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Jun 1, 2011Now Reports
ELLE CAFÉ with Louisa Babaci
One rainy day before lunchtime, we had a rendezvous at ELLE CAFÉ with Louisa, director of the French Institute in Fukuoka.

May 1, 2011Now Reports
ELLE CAFÉ with Effie Liang
This month we launch a new series of reports from the world’s first Elle Café located inside Hakata Hankyu. The interior is decorated with chic, contemporary furniture and fittings...

Apr 1, 2011Now Reports
Mike Charron
Barman, chef, English teacher, student of go, boxer, bouncer – Mike Charron certainly has a diverse CV. The proprietor of Oyafuko-dori’s The Craic and the Porter first came to Japa...

Mar 1, 2011Now Reports
Aonghas Crowe
As a foreigner living in Japan, reading Aonghas Crowe’s novels can be like receiving an understanding pat on the back. Like many of us, Crowe’s plans to leave Japan and head back h...

Feb 1, 2011Now Reports
Lars Martinson
American cartoonist Lars Martinson has a long history with Japan, having lived here as a high school exchange student, a JET Programme assistant English teacher, and a calligraphy ...

Jan 1, 2011Now Reports
Magno
On a Tuesday night between 8 and 8:30 pm, you may have found yourself moving to some smooth Latin tunes played on Love FM radio (76.1 MHz). For the past 13 years, the person behind...

Dec 1, 2010Now Reports
Jean-Christophe Blot
Jean-Christophe, originally from Joinville Le Pont, France, has lived in Japan for ten years and has been pastry chef and owner of Aux Delices in Yakuin for six.

Nov 1, 2010Now Reports
Dr. Ronald Schlemper
Dr. Schlemper opened the International Medical Clinic near Tojinmachi subway station six years ago and is the only foreign doctor with his own clinic in southern Japan.

Oct 1, 2010Now Reports
Matthieu Bardiaux
As director of the Institut Franco-Japonais du Kyushu, Matthieu is responsible for promoting French culture and language in Japan. Located in central Akasaka, the Institut is a hub...

Sep 1, 2010Now Reports
Gunawardhana Ravindra
Gunawardhana Ravindra makes entrepreneurship look easy. 'Ravi' started up his third business venture last year when he brought two fellow Sri Lankan cooks to Fukuoka and opened his...










