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Nov 25, 2014Now Reports
René Redzepi, NOMA in Fukuoka – Interview
Noma, the award winning, genre-fusing, self-reinventing restaurant in Copenhagen made a surprise announcement early this year. On Dec. 20, 2014, the restaurant will temporarily clo...
Sep 26, 2014Now Reports
Nick Cummins in Fukuoka
In a well documented move, Australian rugby superstar Nick Cummins finds himself in Fukuoka on a two-year contract playing for the top-league team Coca Cola Red Sparks. Formerly wi...
Aug 28, 2014Now Reports
Darrell Smith
Darrell Smith is Fukuoka’s Piano Man, regularly finding his audience “in the mood for a melody”. Born in Japan to American missionary parents, he spent one year in California for e...
Jun 27, 2014Now Reports
Yan Zhang
From organizing welcome events at the Port of Hakata, to sharing information, resources and maps with overseas visitors, Yan Zhang is always busy as the only non-Japanese employee ...
May 28, 2014Now Reports
Wayne Macpherson
Having studied business to doctorate level, and currently teaching future CEOs at Fukuoka universities, it’s not surprising that the enterprising Wayne Macpherson spotted a gap in ...
Apr 25, 2014Now Reports
Silvio Carannante
Necessity is the mother of invention, or so the saying goes, and that helps to explain how Silvio Carannante now spends his days growing vegetables in Fukatsu, Fukuoka. Silvio came...
Mar 28, 2014Now Reports
Jaap Mulder
Jaap Mulder first sailed into Hakata bay with his wife Marijke in 1989, as part of a yacht race during Yokatopia Expo from Auckland, Fukuoka’s sister city in New Zealand. The pair,...
Feb 28, 2014Now Reports
Kyle Ricks
When it comes to haute cuisine, New Yorker Kyle Ricks knows his onions. He has worked in top end NYC eateries, alongside famous fusion chefs such as David Bouley, and privately for...
Jan 28, 2014Now Reports
Roro
Hailing from Orlando, Florida, Roro came to Japan in 2009 to challenge himself and breakout from the hiphop scene back home. The producer, rapper and songwriter started performing ...
Dec 26, 2013Now Reports
Quin Arbeitman
“I like to get people’s emotions growing - that’s what happens to me when I start playing,” says Quin Arbeitman, a regular performer on the Fukuoka jazz scene. Piano is his instrum...
