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FUKUOKA

BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
May 5, 2015
Hawks closer Sarfate savors 100th save in Japan
Fukuoka Softbank Hawks closer Dennis Sarfate joined an impressive club with a strikeout of Ikuhiro Kiyota on Monday night.
BASKETBALL
Apr 24, 2015
Takamatsu torches Fukuoka in series opener
The Takamatsu Five Arrows shot a sizzling 57.9 percent from 3-point range and Dexter Lyons flirted with a triple-double in a 102-86 victory over the Rizing Fukuoka on Friday night.
BASKETBALL
Apr 3, 2015
Ryukyu whips West rival Fukuoka
Kibwe Trim notched a double-double and five teammates scored in double figures as the Ryukyu Golden Kings steamrolled the host Rizing Fukuoka 108-79 in their bj-league series opener on Friday.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / 2015 JAPANESE BASEBALL PREVIEW
Mar 26, 2015
Buffaloes, Hawks best in PL
The second of a two-part NPB Preview.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Mar 19, 2015
Bryant still hoping Fukuoka can make playoffs
The Rizing Fukuoka face an uphill climb in their quest to make the playoffs.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Mar 14, 2015
Hawks' Matsuzaka fined ¥180,000 after late arrival at practice
Daisuke Matsuzaka, who is pitching in Japan this season for the first time after eight years in the United States, will apparently be fined ¥180,000 (about $1,483) for being late to practice on Saturday.
BASKETBALL
Mar 6, 2015
Fukuoka comeback falls short against Shiga
A slow start spelled trouble for the Rizing Fukuoka on Friday night.
BASKETBALL
Mar 5, 2015
Hot 3-point shooting carries Shiga past Fukuoka
Led by a trio of 3-point shooting specialists, the visiting Shiga Lakestars halted the Rizing Fukuoka's three-game winning streak on Thursday night, winning the bj-league series opener 95-93.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Mar 1, 2015
Peppers lifts Rizing past Bambitious
Like teammate Cohey Aoki did in Saturday's series opener, Rizing Fukuoka star Josh Peppers carried his team on the offensive end on Sunday afternoon.

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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