Yokohama captures first-ever bj-league title

FUKUOKA (Kyodo) -- Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Sunday he is ready to promote talks with North Korea to resolve the issue of the country's past abductions of Japanese nationals. "I hope I can promote negotiations and dialogue (with Pyongyang)," ...

For the Rizing Fukuoka, the intensity of their 55th game this season produced a collective trademark that was evident since the start of the 2012-13 bj-league season: Reggie Warren's fiery leadership, Julius Ashby's inside muscle and hustle, Josh ...

FUKUOKA Ryu Shichinohe vanquished Daiki Kamikawa in the men's over 100-kg final to defend the title at the All Japan invitational weight class championships on Sunday. The 24-year-old Shichinohe, an Okinawa native whose mother hails from Belgium ...

FUKUOKA Japanese food-makers are increasingly seeking halal certification for their products, with the global Islamic population forecast to grow from 1.6 billion at present to more than 2 billion by 2030. Halal, an Arabic word meaning permissible, ...

FUKUOKA A woman who was arrested for murder has committed suicide in hospital in Fukuchi, Fukuoka Prefecture, police said Tuesday. The woman, who has been named as 55-year-old Mayumi Fujimura, was accused of murdering her 78-year-old mother in ...

There will be a first-time champion this season. The reigning champion Ryukyu Golden Kings were knocked off by the fifth-seeded Kyoto Hannaryz in a hard-nosed Western Conference semifinal series. And three other aspiring champions are in the Final ...

TUNIS (TAP) - Tunisia's tennis player Ons Jabeur won her first ITF grass-court tournament, after beating Belgian An-Sophie Mestach (world's 248 th ) 2-0 (7-6, 6-2) at a final game of the Fukuoka Tournament Sunday in

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines launched a direct flight from Amsterdam to Fukuoka on April 3. In celebration, the airline is holding a Facebook campaign called Miffy traveling Europe with KLM through May 31. In this historic service, KLM has become the ...

FUKUOKA, Japan, May 12 (KUNA) -- If you have a chance to visit a Japanese house, perhaps you will see a traditional doll standing on the shelf. Many regions in Japan preserve their own local traditional dolls, which are considered as historic ...