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May 19, 2012Now Reports
City Hall Lobby Makeover
Fukuoka City recently completed the renovations of the citizen’s lobby on City Hall’s first floor, where citizens and non-local tourists of can get city info on the city. On Apr. 2...
May 14, 2012Now Reports
Solar Eclipse in Fukuoka
At 7:25 am on May 21 the solar eclipse will be visible in Fukuoka for the first time in 25 years. It will appear in the East and as it will be early in the morning, you’ll need to ...
May 11, 2012Now Reports
Summer Cover Model Wanted!
Fukuoka Now is looking for an female amateur model to pose in summer fashion or swimsuit for the cover our upcoming July issue. This is unpaid but you’ll get to keep all the ...
May 8, 2012Now Reports
Thai Airways and Tourism Authority of Thailand Celebrate 20 years in Fukuoka
In 1982 Thai Airways began their first regularly scheduled flights between Bangkok from Fukuoka. They now operate a daily flight carrying an ever increasing number of Japanese tour...
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 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
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
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...