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FUKUOKA

Japan Times
BASKETBALL
May 20, 2013
Yokohama captures first-ever bj-league title
One team's quest for a first title has ended. The other team's fight will continue next season.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
May 17, 2013
Veteran leadership makes Fukuoka favorite over Kyoto
The Rizing Fukuoka and Kyoto Hannaryz renew their rivalry on Saturday in the Western Conference final at Ariake Colosseum. Tipoff is set for 2:10 p.m.
BASKETBALL
May 13, 2013
Fukuoka, Kyoto, Niigata join Yokohama in Final Four
The Final Four is set, with a pair of returning teams and two which haven't been to the big show for a few seasons.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
May 12, 2013
Settsu sets tone for Hawks in win
Tadashi Settsu pitched two-run ball over seven innings, Yuya Hasegawa hit a two-run homer to key a six-run sixth, and the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks snapped a five-game losing skid with a 10-3 come-from-behind rout of the Seibu Lions on Saturday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
May 3, 2013
Hawks relievers shine against Lions
Former National League All-Star Bryan LaHair drove in three runs, including two on a tie-breaking, sixth-inning single as the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks beat the Pacific League-leading Seibu Lions 7-5 on Thursday at Yafuoku Dome.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 28, 2013
Imae delivers game-changing double for Marines
Toshiaki Imae threw one fist in the air as his face lit up with the smile Chiba Lotte Marines fans have come to love over the years, and everyone else at QVC Marine Field, with the exception of the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks, was probably smiling right along with him.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 5, 2013
KLM now flying from Fukuoka to Amsterdam
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines launched a direct fight service between Fukuoka and Amsterdam on Thursday, becoming the first carrier to regularly connect the city with Europe.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Apr 5, 2013
Ashby pivotal player in Fukuoka's quest for Final Four
Julius Ashby is hungry to win a championship.
JAPAN
Mar 9, 2013
Fukuoka gears up for China's smog cloud
The average daily amount of the toxic air pollutant PM2.5 was forecast to reach 42 micrograms per cubic meter in the city of Fukuoka on Friday, topping the national environmental standard of 35 micrograms, city officials said.
JAPAN
Feb 24, 2013
Fukuoka's PM2.5 levels off chart as China's toxic smog smothers city
Toxic smog that is spreading to Japan from China almost certainly exceeded the central government's maximum limit in Fukuoka on Saturday, local officials said.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jan 31, 2013
Hawks' LaHair sets high bar at introductory news conference
Bryan LaHair says he has set his sights on hitting 30 home runs this season for the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks as he was unveiled by the Pacific League club on Wednesday.
BUSINESS
Sep 22, 2011
Nissan to up overseas parts supplies
Nissan Motor Co. President Carlos Ghosn has indicated the automaker will expand procurement of overseas components for its plant in Fukuoka Prefecture to help cope with the yen's appreciation.
Reader Mail
Feb 27, 2011
Pawns of leading-edge 'research'
The front-page Feb. 22 article "Work starts at Shinjuku Unit 731" prompted me to make a few comments as a student of the Chinese language who visited the Biological Warfare Unit 731 site in the Pingfang district of Harbin, China. (The Shinjuku site in Tokyo is said to have been research headquarters for Unit 731.)
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 16, 2007
Nissan Shatai breaks ground for Fukuoka Prefecture plant
Nissan Shatai Co. held a groundbreaking ceremony Monday for its new vehicle assembly plant in Kanda, Fukuoka Prefecture, which is scheduled to start operations in early 2009.
BUSINESS
Nov 30, 2006
Toyota to double engines in Fukuoka
Toyota Motor Corp. plans to invest some 20 billion yen to double engine production capacity to some 400,000 units per year at its engine plant in Kanda, Fukuoka Prefecture, sources said Wednesday.

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