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Shita-gokoro

Shitagokoro, the sister shop of "Fridge", a popular Italian restaurant-bar in Haruyoshi, is a highly recommended example of a new breed of izakaya that blends great food with moder...

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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...

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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...

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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.

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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...

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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

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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.

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Getting Jazzed in Fukuoka

This month Fukuoka Now asked musician, curator and resident expert Shayne Bowden to give us the lowdown on the Jazz Scene in Fukuoka.

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