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Fukuoka’s Pro Basketball Team Rizing Zephyr Relegated to B2
Local professional basketball team Rizing Zephyr will be relegated from the B1 league due to shortage of funds. The CEO of the team, Yasunori Kanda, revealed at a press conference ...
France Rugby Team to Train in Kasuga City Ahead of World Cup
The French national rugby team has announced plans to train in Kasuga City ahead of the upcoming World Cup. Kasuga is already set to play host to the Irish and Canadian teams. Comm...
Fukuoka City & Hawks Celebrate Anniversaries in a Big Way
As of yesterday, a gigantic Softbank Hawks shirt is hanging on the western wall of the Fukuoka City Hall to celebrate the team's 30th year of relocation and Fukuoka City’s 130th an...
Fukuoka Marathon Application Date Set
Fukuoka Marathon will begin accepting applications for its 2019 race on Nov. 10. According to the announcement by the Executive Committee on Mar. 7, the route of the full marathon ...
Fukuoka to Co-host FIVB Volleyball World Cup 2019
Games of FIVB Volleyball World Cup 2019 are coming to Fukuoka in the autumn of 2019! On Mar. 4, the Japan Volleyball Association announced that 24 men’s and women’s teams will comp...
Fukuoka Game Contest GFF Award Registration Opens
Registration for viewing seats at the GFF Award 2019 has begun. The twelfth edition of the game contest, presented by Fukuoka City, Kyushu University and a joint organization of ga...
E Stadium in Fukuoka
E Stadium Fukuoka opened in North Tenjin on Feb. 15! The new facility for playing e-sports is part of a renovation to the cosplay studio on the 5th floor, Booty. Visitors can enjoy...
Samurai Japan Baseball Selects Four Softbank Hawks Players
Samurai Japan announced its lineup for upcoming matches against Mexico and the list included four from the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks. The series is the latest step in Japan’s preparat...
Sports Tourism Set to Grow in Kyushu
The Kyushu Economic Research Center (KERC) issued a white paper on January 31, outlining how sports tourism could help draw in new visitors to the region. KREC believes that there ...
Beppu City’s Rugby and Onsen Rugby World Cup PR Video
Beppu City has posted a fun video to promote itself in relation to Rugby World Cup 2019. Oita City (located next door to Beppu) will be the venue for matches but training sites for...