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Aug 1, 2009Now Reports
The Day I Became King
The day I became king, or at least felt like one, is every day; every day my foot crosses the threshold into a Lawson, 7-Eleven, dining, shopping, or customer service environment t...
Jul 1, 2009Now Reports
I’d like to teach the world to surf
"Nihon de no mokuteki wa nan desu ka?"... I confess to being lost for words recently when a Japanese colleague asked me this deceptively simple question. Did he mean professionally...
Jul 1, 2009Now Reports
Go to Goto
Searching for the Simple Life? Located 80km off the coast of Nagasaki city, Fukue-shima is a perfect place for a detox from the city. By Marika Galadza
Jun 1, 2009Now Reports
New Multicultural Milestone – Fukuoka Masjid
This month Fukuoka Now reports on a significant landmark of internationalization in Fukuoka: the opening of Kyushu's first mosque, Fukuoka Masjid and Al-Nour Islamic Cultural Cente...
Jun 1, 2009Now Reports
A Wife Less Ordinary
It began with a light, deceptively superficial conversation on an evening soon after I started working... by Scott Burke
May 1, 2009Now Reports
A Nation of Food Otaku
I come from a country where culinary sophistication amounts to adding chives to your potatoes and where a jam sandwich is considered a perfectly acceptable lunch. by Chris Wood...
Apr 1, 2009Now Reports
Culture Shock! Japan
To a large degree, Westerners are encouraged from childhood to seek solutions to problems. Difficulties big and small should not be endured but resolved. by P.Sean Bramble
Mar 1, 2009Now Reports
Getting Jazzed in Fukuoka
This month Fukuoka Now asked musician, curator and resident expert Shayne Bowden to give us the lowdown on the Jazz Scene in Fukuoka.
Mar 1, 2009Now Reports
Dated Danji
For many foreign women living in Japan, there is a greater chance of becoming a yudansha in aikido or a Grand Master of sado than dating a Japanese man... by Shalini Tewari
Feb 1, 2009Now Reports
Gay-jin Fukuoka
This month Fukuoka Now showcases all that Fukuoka has to offer its gay and lesbian visitors and residents.