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Jan 22, 2021 Local News
E-Bike Specialty Shop Opens Near Itoshima
A specialized shop for e-bikes, Zing²Fukuoka West, opened at the gateway to the Itoshima area last November. Operated by a Kurume-based sport shop with a hundred years of history, ...
Dec 21, 2020 Local News
Host towns in Fukuoka and Saga Prefectures Begin Pre-Olympics Preparations
The first voluntary council to support pre-Olympic and pre-Paralympic host towns was launched in Fukuoka and Saga. The organization aims to support the safe and reassuring operatio...
Dec 21, 2020 Local News
Three Hawks Players Selected for Best Nine of 2020
Nippon Professional Baseball Organization announced winners of its ‘Best Nine’ awards for the 2020 season, including three players of the Softbank Hawks. Amongst ten Pacific-League...
Dec 21, 2020 Local News
Avispa Returns to J1 League Soccer in 2021
Avispa Fukuoka returns to the J1 League for the 2021 season! The Fukuoka-based pro-soccer team won the match against Ehime FC on Dec. 16, securing either first or second place in t...
Nov 25, 2020 Local News
Fukuoka Softbank Hawks – Japan Series Champions Again!
Tonight our hometown heroes, the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks, defeated the Tokyo Giants by a score of 4 to 1 to sweep the Nippon Series in four consecutive games. In fact, they swept th...
Nov 17, 2020 Local News
Fukuoka Softbank Hawks Advance to the Nippon Series
Softbank Hawks advance to the Japan Series for the fourth straight year! During the game on Nov. 15 at Paypay Dome, the team came from behind to defeat the Lotte Marines by...
Nov 11, 2020 Local News
Kitakyushu to Host Artistic Gymnastics World Championships 2021
Kitakyushu City will host the 50th Artistic Gymnastics World Championships and the 38th Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships in October 2021. On November 8, the International Gy...
Nov 5, 2020 Local News
Victory Parade For Softbank Hawks Canceled
Fukuoka Softbank Hawks have decided not to hold a victory parade to celebrate their league championship to limit the spread of the new coronavirus. Usually, upwards of 300,000 loca...
Nov 2, 2020 Local News
Tour de Kyushu – Yamaguchi to Start in 2023
A new international bicycle race will be held in the Kyushu-Yamaguchi area from 2023.The Kyushu Regional Strategy Council, which currently discusses the matter, aims to hold the ev...
Oct 27, 2020 Local News
Softbank Hawks Win Pacific League Championship 2020
While our hometown heroes, the Softbank Hawks, won the Nippon Series the last three years in a row (2017, 2018, and 2019), tonight, they were crowned the Pacific Champions for the ...
