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Oct 26, 2012 Local News
Hawks Score No.1 Draft Pick
Fukuoka Softbank Hawks successfully acquired their no. 1 draft selection, pitcher Nao Higashihama. Sadaharu Oh, the Chairman of the local club, picked the winning slip at the draft...
Oct 17, 2012 Local News
Free Public Viewing Hawks vs. Ham!
After defeating the Saitama Seibu Lions, the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks have moved on to the final stage of the Pacific League Climax Series kicking off tonight in Sapporo. The Fukuoka...
Oct 5, 2012 Local News
Hawks Into the PL Climax Series
Fukuoka Softbank Hawks have earned a place in the Pacific League Climax Series after finishing the regular season in third place. In Stage 1 of the Climax Series, the Hawks will pl...
Oct 2, 2012 Local News
Sumo Wrestlers Arrive for Kyushu Basho
Sumo wrestlers have started arriving for the Kyushu Basho tournament which starts Nov 11. The first group, from the Shikimori Beya, arrived in Kitakyushu with a truckload of food a...
Oct 1, 2012 Local News
Josh Peppers Back with Rizing Fukuoka
High-scoring forward Josh Peppers has returned to the Rizing Fukuoka, the bj-league team he played for during the Kyushu franchise's inaugural season. Peppers, a University of Cent...
Sep 28, 2012 Local News
Kenji Jōjima Retires
Professional baseball player Kenji Jōjima formerly of the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks will hold a press conference today to officially announce his retirement. He has been suffering fro...
Sep 27, 2012 Local News
Fukuoka to Host 2013 World Baseball Classic Qualifier
Fukuoka City’s Fukuoka Dome will be the stage of Pool A’s first-round games in the 2013 World Baseball Classic (WBC) qualifier, Mar 2~6. Three of the four teams have been announced...
Sep 27, 2012 Local News
Rizing’s New Player from USA
The Fukuoka Pro Basketball Club Co.,Ltd. has announced a new foreign player for Rizing Fukuoka. Reginald Warren (from Florida, USA) will join Rizing in the BJ league for the 2012-2...
Sep 21, 2012 Local News
Fukuoka to Host Figure Skating GP Finals
Fukuoka City has officially been selected to host the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final competition. The GP finals will be held at Marine Messe Fukuoka between 12/5~8, 2013. M...
Sep 20, 2012 Local News
Kagoshima High School Student Sets World Record in 200 Meter Breaststroke
Akihiro Yamaguchi, a third-year high school student in Kagoshima Prefecture, set a new world’s record for the men’s 200-meter breaststroke at the National Games in Gifu. His time o...