{"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":"2026-08-10T10:15:39","modified_gmt":"2026-08-10T01:15:39","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\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fukuoka Now<\/a> and producer of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/kyushulive\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kyushu Live<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-890\" 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\" 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\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1574\" src=\"https:\/\/itoshima-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/itn_emiko_2023_WEB-001.jpg\" alt=\"Itoshima Now - Emiko\" width=\"1400\" height=\"1050\" 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","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Curious about Itoshima and this site? 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