu Island in southwestern Japan lies the city of Fukuoka. This cosmopolitan metropolis features the modern architecture of Rem Koolhaas and Michael Graves, nume...
Sep 26, 2012Now Reports
The Ups and Downs of Office Life
How often have you seen it happen? The boss blurts out something completely wrong, and the employees smile and offer no objection. Perhaps you yourself, as a foreign guest, have be...
Sep 24, 2012Now Reports
7,000th Facebook Fan Giveaway!
Fukuoka Now’s facebook page is close to hitting another milestone- 7,000 fans! With just 18 “likes” away from the big 7-0-0-0, we’ve decided to run a little competition to say than...
Aug 29, 2012Now Reports
Forking Out to Make Nuclear Power History
It has been 18 months since the horrific live broadcast of the Fukushima Daichii Nuclear Power Plant reactors explosion wreaked fear and dread throughout Japan. Visions of Chernoby...
Aug 29, 2012Now Reports
Fukuoka Art Souvenirs
Fukuoka Now’s Ellery and writer Rachel shop at Fukuoka’s museums for unique souvenirs.
Aug 27, 2012Now Reports
New York Times Report on Fukuoka
Back in March 2012, Fukuoka Now’s Nick and Emiko guided New York Times writer Ingrid K. Williams around Fukuoka for a report on our city. Her article was published in the New York ...
Aug 9, 2012Now Reports
Uchimizu at Hakata Station Ekimae Hiroba
On Aug. 8, Fukuoka Now’s Nick and Ellery went along and joined in on the splashing fun of “Uchimizu” at the Hakata Station Ekimae Hiroba. Japan’s traditional technique of “uchimizu...
Aug 6, 2012Now Reports
Fukuoka Asks Parents to Encourage Children to Wear Helmets
Fukuoka City is introducing an ordinance to make parents and guardians encourage children 15 years and under to wear a helmet when they ride their bikes. This ordinance is not that...
Jul 25, 2012Now Reports
The Secret Rules of Flattery
When I think about it, it’s a little bit strange to consider myself a gaikokujin in a country that makes up fifty percent of who I am. I’ve been using chopsticks and eating natto s...