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FUKUOKA

Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 25, 2014
Imamiya uses fake bunt trickery, bat control to guide Hawks past Buffaloes
Kenta Imamiya made the most of a pair of bunt situations to help the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks past the Pacific League-leading Orix Buffaloes 5-2 on Friday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / HIT AND RUN
Jul 21, 2014
Contenders begin second half with eyes on prize
While the NPB All-Star Series doesn't land exactly at the midpoint of the season it splits the year in two very well symbolically if not mathematically. No matter how you slice it, the regular season resumed on Monday, signaling the start of a two month race to the finish line.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 10, 2014
Pena slugs 20th homer as Buffaloes climb back into first place
Wily Mo Pena broke the balance with a tiebreaking three-run home run in the sixth inning as the Orix Buffaloes held off the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks 6-5 to regain first place in the Pacific League on Thursday night.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Jul 10, 2014
Kyoto brings back All-Star forward Warren
With a veteran-dominated roster responding to the arrival of a new head coach, the Rizing Fukuoka found a way to salvage their topsy-turvy 2013-14 season after the All-Star break and earn a trip to the playoffs.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 6, 2014
Hawks' rising star Yanagita gives credit to MLB legend Rodriguez
Fukuoka Softbank Hawks center fielder Yuki Yanagita has been one of the revelations of the 2014 season, and the Pacific League's player of the month for May said some of the credit belongs to future big league Hall of Famer Ivan "Pudge" Rodriguez.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Jul 4, 2014
Backcourt dynamo Takeno takes talents to Akita
Veteran guard Akitomo Takeno, a perimeter marksman with an explosive first step, has left the Rizing Fukuoka and OK'd a contractual agreement to play for the Akita Northern Happinets for the 2014-15 season.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 3, 2014
Iwasaki dominates as Hawks shred Marines
Sho Iwasaki combined on a seven-hit shutout with three relievers, Yuki Yanagita homered and drove in a pair of runs, and the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks routed the Chiba Lotte Marines 7-0 on Thursday night in Fukuoka.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 1, 2014
Brazell delivers winning blast in ninth against pal Standridge, Hawks
Craig Brazell and Jason Standridge know each other very well. They're good friends, former teammates and their children even get along well.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 1, 2014
26 Fukuoka schoolgirls fall ill; panic attack suspected
Twenty-six students at a girls high school in Fukuoka Prefecture became sick Monday in an apparent panic attack, prompting the school to close for the day.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 28, 2014
Mejia leads charge as Lions rally past Hawks
Ernesto Mejia belted a pair of home runs and drove in three runs as the Seibu Lions beat the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks 8-6 on Saturday afternoon for their second straight win since the restart of league play.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 22, 2014
Giants pound Hawks, snatch interleague title
The Yomiuri Giants and Fukuoka Softbank Hawks met in a winner-take-all matchup with a title hanging in the balance on Sunday afternoon. It wasn't the prize the two teams are hoping to play for in the fall, but for the Giants at least, it was a good start.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 21, 2014
Hawks bring down Giants to take interleague lead
Fukuoka Softbank left-hander Kazuyuki Hoashi held the damage to one run over seven sharp innings in a pitching duel against Yomiuri right-hander Tomoyuki Sugano in the Hawks' 3-1 victory over the Giants on Saturday afternoon.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 20, 2014
Hawks pound out 18 hits en route to victory over Swallows
The Fukuoka Softbank Hawks broke out the bats in a seven-run third inning on the way to defeating the Tokyo Yakult Swallows 9-6 in an interleague game on Friday night in Tokyo.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 19, 2014
Hawks stay in hunt for fifth interleague title
Tadashi Settsu pitched out of early trouble to go seven innings on Thursday as the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks defeated the Tokyo Yakult Swallows 7-2 to remain alive in their bid for their fifth interleague title.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jun 19, 2014
Store owner admits crushing corpse
The owner of a secondhand goods store who is suspected of killing an employee in 2004 has admitted disposing of the alleged victim's bones in an appliance crusher, investigative sources said Thursday.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jun 17, 2014
Recycle shop pair may have killed staffer in '04
Police have arrested a couple in Chikugo, Fukuoka Prefecture, on suspicion of killing one of their former employees who went missing in 2004.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 9, 2014
Softbank's Standridge has happy homecoming in win over Tigers
Former Hanshin pitcher Jason Standridge returned to Koshien Stadium and threw a three-hitter as the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks beat the Tigers 6-0 in interleague play.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 7, 2014
Matsuda, Hawks clobber Carp
Nobuhiro Matsuda came a homer shy of the cycle and drove in four runs, Kenichi Nakata allowed just two runs over 7-1/3 quality innings and the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks walloped the Hiroshima Carp 16-5 on Saturday afternoon.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 7, 2014
Hawks pitcher Wolfe scheduled to have elbow surgery
Fukuoka Softbank Hawks right-hander Brian Wolfe will undergo elbow surgery and will miss the rest of the season, the Pacific League announced Saturday.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Jun 7, 2014
Iki Island: the stones and stories that keep paradise from floating away
Legend has it that many years ago the pretty little island of Iki was not connected to the seafloor. Instead, it floated around at the whim of the currents, presumably bobbing back and forth between Japan, China and the Korean Peninsula.
Japanese stripper bids to have her porn movies taken off internet
Plaintiff Miyuki Ariga (left) speaks at a news conference along with her lawyer, Yoshitomo Morohashi, after filing a lawsuit at the Tokyo District Court on Monday.
Kishida defends planned rule to revoke foreigners' residency
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks during a meeting of the Lower House Judicial Affairs Committee on Wednesday.
Human bone-like objects found at Nippon Steel plant’s molten iron pot, with one worker missing
Police believe it’s highly possible that human bones found in a molten iron pot at Nippon Steel's Oita factory belong to a missing male employee.
Was Onosato's defeat of Terunofuji an era-defining bout?
Onosato (right) defeats Terunofuji at the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on May 12. While nothing in sumo is guaranteed, it seems almost inevitable that Onosato is destined for the top of the sport's pyramid.
Japan to review romanization system for first time in 70 years
An advisory panel to the education ministry will consider how the Japanese language should be transcribed into the Latin alphabet, including unifying different romanization styles currently in use.
Japanese rap creates its mecca in Pop Yours
Tokyo-based artist Jumadiba says he forgoes the label of simply “rap” for his music because the Japanese rap scene isn’t confined to a particular sound.
Who’s toughest on China? Biden’s tariff tactic ups ante as election looms.
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks about new actions to protect American workers and businesses from China's "unfair" trade practices, in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington on Tuesday.
Was Onosato's defeat of Terunofuji an era-defining bout?
Onosato (right) defeats Terunofuji at the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on May 12. While nothing in sumo is guaranteed, it seems almost inevitable that Onosato is destined for the top of the sport's pyramid.
Ishin struggles to set itself apart from other parties
Nippon Ishin no Kai Secretary-General Fumitake Fujita (right) speaks beside Yui Kanazawa, the party's candidate in the Tokyo 15th district by-election on April 28. Nippon Ishin lost in this by-election as well as another in Nagasaki held on the same day.

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