{"id":47,"date":"2021-10-14T18:07:52","date_gmt":"2021-10-14T09:07:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/itoshima-now.com\/?page_id=47&#038;lang=ja"},"modified":"2023-08-17T17:18:26","modified_gmt":"2023-08-17T08:18:26","slug":"member","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/itoshima-now.com\/en\/member\/","title":{"rendered":"Member"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Curious about Itoshima and this site? Welcome! Please <a href=\"https:\/\/itoshima-now.com\/en\/contact\/\">contact<\/a> us if you are interested in becoming involved or supporting this project.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Nick<\/strong><br \/>\nItoshima was love at first sight! I discovered it back in 1990 and enjoyed it as a place to relax on weekends. Now it\u2019s home, and I can\u2019t think of a better place. Originally from Canada, I\u2019m the publisher of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Fukuoka Now<\/a> and producer of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/kyushulive\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Kyushu Live<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/itoshima-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/itn_nick_2022_WEB-001-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Itoshima Now Member - Nick\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-890\" srcset=\"https:\/\/itoshima-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/itn_nick_2022_WEB-001-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/itoshima-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/itn_nick_2022_WEB-001-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/itoshima-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/itn_nick_2022_WEB-001-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/itoshima-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/itn_nick_2022_WEB-001-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/itoshima-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/itn_nick_2022_WEB-001-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/itoshima-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/itn_nick_2022_WEB-001-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Emiko<\/strong><br \/>\nBorn in Fukuoka, she loves both the countryside and the city. General Manager of &#8220;Fukuoka Now,&#8221; an international media company that provides information from both the perspective of knowledgeable residents and those from elsewhere, including overseas.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/itoshima-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/itn_emiko_2023_WEB-001.jpg\" alt=\"Itoshima Now - Emiko\" width=\"1400\" height=\"1050\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1574\" srcset=\"https:\/\/itoshima-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/itn_emiko_2023_WEB-001.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/itoshima-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/itn_emiko_2023_WEB-001-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/itoshima-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/itn_emiko_2023_WEB-001-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/itoshima-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/itn_emiko_2023_WEB-001-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Seiji<\/strong><br \/>\nA former reporter for the Yomiuri Shimbun and Kyodo News. After moving to Itoshima City with my wife Miho (Layla), he began his career as a photographer, taking photos of people, scenery, and products based in Itoshima. He worked with the organizing committee and was deputy photo manager at the swimming venue for the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/itoshima-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/itn_seiji-watanabe_WEB-001.jpg\" alt=\"Itoshima Now Member - Seiji\" width=\"1400\" height=\"935\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-891\" srcset=\"https:\/\/itoshima-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/itn_seiji-watanabe_WEB-001.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/itoshima-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/itn_seiji-watanabe_WEB-001-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/itoshima-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/itn_seiji-watanabe_WEB-001-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/itoshima-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/itn_seiji-watanabe_WEB-001-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Leyla<\/strong><br \/>\nMoved to Keya, Itoshima City from Tokyo in 2011. Formerly a reporter for Nishinippon Shimbun, mainly writing about food education, childbirth, and local articles. As a freelance writer, she covers people, things, and events in Itoshima and is an advisor for the Itoshima City Mama Writer Training Course. Her family consists of two children, her husband, and an outdoor cat.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/itoshima-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/itn_miho-watanabe_WEB-001.jpg\" alt=\"Itoshima Now Member - Layla\" width=\"1400\" height=\"935\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-889\" srcset=\"https:\/\/itoshima-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/itn_miho-watanabe_WEB-001.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/itoshima-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/itn_miho-watanabe_WEB-001-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/itoshima-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/itn_miho-watanabe_WEB-001-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/itoshima-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/itn_miho-watanabe_WEB-001-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Curious about Itoshima and this site? Welcome! Please contact us if you are interested in becoming involved or supporting this project. 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