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Win!! Tickets to Red Bull Sound Voyage Fukuoka

Red Bull roars into Fukuoka’s summer party scene with a gorgeous beach festival in front of Fukuoka Dome. Live artists include ZEEBRA, May J., DJ SOULJAH, and the unique Party Rock...

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Win!! Tickets to 26th Annual Asian Film Festival

This annual film festival, now in its 26th, year celebrates independant Asian cinema. The 13-film selection includes works from Japan, Korea, Taiwan and Bhutan. It’s a rare opportu...

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‘North Tenjin’ Shopping Center Open

Shoppers Daiei reopened June 28 as ‘North Tenjin’. It had been closed since summer last year for renovations. The new center has 30 specialty stores including Shimamura and a ¥100 ...

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Tours of Yamakasa Floats on July 8

We Love Tenjin Association is organizing a walking tour of the floats used in the Yamakasa festival. The tour starts at 13:00 on July 8 at Lion Square in front of the Mitsukoshi De...

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July 2012 Fukuoka Now Magazine

This summer in Fukuoka is going to be HOT! This issue, we get ready for the summer's biggest festivals– Red Bull Sound Voyage, Sunset Live and Isla de Salsa –whilst cover model Tam...

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The Nagare Community

The history of one of Hakata’s best known festivals, the Hakata Gion Yamakasa held in July, dates back more than 700 years. It is a compelling sight to watch loincloth-clad men run...

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TRIAL to Hire International Students

Discount Store TRIAL has announced it will hire 200 staff next spring, double its hires this year. Of this, about 20 will be international students. They are planning to move into ...

Gaikokupedia

If there’s anything I don’t know about Japanese history, architecture, culture or politics, I find the longest answers often come by asking a random gaikokujin a completely unrelat...

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