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Benjamin Tarquin

Meet Benjamin Tarquin, one of the creators, and star of the “HAKATag CLAPS” video - if you haven’t seen it yet...

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New Era of Immigration in Kyushu

The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare revealed last year that the number of international workers in Japan (including international students who are employed) was expected to e...

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Ippudo Sake Sampler Night – Report

Fukuoka Now attended the first Sake Sampler Night at Ippudo Stand in Daimyo, Tenjin last May 25 – and wow – it was packed! For just ¥1,500 we could choose between a set...

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Yakimonoya – New Kyoto Style Yakitori & Yakiniku

Last night Fukuoka Now checked out one of our newest sponsors – and we were pleasantly surprised! Yakimonoya – (literally “the grill shop”) is unique in tha...

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Leytons Coffee Roaster

Walking into Leytons Coffee Roaster is akin to entering a lab. Not some trendy, lab themed coffee shop but a place where coffee is created around you. Leytons is a small shop. Seve...

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Boat Race Fukuoka Experience

A fifteen-minute walk from the Tenjin subway station, the entrance to a lesser known Japanese known as boat racing lies. It’s one of the few legal forms of gambling in Japan and si...

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June 2017 Fukuoka Now

Hope you are hungry - because in this month’s edition of Fukuoka Now we have lots of tasty information for you! Have you wanted to try Kobe beef? This month we introduce Ryuen Nish...

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Ramen Kuramochi

Last April, Kuramochi began dishing out soy sauce ramen in the pork ramen mecca of Fukuoka. Owner Osamu Izumi learned how to make his ramen directly from the founder of Manrai, a f...

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