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FUKUOKA

Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 5, 2013
Obiki, Fighters clobber Hawks
Keiji Obiki helped erase a four-run deficit with a come-from-behind grand slam in the second inning, and the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters went on to rout the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks 11-5 on Thursday night at Tokyo Dome.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 1, 2013
Hawks' Oseguera downs Eagles in Japan debut
Paul Oseguera went five-plus innings to win his Japan debut and Fukuoka Softbank's bullpen pitched out of a series of jams as the Hawks defeated the Pacific League-leading Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles 4-0 on Sunday.
JAPAN
Aug 31, 2013
State-run Chinese news agency plans new bureau in Japan
China's state-run Xinhua News Agency plans to establish a bureau in Fukuoka as soon as this year, its president said.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Aug 31, 2013
After early blunder, Settsu settles down, stifles Eagles
Tadashi Settsu overcame a dicey first inning to last seven frames and pick up the victory as the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks defeated the Pacific League-leading Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles 9-2 on Saturday afternoon.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Aug 21, 2013
Buffaloes’ Kaneko one-hits Hawks
Chihiro Kaneko (10-7) lost his bid for a no-hitter in the eighth inning, but held on to throw a one-hitter on Wednesday as the Orix Buffaloes defeated the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks 2-0.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Aug 9, 2013
Tanaka extends winning streak to record-tying 20 decisions
Masahiro Tanaka improved to 16-0, a Nippon Professional Baseball record, with seven shutout innings on Friday in the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles' 5-0 win over the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Aug 7, 2013
Fukuoka police rocked by another bribery scandal
Police said Wednesday they have arrested a veteran member of the Fukuoka Prefecture Police for allegedly taking money in return for leaking personal information and a former president of a credit research company for providing bribes for the information.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 29, 2013
Softbank's Saito gives up on comeback
Fukuoka Softbank's Kazumi Saito, who is the Pacific League club's rehabilitation coach, said Monday he has given up on coming back from right-shoulder surgery and will leave the team at the end of the month.
BASKETBALL
Jul 26, 2013
Fukuoka hires Tuck
Former Chinese Basketball Association star Mack Tuck has been hired as the Rizing Fukuoka's new head coach, a source close to the situation confirmed Friday morning.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 18, 2013
Group warns horseshoe crabs at risk
The head of a citizen-based conservation group has warned that horseshoe crabs on the Tsuyazaki tideland in Fukuoka Prefecture are declining sharply.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 17, 2013
Brazell smacks two HRs as Marines maul Hawks
New acquisition Craig Brazell hit a pair of impressive home runs and journeyman lefty Takuya Furuya had a solid outing as the Chiba Lotte Marines beat the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks 7-3 on a rainy Wednesday night.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Jul 13, 2013
Fukuoka targeting Tuck as next coach
The Rizing Fukuoka are in pursuit of a former Chinese Basketball Association star to fill their coaching vacancy, The Japan Times has learned.
JAPAN
Jul 9, 2013
Film blasts export of atomic plant
A documentary film criticizing Japan's export of a nuclear power plant to Vietnam that has impacted a small village will be screened this weekend at the Fukuoka Asian Film Festival.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 1, 2013
Marines' bats come alive to sink Hawks
Shunichi Nemoto homered and drove in four runs and Daichi Suzuki went 4-for-5 with three RBIs as the Chiba Lotte Marines walloped the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks 11-3 on Sunday afternoon.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 26, 2013
Fighters show moxie in comeback victory
The Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters may be in last place in the Pacific League, but, as their nickname implies, there is a lot of fight in the team from Japan's northern island.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 17, 2013
Utsumi dominates as Giants beat Hawks
Tetsuya Utsumi pitched his first complete game of the season, Hayato Sakamoto went 3-for-4 with three RBIs, and the Yomiuri Giants walloped the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks 11-3 in the two teams' last interleague game on Sunday afternoon.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 7, 2013
Firefly enclosure livens up Hakata Station rooftop
People in the bustling town of Hakata, Fukuoka Prefecture, won't have to go out into the countryside to see fireflies this season — plenty of the lightning bugs will be buzzing around on the rooftop of JR Hakata Station until June 14.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 31, 2013
Association formed to pitch 'Lolita fashion' to the world
Aiming to spread Japan's "Lolita fashion" to the world, the Omula Fashion Design College in the city of Fukuoka has established the Japan Lolita Association.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
May 30, 2013
Hasegawa's three-run shot sends Hawks soaring past Giants
Yuya Hasegawa hit a three-run homer, Hayato Terahara had just enough fire in the tank over 5⅓ innings before leaving with an injury, and the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks held off the Yomiuri Giants 3-2 for a two-game sweep in interleague play on Wednesday night.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
May 29, 2013
Hoashi, Hawks whip Giants
Kazuyuki Hoashi essentially replaced Toshiya Sugiuchi last season when he joined the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks and Sugiuchi left to suit up for the Yomiuri Giants.
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Yen rebounds strongly after first slide past ¥160 since 1990
The yen dropped to ¥160.245 per dollar on Monday before heading into the other direction to ¥155.01 amid speculation of an intervention by Japanese currency authorities.
JAL cancels international flight after captain gets drunk at Dallas hotel
A Japan Airlines' flight from Dallas to Tokyo was canceled last week after its captain got drunk at a local hotel.
Climate change, chalky grains and the risks for Japan’s rice farmers
A farmer plants seedlings in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima Prefecture. Japan’s self sufficiency rate for rice is nearly 100%, compared with 38% for food overall, on a calorie basis.
Japan wants you to spend more with ‘luxury tourism’
Performers play a traditional drum unique to Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, in the prefectural capital of Kanazawa on March 16 to mark the extension of the Hokuriku Shinkansen line to Tsuruga Station in Fukui Prefecture.
Theaster Gates’ ambitious ‘Afro-Mingei’ brings Black Chicago to Tokyo
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Casa del Cibo: A thriving jewel born from Tohoku’s harsh past
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Town to block view of Mount Fuji in response to overtourism
The town government of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, decided to set up a 2.5-meter-high screen to prevent tourists from taking pictures of Mount Fuji looming behind a convenience store.

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