A 69 year old American English conversation teacher in Fukuoka was arrested for molesting as many as 40 elementary school students he taught in his home.
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Eikaiwa Teacher in Japan Arrested for Child Pornagraphy and Molestation
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Fukuoka man arrested for grave robbing
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A man has been arrested for stealing a diamond ring and other jewelry from a grave in Fukuoka.
The man is accused of stealing 21 items of jewelry including diamond and sapphire rings and a jade necklace that a Kurume resident in her 60s had stored in a grave in the city. The items have a combined value of about 11 million yen.
One Hot WInter Night: Oniyo Fire Festival
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Half-naked men running around a temple during winter....just another day in Japan, or one of Japan's largest fire festival?
Read more »Fukuoka Winter Surf Report #1: COLD!
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My first attempt at winter surfing turned me into a spectator. Someway I will surf you winter waves you, someday!
Read more »Fukuoka FAQ's
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Finally a page dedicated to all your questions about Fukuoka. This is a unique FAQ in the sense that some questions don't have answers! Lets compile all our questions and answers about Fukuoka in one page as a resource for other lost souls in the region!
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Kyushu Bashoo - Sumo Wrestling in Fukuoka
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We showed you how they practiced, now see the Sumos at their finest as they compete in the Kyushu Bashoo, one in only 6 major Sumo tournaments in Japan!
Read more »Fukuoka Motorshow 2009
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Some photos taken from the 2009 Fukuoka Motor Show held last December 11-14.
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Just added Fukuoka Dreaming to the JAPUNDIT blogroll.
As my Japanese hometown, Fukuoka holds a special place in my heart, and Fukuoka Dreaming is a great place to get a first-hand account of life there.
Fukuoka man held after throwing wife off 5th-floor balcony
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Police said Tokuji and Tomomi Nakamichi had been drinking and got into an argument over money on Sunday night, when Tomomi told Tokuji that if he was going to kill her, then he should go ahead and do it. Tokuji then picked her up and carried her to the balcony, where she challenged him again, saying that he couldn’t do it.
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Lotus-root Stir-fry Recipe
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A quick and easy to make recipe to literally keep you warm this winter season.
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Dazaifu Tenmanguu and the ancient city of Dazaifu
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A post about Fukuoka Prefecture's most famous tourist attraction, Dazaifu Tenmanguu and its surroundings, including the only Rock Garden in Kyushu island, and Japan's 4th (and first in a hundred years) National Museum.
Read more »Free Hugs Fukuoka!
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These kids in Kego Park in Tenjin Fukuoka City show us that not everything needs to be expensive in Japan.
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Behind the Scenes Sumo
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See what goes on before the main event as we cover a Sumo practice session up close and personal a day before the Kyushu Basho begins in Fukuoka
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What to Eat in Fukuoka
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Fukuoka is a food lovers paradise, so here is a short list of what you must eat when you visit Fukuoka City! Ittadakimasu!
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Hakata Lantern Parade Lights Up Fukuoka
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A stroll along Hakata during the Lantern Festival proved to be an enlightening experience.
Read more »Momochi Matsuri (Fukuoka's Little Surprises)
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What we thought was another jogging day turned out to be free breakfast, a free show and a lot of fun.
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How to Get To and Around Fukuoka
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Basic information in how to get to Fukuoka via Land, Sea and Air from all over Asia, the Pacific and Japan.
Read more »Marijuana Plantation Discovered in Fukuoka
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A marijuana plantation with 180 million yen worth of Marijuana was discovered in Fukuoka prefecture. Owners say its for personal use.
Read more »Breaking the Myth #2: Japanese people DO Study in the Library
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Our myth buster discovers another misnomer about the Japanese...they don't play games in the library!
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Japan Journal Archive - Brother Mal Adams
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Former gang office to be used as police station in Fukuoka
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A house that used to be the office of a criminal syndicate will be used as a local substation for the Fukuoka Prefectural Police.
The two-story house is located by a prefectural road in the Yamaguchi district of Chikushino. Sometime around April 2007, the year after the house was first built, it was found to be used as the office of a gang affiliated with criminal syndicate Dojin-kai.
Fukuoka Now - Ten Years of Now
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This month Fukuoka Now celebrates a decade of serving Fukuoka's small (but growing!) foreign population. Flip the pages for a flashback of some of our favorites from the last ten years. And for even more memories dig into the full archives on our website.
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Dalai Lama to give speeches in Tokyo, Kitakyushu
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The Dalai Lama will visit Japan for a week in early November at the invitation of a Buddhist association in Fukuoka Prefecture, a spokesman for the Dalai Lama said Sunday in Tokyo. He was discharged from a hospital Oct. 16 in New Delhi after surgery for gallstones.
Oppai Lunch
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To promote the movie titled 'Oppai Volley,' Naokata City, Fukuoka prefecture has added a new item to the menu of the restaurant located in its government office... Oppai Lunch (breast lunch).
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