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FUKUOKA

Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Jul 24, 2015
Bryant out as Rizing Fukuoka coach
The Rizing Fukuoka on Thursday handed the coaching reins to Tomohiro Moriyama, who steered the Shimane Susanoo Magic to the playoffs after a disastrous start last season.
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Jun 18, 2015
Sato takes over for Munakata as Aomori bench boss
The Aomori Wat's have selected Nobunaga Sato as the second head coach in franchise history.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Jun 11, 2015
Osaka goes with proven winner in Oketani
As expected, the Osaka Evessa have hired Dai Oketani as their next head coach, teaming him up with advisory coach Bill Cartwright, who doubles as the Mexican national team bench boss, to take the team to the next level.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / HIT AND RUN
Jun 8, 2015
Sarfate continues to pitch at high level for Softbank
Dennis Sarfate doesn't seem to be very complicated. Sarfate wears his heart on his sleeve and says what he feels. He works hard, he plays hard, he throws hard. The way he pitched during his first three NPB seasons was similarly without complexity; he threw a really good fastball and got really good results....
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 6, 2015
Watertight defense gives Hawks win over Giants
The Fukuoka Softbank Hawks' bats took a rare night off in a Central League park. Luckily the pitching staff was present and accounted for, and so was the defense.
JAPAN / History / JAPAN TIMES GONE BY
Jun 6, 2015
Japan goods popular in India; Nazis roll into Paris; mine death toll passes 160; Japan passes U.S. as top donor
100 YEARS AGO
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 5, 2015
Hawks showcase strength of batting lineup in 16-hit attack
The Fukuoka Softbank Hawks just kept hitting, and hitting and hitting. All the Yomiuri Giants could do was ride out the storm until the game was over.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / 20 QUESTIONS
May 9, 2015
Micaela Braithwaite: 'Follow your intuition and it will lead you to the things you love'
YouTuber on sticky rice, the Japanese work ethic and being the 'mayor' of a ward in Fukuoka.

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Professional cleaner Hirofumi Sakurai takes a moment to appreciate some photographs in a Gotanda apartment whose occupant died alone.
The last cleanup: Life and death in a lonely Japan