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Oct 24, 2011 Article
Strolling through Daimyo
I decided to write about the Daimyo district when I heard that this month’s issue would focus on Daimyo fashion. After all, I wrote about the Daimyo community for my master’s thesi...
Oct 24, 2011 Article
Hip surgery, the Daimyo way
Take two gaijin. Add achingly cool Japanese fashion. Stir. Cook on low heat. Serve cool… by Ian Duncan It’s hard isn’t it? You’re a giant gangly freak that won’t fit into any cloth...
Oct 24, 2011 Article
Gay-jin Fukuoka
An Update on Fukuoka’s Gay Scene This month Fukuoka Now showcases all that Fukuoka has to offer its gay and lesbian visitors and residents. We’ll give you the lo...
Oct 24, 2011 Article
She Loved Me, She Loved Me Not?
by William BagginsUSA / English Teacher January fourth was a bewildering day for me this year. It started out like any other Sunday: for most people it was the last day of the New ...
Oct 24, 2011 Article
Anthologizing Fukuoka’s History
In the Edo Period an ancient “kin'in” or golden seal which symbolized a diplomatic relationship between Japan and China was discovered in Fukuoka.
Oct 24, 2011 Article
Alejandro Cremades
For millions of people the distinctive chirp and bleep of the Nintendo Game Boy® will instantly recall their junior button-pushing days
Oct 24, 2011 Article
Turn up the Heat!
Warm up this winter with Tasty Thai Food! Eating spicy foods in winter is a great way to warm your mood and mind. Fortunately, Fukuoka is blessed with many Thai restaurants of whic...
Oct 24, 2011 Article
Fukuoka’s First Foreign Scholars
It’s not unusual today for people in junior high school or high school to travel to foreign countries for study, but do you know who the first people in Fukuoka were to study abroa...
Oct 24, 2011 Article
Getting Jazzed in Fukuoka
by Shayne Bowden This month Fukuoka Now asked musician, curator and resident expert Shayne to give us the lowdown on the Jazz Scene in Fukuoka. The Jazz phenomenon in Japan ...
Oct 24, 2011 Article
Dated Danji
For many foreign women living in Japan, there is a greater chance of becoming a yudansha in aikido or a Grand Master of sado than dating a Japanese man.