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Guide to Japanese life and language written by Anne Crescini
Anne Crescini has lived in Japan for over 16 years and works primarily in research and education as an associate professor at Kitakyushu University. Having previously lived in Kita...
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Limited Edition Daikoku Candy at Ishimura Manseido Until Jul. 15
Special edition hard rock candy called Daikoku Candy is currently being sold at the popular Japanese sweets shop Ishimura Manseido for the duration of the...
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Fukuoka Canada Day Report 2017
Canada’s 150th anniversary as a nation was celebrated in force and with style in Fukuoka! Blessed with fair skies, 1,030 people attended Fukuoka Now’s Fukuoka Canada Day party at.....
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Munenori Kawasaki Interview in Fukuoka 2017
Munenori Kawasaki of the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks gave his first interview in English since returning to Japan on June 22nd at the Fukuoka Yahuoku! Dome to Fukuoka Now. Kawasaki, who...
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July 2017 Fukuoka Now
The rainy season is on but spirits will be high in the city once the Hakata Gion Yamakasa festival kick off on July 1st. This issue includes a mini-guide to the festival as well as...
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Asian-Pacific Children’s Convention in Fukuoka
Every summer, children from over 40 countries and regions in the Asia-Pacific visit the city for the Asian-Pacific Children’s Convention in Fukuoka (APCC). The APCC was first held ...
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Pietro Centrale
Is it salad or spaghetti? Well, it’s both! This dish of cold noodles on a bed of crispy vegetables is the original creation of Pietro Centrale in Tenjin. You can top the dish with....
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Awabar
Awabar—which serves only carbonated drinks— is located inside the Fukuoka Growth Next startup incubator which opened this spring inside the...
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Coffee County Fukuoka
Takaaki Mori opened Coffee County in Kurume in 2013 after spending time in Central America with coffee growers, and he returns once a year to maintain his ties with them. Last fall...
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Toichi Akasaka
Even though there isn’t a menu, ordering is simple because there’s only a choice between a pork steak or beef tongue steak. The Kyushu-bred pork shoulder steak is cooked on an
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