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National Rugby Team Base To Be Established in Kashiihama
Japan Rugby Football Union (JRFU) will develop a new home ground for the national team in Higashi Ward of Fukuoka City. The union would invest substantially to reinforce the facili...
15 Hawks and Ham Baseball Team Members Infected with COVID
On Jan. 17, fifteen Softbank Hawks baseball team members were confirmed to have been infected with the new coronavirus. Yanagita, Masago, Tanigawara, and three more players from Ni...
First Kyushu-based J League Team in Emperor’s Cup
Oita Trinita, the professional soccer team based in Oita Prefecture, made it to the final of the Emperor's Cup as the first Kyushu-based J League team. On Dec. 12, the team defeate...
Senga Signs Record High Contract with Softbank Hawks
Softbank Hawks’ ace pitcher Kodai Senga renewed his contract with the Softbank Hawks for an estimated ¥600 million. The five-year contract marks a record-high annual salary for a J...
PayPay Dome Welcomes Guests on the Field
PayPay Dome welcomes fans to walk onto its playing field on Saturdays and Sundays until Dec 5. Entrants can enjoy playing catch and taking photos in the outfield for free, or apply...
Fujimoto Named as Hawks Manager Following Kudo’s Resignation
Hiroshi Fujimoto will be the next manager of Softbank Hawks. The current farm team manager coached Yanagita in his early years and supported many other young players in the past ye...
Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament Return Confirmed
The Kyushu Basho will return this year. A year after canceling its 2020 tournament due to the pandemic, five representatives of the Nihon Sumo Kyokai visited Fukuoka City Hall to p...
Fukuoka Marathon 2021 To Be Held Online
Fukuoka City will hold the Fukuoka Marathon 2021 online between Nov. 11 ~ 27. The two-week event will use a GPS-based jogging application, Tatta, and allows runners to complete the...
Kyuden Announces New Avispa Support Package
Kyushu Electric Power Co., Inc. announced a new plan to gather support for Fukuoka’s professional soccer team, Avispa. The ‘Avispa Support Plan’ allows customers to make monthly do...
Two Gold Medalists From Fukuoka
Two Paralympians from Fukuoka won gold medals at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Misato Michishita, living in Dazaifu City, won the women’s marathon race for visually impaired competit...