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Cover Shoot Behind the Scenes

Curious about how we shoot our cover? Check out this behind the scenes report… Fukuoka Now October Cover Shoot Monday Sep. 9 at Sumiyoshi Jinja, Hakata Model: Kyrsten Lundh, ...

October 2013 Fukuoka Now Magazine

Fall has arrived in Fukuoka. This month's cover was shot inside Sumiyoshi Shrine and features our model the lovely Krysten Lundh (USA). Inside this issue we introduce two seasonal ...

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Motoni Nomura—Female Poet of the Late Edo Era

Sanso-dori is a street that runs from Ozasa to Hirao in Chuo-ku. The name is derived from Hiraosanso, a thatched-roof hut located nearby. This was the home of Botoni Nomura, a fema...

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Are you taking Fukuoka for granted?

By the time this goes to press, I’ll be back in Japan after two months in rural USA. Being a freelancer, I go home every year for an extended period, and while I never really got t...

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Flying High with Yoshihide Muroya

On Sep. 4, Fukuoka Now’s Nick Szasz had the ride of his life with Japan’s top aerobatic pilot, Yoshihide Muroya (Red Bull Air Race World Championship Race Pilot 2009~10). The ten m...

September 2013 Fukuoka Now Magazine

Who is Kyushu's most talented foreigner? We're getting ready to find out, as we prepare for this year's Gaikokujin Star Tanjo live contest happening 10/5 at JR Kyushu Hall. Meanwhi...

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How about some more tolerance?

In Fukuoka, local high school students participate in campaigns to raise awareness of subway etiquette. Student posters are hung on the walls and messages are broadcast throughout ...

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Srinivasa Popuri

After joining the UN in 1998, Srinivasa Popuri was appointed the Senior Human Settlements Officer of the UN-Habitat Regional Office for Asia last year. He’s worked in countless cou...

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