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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...
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
Jun 1, 2009Now Reports
Kabuki Comes To Town
Hakata-za is a big favorite not only of Fukuoka City residents, but its popularity has spread throughout Kyushu and extends to the rest of the country. Located in Shimokawabata-cho...
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...
May 1, 2009Now Reports
Fukuoka City by Numbers
Did you know that a new municipal directory is published every year to coincide with the start of the business year on April 1? It presents an overview of the most up-to-date stati...
Apr 1, 2009Now Reports
Carmen Garcia
When FN asked Carmen what was rewarding about her job she had her answer ready: "Simply put it's the ability to help people who're in trouble.
Apr 1, 2009Now Reports
The Fukuoka Asian Art Museum
On March 6, 1999, the Fukuoka Asian Art Museum opened in the Hakata Riverain Center Building, next to the Hakata-za playhouse. It is the first art museum in the world to systematic...
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
Sana Mohamed Ali
When Sana came to Fukuoka she missed practicing two of her favorites: her profession as a veterinarian, and hanging out with friends over a dish with homeland flavor.
