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Fukuoka City National Strategic Special Zone (1) “Startup Visa”

It has recently been announced that the Immigration Bureau of Japan will be upgraded from a bureau to an agency from April 2019. This move is related to the plan to introduce a new...

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The Southern Rays and Breezes of Miyazaki – NHK WORLD JAPAN – Train Cruise

A 45-minute NHK-World TV program in which Nick Szasz, Publisher of Fukuoka Now, appears, will be broadcasted four times tomorrow, Sep. 1. Cameras follow Nick as he travels aboard s...

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September 2018 Fukuoka Now

Now that we survived one of the hottest summers on record in Fukuoka, it’s time to enjoy autumn and of course, the Hojoya Festival, one of Fukuoka’s best attended festivals. This y...

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Itoshima Now! September 2018

Located just before the turnoff to Shiraito Falls, one of Itoshima’s most popular attractions, Yasushi Maeda’s family and staff grow 100% organic vegetables. Last month they opened...

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Neo Megusta

A new standing bar opened this March right next to Akasaka Station, and with a bright pink neon sign, you can’t miss it! When you first order, the staff will hand you a card with a...

Coffeeman

Not far from the up-and-coming Ropponmatsu Station area in a back alley of small, funky shops sits Coffeeman, which is run by award-winning barista Takaomi Eguchi. The shop, which ...

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Las Vegas

This July, Las Vegas, a new gyoza restaurant, hung out its shingle in the gyoza mecca of Fukuoka. Owner Kazuma Kawase, who’s made a point to try gyoza from all over Japan and the w...

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Fukuoka on the Big and Small Screens

Fukuoka has been the setting for many films and television shows, and it is the work of the Fukuoka Film Commission to encourage and facilitate filming in the city. In Japan, many ...

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