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May 2013 Fukuoka Now Magazine

The May issue of Fukuoka Now features a guide to Motorbiking in Kyushu by local bike lover Greg O'Keefe. Meanwhile, there's red meat, wine and good times waiting for you at this mo... Read More
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City Bulletin May 2013

Selected news topics by Fukuoka Now from Fukuoka’s Shisei Dayori. Read More
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Yu Ping Tseng

While his finance-major classmates went on to work in banks and security companies in Taiwan, Yu Ping Tseng holds the title of General Manager of China Airlines’ Kyushu/Yamaguchi b... Read More
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Shofukuji: Japan’s First Zen Temple and the Origin of Tea Culture

 The Fukuoka City Museum is currently holding an exhibit called "The First Zen Temple Shofukuji" until June 16. As the title of this exhibit implies, Shofukuji Temple in Hakata-ku ... Read More
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Notes from an Overstayer

I wonder why the thought of a gaijin being approachable like everyone else is so... foreign. Maybe it’s because they assume I don’t speak Japanese. Maybe it’s because they assume ... Read More
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Karatsu Kaido: A Major Artery for Ancient Travelers

A series of roads, or kaido, were built throughout Japan in the Edo Era for both feudal lords trekking to Edo and regular travelers. The most famous road in Kyushu was the Nagasaki... Read More
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April 2013 Fukuoka Now Magazine

The new April issue of Fukuoka Now is out, and it's FULL of great content! Read More
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City Bulletin April 2013

Selected news topics by Fukuoka Now from Fukuoka’s Shisei Dayori. Read More
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Evan Kirby

Ambitious, dare we say “genki”, Scotsman Evan Kirby runs GenkiJACS Japanese School in Fukuoka. At age eighteen Evan moved from his small hometown of Dumfries to Hawaii in search of... Read More
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Bucking the Brand

Like most countries, Japan is filled to bursting point with brands, but here their reign is enforced with a unique and often unsettling vigor. They scream at us from billboards, in... Read More
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