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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.

Jan 1, 2009Now Reports
Hip surgery, the Daimyo way
Take two gaijin. Add achingly cool Japanese fashion. Stir. Cook on low heat. Serve cool… by Ian Duncan

Jan 1, 2009Now Reports
I am no fashionista, but…
These days every time I open up the newspaper I am reminded that Japan is in the midst of a recession... by Alex Berger

Dec 1, 2008Now Reports
Ten Years of Now
This month Fukuoka Now celebrates a decade of serving Fukuoka's small (but growing!) foreign population. This article takes a look at some highlights from past issues.

Dec 1, 2008Now Reports
Fukuoka: THEN and NOW
This month's very special 'Gekkan Gaijin' tells the story of international publishing in Fukuoka from the unique perspective of Nick Szasz, founder and publisher of FN. by Nick...












