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Oct 10, 2014 Local News
Victorious Hawks Have Big Impact on Local Economy
Fukuoka Prefecture predicts an economic impact of ¥40.4 billion in the event that the Pacific League champion SoftBank Hawks win the Nippon Series. The estimate, which was based on...
Oct 4, 2014 Local News
Softbank Hawks’ Victory Sales
In celebration of Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks’ victory as Pacific League Champions many shops and businesses have announced special sales. Here’s a few of them: Fukuoka Parco: Oct. 3 (F...
Oct 3, 2014 Local News
Swedes to Train in Fukuoka Ahead of 2020 Olympics
On Sept. 30, Fukuoka City announced that the Swedish Olympic Committee (SOC) has officially chosen Fukuoka as the site for its training camp ahead of the Tokyo Olympics in 2020. Ci...
Oct 3, 2014 Local News
Fukuoka Hawks Win!
Our hometown heroes, the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks, defeated the Buffaloes tonight at Yahuoku!
Oct 2, 2014 Local News
Softbank Hawks Final Regular Season Match Tonight!
Today at 18:00 the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks play their last regular season match against the Orix Buffaloes at home inside the Yafuoka! Dome. If they win, they finish the season in f...
Sep 16, 2014 Local News
Nagasaki Joins The Bj Basketball League
On the 12th of this month, the 2015-2016 season of the Men’s Basketball BJ League welcomed the Astrise Nagasaki team. Last month, the Ishikawa Prefecture’s team also announced its ...
Aug 26, 2014 Local News
Fukuoka’s Soccer Team Avispa Receives Critical Funding
Sources have revealed that Tokyo-based systems developer SystemSoft has agreed to give ¥100 million in funding to the struggling J2 soccer club Avispa Fukuoka. The cash infusion is...
Aug 19, 2014 Local News
New Iizuka Soccer School will Employ Former Barcelona Coaches
A new soccer school to open in Iizuka this fall will employ two coaches formerly affiliated with FC Barcelona, one of Spain’s most famous soccer clubs. Carlos Rexach, the former ma...
Aug 6, 2014 Local News
Former Hanshin Tigers Slugger Randy Bass in Fukuoka
Former superstar slugger for the Hanshin Tigers baseball team, Randy Bass, will be at PARCO Tenjin tomorrow to promote his original brand of beef jerky - “Bass Triple Crown”. Bass ...
Aug 4, 2014 Local News
Sagan Tosu Returns to the Top of J.League-1
Sagan Tosu (Saga Prefecture’s professional soccer club) returned to the #1 spot in the J. League-1 this weekend after defeating Nagoya Grampus 1-0 at their home stadium on Aug. 2. ...