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Mar 18, 2016 Local News
Hawks Players Exchanged Cash Based on Team Wins
On Mar. 16, the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks announced that its players have been in involved in exchanging money based on team victories. It’s the fourth club to make such an announceme...
Mar 16, 2016 Local News
Fukuoka Marathon to Increase Runner Capacity and Add Foreigner Slot
The third Fukuoka Marathon will take place on Nov. 13 (Sun.) in Fukuoka City and Itoshima City. This year, the number of runners allowed to compete has been increased from 10,000 t...
Mar 12, 2016 Local News
Fukuoka To Host America’s Cup World Series Race
According to a report in The Japan Times, Japan will play host to an America’s Cup World Series race for the first time ever – with the final race of the 2016 campaign to be ...
Feb 8, 2016 Local News
SoftBank Hawks Slogan Remains the Same: Atsuo (Hot Men!)
On Jan. 26, the SoftBank Hawks announced that their slogan for the upcoming season will be… drum role! “Atsuo” (literally ‘hot men’) - the same as last year’s slogan. SoftBank mana...
Feb 5, 2016 Local News
Fukuoka Hawks Hero Lee Dae-Ho Signs with Seattle Mariners
Korean-born SoftBank Hawks slugger Lee Dae-Ho has officially announced that he will move to the USA to continue his career in the minor leagues of MLB. On Feb. 3, he signed with t...
Jan 31, 2016 Local News
Fukuoka Awarded the 2021 International International Swimming Federation (FINA) World Aquatics Championships
The announcement were made by FINA President Julio Maglione following a Bureau meeting in the morning of January 31 in Budapest , Hungary. Fukuoka, previoulsy hosted the event in ...
Jan 24, 2016 Local News
Fukuoka-born Wrestler Kotoshogiku Wins Sumo Tournament
Fukuoka Prefecture, Yanagawa native, Kotoshoguku just won the January Grand Sumo Tournament! Congratulations!!!The First Japanese to win a tournament in 10 years!
Jan 13, 2016 Local News
Higashi Fukuoka High School National Soccer & Volleyball Champions
This all-boys school has given Fukuoka two reasons to celebrate! On Monday, Higashi Fukuoka High School’s soccer team won the 94th All Japan High School Soccer Tournament. This is ...
Dec 28, 2015 Local News
SoftBank Hawks Star Player Matsuda to Stay
Free agent third baseman Nobuhiro Matsuda has elected to remain in Japan and re-sign with the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks. It is rumored he will receive an estimated ¥1.6 billion over f...
Dec 16, 2015 Local News
Fukuoka Eyes Bid for 2021 World Aquatics Championships
City Hall is ramping up its efforts to win the bid for the 19th World Aquatics Championships to be held in 2021. The City’s plan, which...