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Avispa Fukuoka’s Return to J1!

Avispa Fukuoka's Return to J1! The forerunner of Avispa Fukuoka, the city’s beloved soccer team, was the Fujieda Blux, a club from Fujieda, Shizuoka Prefecture.

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Fukuoka City: Where the Robots Roam

The Robocup event held in Fukuoka City in 2003 was the first spark for promoting efforts to foster robot-related industries in the area, and make the city “a town where people can ...

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Matt Braley

While operating an izakaya in Kego for seven years, Matt realized that one of his desserts had the potential to become a business on its own. In July 2006 he converted his pub into...

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Pikaichi

Nagasaki-style champon noodles with vegetables, seafood, and pork is the speciality here! For 33 years now, Cho-san and his hard working crew have been serving the perfect sara udo...

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Nagasaki Lantern Festival

No other city quite embodies Japan's remarkable march through history the way Nagasaki does, and there's no better time to visit the city than during the annual Lantern Festival he...

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Neela

Between the ages of five and twenty-two Neela appeared in no less than 500 films in India. Now that's a resume!

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The Fish Heralding Spring’s Arrival

Several flora and fauna herald the approach of spring in Fukuoka. These include the plum blossoms in Dazaifu and the arrival of the black-headed gull at the Naka River and Ohori Pa...

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Dois Lagos

Encouraged by fellow Brazilian aficionados, including Avispa soccer fans, he decided to fill a glaring gap in Fukuoka's dining scene and international community by opening a deligh...

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