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FUKUOKA

BASKETBALL
Feb 28, 2014
Fukuoka heaps more misery on Oita
The free-falling Oita HeatDevils and Rizing Fukuoka have been heading in opposite directions.
BASKETBALL
Feb 22, 2014
Fukuoka routs Osaka, keeps playoff hopes alive
The Rizing Fukuoka used a simple formula for success on Saturday: Outscore the Osaka Evessa in all four quarters.
BASKETBALL
Feb 15, 2014
Nara's Suzuki delivers 14 assists, timely defense in victory over Fukuoka
The Bambitious Nara reached double figures in victories on Saturday, a small milestone for the first-year franchise. But in doing so, the bj-league team provided a glimpse of how coach Koto Toyama wants the squad to play.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Feb 15, 2014
Dazaifu dalliance reveals curious case of a plum-struck deity
It's all thanks to the Spanish ambassador, really. Angeles and I were at the Spanish Consulate in Fukuoka, Kyushu's biggest city, to pick up her new passport. By midday, we'd done the business, slurped our way through the obligatory bowl of Hakata ramen, and were looking for a way to fill a few hours...
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Jan 29, 2014
Wholesale changes continue slow decline of Evessa
The Osaka Evessa were in dire straits at this time a season ago, losers of 19 of 24 games before the All-Star break. Then Bill Cartwright arrived and did a remarkable job leading the team's reclamation project. The ex-Chicago Bulls bench boss went 17-11 in a short, memorable stint in charge.
LIFE
Jan 11, 2014
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BASKETBALL
Jan 10, 2014
Fukuoka sweeps lowly Shimane
Reggie Warren scored a game-high 23 points and added 12 rebounds, two assists, two steals and two blocked to lead the Rizing Fukuoka to a 91-82 victory and a series sweep over the visiting Shimane Susanoo Magic on Friday night.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Jan 4, 2014
Warren ignites Fukuoka in triumph over Toyama
Reggie Warren, one of the elite forwards in bj-league history, delivered a gutsy performance in the Rizing Fukuoka's first game of 2014.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / A TASTE OF HOME
Dec 31, 2013
Juicy Chinese dumplings will Shanghai your taste buds
People have opinions about xiao long bao. And for good reason: xiao long bao (or XLB, or soup dumplings, or shoronpo as they're called in Japanese) are enchanting: semi-translucent satchels of dough encasing balls of minced pork suspended in, curiously, soup. In that magnificent way that the Chinese...
BASEBALL / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
Dec 14, 2013
Major roster overhaul raises outlook for Hawks
The Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks have been one of the most active among the Japanese pro baseball teams in making preparations for big improvement in 2014. It is clear the team management is viewing its fourth-place finish in 2013 as unacceptable and, judging by its wheeling-and-dealing this off-season, the...
BASKETBALL
Nov 29, 2013
Lakestars make quality count in win over Rizing
Simply put, the numbers worked in the Shiga Lakestars' favor on Friday night.
BASKETBALL
Nov 28, 2013
Warren, Fukuoka rout Shiga, improve to 8-7
Led by Reggie Warren's 4-for-4 effort from 3-point range, the Rizing Fukuoka knocked down 10 of 19 long-range shots on Thursday night against the Shiga Lakestars.
BASKETBALL
Nov 19, 2013
Sano appointed Fukuoka head coach
When Mack Tuck was hired this summer to coach the Rizing Fukuoka, he took over a team that had reached the bj-league championship game in May but fell one victory short of its ultimate goal. The Rizing, then coached by Atsushi Kanazawa, lost to the Yokohama B-Corsairs in the title match.
JAPAN
Nov 8, 2013
Fukuoka issues warning on high PM2.5 levels
High levels of PM2.5 particulate matter were recorded Friday in parts of western Japan, prompting the city of Fukuoka to issue a warning amid growing concern that the pollution crisis in China will keep affecting Japan.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Nov 2, 2013
Warren, Aoki spark Fukuoka in triumph over Nara
Reggie Warren scored 23 points and grabbed 14 rebounds and Cohey Aoki provided a vintage shooting performance for the Rizing Fukuoka on Saturday afternoon, scoring a season-high 19 points, including 4-for-4 from 3-point range, in an 85-64 victory over the Bambitious Nara.
BUSINESS
Oct 24, 2013
Fukuoka said gearing up for ¥120 billion sale of airport concession rights
Fukuoka Prefecture is considering a sale of rights to operate the nation's fourth-biggest state-owned airport, four sources said.
BASKETBALL
Oct 6, 2013
Williams provides spark as Takamatsu beats Fukuoka
Away from the bright lights in the big city, big man Paul Williams honed his skills at St. Bonaventure University in upstate New York.
Two of America’s biggest debt holders are dumping Treasurys
The U.S. Treasury building in Washington. Investors in Japan and China sold a pile of U.S. debt in the last quarter, just before the U.S. presidential election.
Ishiba aggravates his own political failures with diplomatic faux pas
Prime Minster Shigeru Ishiba is greeted at the APEC summit in Lima by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday. The Japanese leader was criticized for remaining seated while meeting several world leaders at the event.
Japan's 3.31 million visitors in October set monthly record
Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto in December 2023. Famous autumn leaf colors contributed to increased tourism demand last month from many markets across Asia, Europe and North America, the Japan National Tourism Organization has said.
Japan ranks last in romance satisfaction for second straight year
In a survey of 31 countries, Japan ranked last in terms of those who felt loved, with just 51% of respondents saying so.
Ruling coalition and DPP strike last-minute deal over economic policy
DPP policy chief Makoto Mahaguchi speaks at the party's policy gathering in Tokyo on Wednesday.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.
Haruki Murakami's 'The City and Its Uncertain Walls' gives deep deja vu
For “The City and Its Uncertain Walls,” translated into English by Philip Gabriel, Haruki Murakami confronts the ghosts who won't leave him alone.
Japanese expats in Asia find community through rugby
The Taiwan Fivewoods celebrate their victory at the 2023 Asian Japanese Rugby Cup in December of last year.
In Fukushima, a weekend of prose, poetry and translation
Aomori-based writer JJ Carter presented on tabletop gaming as creative inspiration for building characters and narratives.
For Dr. Nakamats, aging is just experience in action
Though he didn't win the recent gubernatorial election in Tokyo, the 96-year-old Dr. Nakamats' run was seen as inspirational in Japan's aging society.

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