Hawks Add Dutch Pitcher Rick VandenHurk
On Jan. 30, the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks held a press conference at Yafuoku Dome to introduce their latest foreign player. Rick VandenHurk, a 29-year old righty from the Netherlands,...
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Freestyle Basketball Champions From Fukuoka
Congratulations to Takashi Inoue and Takumi Maekawa of the Samurai Ballers who performed at Fukuoka Now’s Creative Community 2014 event last November, for winning first and second ...
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Help Bring The Rugby World Cup to Fukuoka
On Jan. 13 Fukuoka Prefecture installed a petition corner in the first floor lobby of the Prefectural Office as part of its Rugby World Cup 2019 bid efforts. The corner, which also...
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Fukuoka Ramps Up Rugby World Cup Bid Efforts
On Dec. 22 the Fukuoka Rugby World Cup 2019 Promotion Committee, a body composed of representatives from industry, academia and local government, held its inaugural meeting. The Co...
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Yafuoku Dome To Get Fence Facelift
The Softbank Hawks plan to renovate the outfield wall in Yafuoku Dome with the hope of increasing home runs next season. Straight away center and the foul poles will remain 122m an...
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12,000 Join First Fukuoka Marathon
On Nov. 9, approximately 12,000 people participated in the first Fukuoka Marathon, a joint effort by the cities of Fukuoka and Itoshima. Despite the on-again,-off-again rain on the...
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Daisuke Matsuzaka To Pitch for Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks
On November 22 Daisuke Matsuzaka a free agent professional baseball player more recently with the New York Mets, has signed a four year contract to play in Fukuoka. The superstar p...
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Kyushu Municipalities Seek To Host Rugby World Cup
The organizing committee for Rugby World Cup 2019, which will be held in Japan, held a press conference in Tokyo on Nov. 5 to accept applications from 14 municipalities aiming to p...
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Fukuoka Softbank Hawks Win Japan Series 2014!
We are the champions! - We are the champions! The Hawks defeated the Hanshin Tigers from Osaka to win the 2014 Japan Series of professional baseball. Tonight was the 5th game in th...
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Local Shops Offer Giveaways And Bananas If Hawks Win
With the start of the Nippon Series on Oct. 25, local shops in the Hawks Supporters’ Club have started offering special deals if the Hawks defeat the Hanshin Tigers and bring home ...
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