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Aug 6, 2013 Local News
Softbank Enters Energy Game
The Tokyo-based SoftBank Group plans to begin selling electricity, and the US-made fuel cells it will use for its new venture arrived in Fukuoka on Aug. 2. The cells will be instal...
Jul 22, 2013 Local News
Akiyama to Remain with Hawks
According to sources, Koji Akiyama, who will enter his 6th year of coaching the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks next spring, will remain at the helm of the ball club. The 5th-place Hawks ar...
Jun 28, 2013 Local News
Local Man to Compete in World BMX Championship
Seiji Tsuruta, a 47 year old employee of a local elder care facility, will compete in the BMX World Championships in New Zealand from July 24~28. Tsuruta’s motto is “no matter how ...
Jun 20, 2013 Local News
Kita-Q Marathon Applications Open
Applications have opened for the Kitakyushu Marathon - celebrating the 50th anniversary of Kitakyushu City in 2014! Organizers are looking for 10,0000 participants for the marathon...
Jun 17, 2013 Local News
Softbank Hawks Bank Record Profits
The Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks professional baseball team and its operating company, Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks Marketing Corp., posted operating profits of ¥5.8 billion for the period end...
Jun 14, 2013 Local News
Hawks Clinch Interleague Title
On June 13, the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks clinched their second interleague title in two years and their fourth since interleague play began in 2005. The Hawks had a magic number of t...
Jun 3, 2013 Local News
Japan’s Yui Kamiji Takes Title at International Wheelchair Tennis
A new star was born at the 29th Iizuka International Wheelchair Tennis Match, which finished yesterday in Iizuka City, Fukuoka. 19 year-old Ms. Yui Kamiji (representing Japan) took...
May 27, 2013 Local News
Fit Prof Unlocks Mystery of “Magic” Soccer Shot
Taketo Yokota, a professor of fluid dynamics at Fukuoka Institute of Technology, has solved the mystery of the “no-spin shot”, a specialty of Keisuke Honda of the Japan national so...
Apr 26, 2013 Local News
Fukuoka and Itoshima Announce New Citizens’ Marathon
The cities of Fukuoka and Itoshima announced plans to hold a full marathon for citizens called the Fukuoka Marathon, and the initial reactions from runners and local businesses are...
Apr 9, 2013 Local News
Bright Future for Saga Horse Racing
Saga Keiba, the only local horse racing track left in Kyushu, recorded its first year-on-year sales increase in five years in fiscal 2012. The Karatsu-based track saw sales rise af...