{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Fukuoka Now","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com","author_name":"NickSzasz","author_url":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/author\/nickszasz\/","title":"Akiyama to Remain with Hawks | Fukuoka Now","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"LQICbnMyjG\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/news\/akiyama-to-remain-with-hawks\/\">Akiyama to Remain with Hawks<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/news\/akiyama-to-remain-with-hawks\/embed\/#?secret=LQICbnMyjG\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Akiyama to Remain with Hawks&#8221; &#8212; Fukuoka Now\" data-secret=\"LQICbnMyjG\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/TakahiroMaharanov15.jpg?fit=620%2C350&ssl=1","thumbnail_width":620,"thumbnail_height":350,"description":"According to sources, Koji Akiyama, who will enter his 6th year of coaching the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks next spring, will remain at the helm of the ball club. The 5th-place Hawks are currently two games below .500 and sit seven games in back of first place, but Hawks owner Masayoshi Son and owner\u2019s representative Kazuhiko Kasai both agree that Akiyama is doing a good job. Akiyama first signed a three-year deal with the Hawks in 2009 and led the team to back-to-back league titles (2010 & 2011) and one Nippon Series championship (2011). He re-upped with a multi-year contract in the 2011 off-season. Although the length of the contract was never publicized, it was a three-year deal lasting through next season. Despite the team\u2019s current slump, the owners have given him high marks for his track record, which also includes three interleague titles. Source: Nishinippon Shimbun, July 19"}