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Nov 25, 2019Now Reports
Christmas Market 2019
These market-style events originated in Germany and are usually held in the weeks leading up to Christmas. The first Fukuoka Christmas Market was held in 2013, and it has continued...
Oct 30, 2019Now Reports
World AIDS Day 2019 in Fukuoka
There were 940 cases of HIV infection and 377 cases of AIDS reported in 2018 - a combined total of 1,317 cases. For the past 15 years, the number of cases of HIV and AIDS has been ...
Oct 30, 2019Now Reports
Enjoying the Beautiful Fall Foliage at Yusentei Park
With autumn comes the changing leaves, and one of the best places in the city to stroll through the beautiful fall foliage is Yusentei. Yusentei Park features a Japanese garden sit...
Oct 24, 2019Now Reports
Exchanging contracts in Japan: seals and signatures (2)
We’ve seen documents and signatures as a formality for concluding contracts in the previous article. I now move on to seals and electronic signatures.
Sep 24, 2019Now Reports
Exchanging contracts in Japan: seals and signatures (1)
A contract is formed if one party accepts an offer made by the other party. Probably, you know this. However, you may not know whether any formality (e.g. document, signature, seal...
Sep 20, 2019Now Reports
October 2019 Fukuoka Now
Boom! It’s here! Rugby World Cup has come to Fukuoka and so will tens of thousands of visitors, and so it’s our pleasure to present an extra-thick 70-page edition of Fukuoka Now! N...
Sep 20, 2019Now Reports
Sengai: A Zen Monk Known for Playful Ink Paintings
Sengai Gibon (1750-1837) was a Zen monk who left behind a plethora of playful ink paintings, the most famous of which is just a circle, a triangle and a square (“○△□;” referred to ...
Aug 29, 2019Now Reports
September 2019 Fukuoka Now
Introducing the lesser-known yet appealing places in Fukuoka is always our pleasure. In this issue, we guide you to three spots you might not have heard of in Nijo, Itoshima. One i...
Aug 28, 2019Now Reports
Asia’s First Rugby World Cup
This September and October, Fukuoka and several other cities in Japan will play host to the 2019 Rugby World Cup. The world cup, which is held once every four years, pits the top t...
