Fukuoka’s B.League (third division) basketball team has a new name: Rizing Zephyr Fukuoka. The name was selected after a member of the public suggested “Zephyr”, the ancient Greek winged god of the west wind (since Fukuoka is located in west Japan). “Rizing” (which remains from the team’s old name) also sounds like “Raijin”, the Japanese god of thunder; here’s hoping the team will be like a force of nature this season! To fit with this airborne theme, the logo features a basketball with wings. The team will play in the third division of the B.League, a men’s professional basketball league that will commence in Japan in Sep. 2016. Rizing Zephyr Fukuoka’s official site: http://rizing-fukuoka.com/ Source: Rizing Zephyr Fukuoka website news release, 7/7
