Now Reports

Roro

Hailing from Orlando, Florida, Roro came to Japan in 2009 to challenge himself and breakout from the hiphop scene back home. The producer, rapper and songwriter started performing ...

• #Fukuoka City

The Spirit of Japan

In 1867, a young and talented French army officer by the name of Jules Brunet arrives in Japan as part of a military mission to modernize the Shogun's army. This mission, however, ...

• #Fukuoka City

Report! Fukuoka Motor Show 2014

It’s on! This morning the doors at biggest motor show in western Japan opened with displays in three buildings. Eight domestic car brands, three motorcycle brands, and from oversea...

Report! New Open Espressamente Illy

On Jan. 18 a brand new and very stylish cafe opened inside “Tenjin Chikagai” Fukuoka’s huge underground shopping mall. Beside the snazzy interior we noticed that Espressamente Illy...

Exclusive! Pre-open Report – Gold’s Gym Hakata Fukuoka

On January 18 the very first branch of the world-famous Gold’s Gym opens in Fukuoka, and today Fukuoka Now was given a special pre-open tour. It’s the first Gold’s Gym in Kyushu, a...

Internship at Fukuoka Now – Report by Tomo Greer

Not many university students can say without hesitation, that they managed to land a perfect internship over the break. Sometimes the gap between what you imagined of your internsh...

Coming of Age Day / Seijin no Hi

You may wonder why every teenager in town is walking in the same direction wearing a traditional kimono or a suit. In fact, they do so because today is Seijin no hi (Coming of Age ...

Nanakusa no Sekku – Report

Today, the 7th of January is Nanakusa no Hi. Nanakusa refers to seven herbs or seven grasses that are eaten together on this day as okayu (rice porridge) for good health for the re...

• #Chuo-ku