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Asian-Pacific Children’s Convention in Fukuoka

Every summer, children from over 40 countries and regions in the Asia-Pacific visit the city for the Asian-Pacific Children’s Convention in Fukuoka (APCC). The APCC was first held ...

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Pietro Centrale

Is it salad or spaghetti? Well, it’s both! This dish of cold noodles on a bed of crispy vegetables is the original creation of Pietro Centrale in Tenjin. You can top the dish with....

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Awabar

Awabar—which serves only carbonated drinks— is located inside the Fukuoka Growth Next startup incubator which opened this spring inside the...

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Coffee County Fukuoka

Takaaki Mori opened Coffee County in Kurume in 2013 after spending time in Central America with coffee growers, and he returns once a year to maintain his ties with them. Last fall...

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Toichi Akasaka

Even though there isn’t a menu, ordering is simple because there’s only a choice between a pork steak or beef tongue steak. The Kyushu-bred pork shoulder steak is cooked on an

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Benjamin Tarquin

Meet Benjamin Tarquin, one of the creators, and star of the “HAKATag CLAPS” video - if you haven’t seen it yet...

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New Era of Immigration in Kyushu

The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare revealed last year that the number of international workers in Japan (including international students who are employed) was expected to e...

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Ippudo Sake Sampler Night – Report

Fukuoka Now attended the first Sake Sampler Night at Ippudo Stand in Daimyo, Tenjin last May 25 – and wow – it was packed! For just ¥1,500 we could choose between a set...

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