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The head of an official inquiry into the deadly collapse of a Bangladesh factory complex said the building’s owner was the “main culprit” for the disaster because he violated construction codes. The cave-in of the eight-story Rana Plaza outside the capital last month killed ...
Throughout most of Japan, June is the rainy season. While all that rainfall is great for rice paddies so that we can have delicious new harvest rice in the fall, it makes it a rather dull month for seasonal produce: The summer’s bounty of ...
“I was stopped by two men in a government-registered vehicle, blindfolded and dragged off the street. They took me away to a house in a place I did not know. I was forced into a room with blood all over the walls and floor, ...
Claude Regy says the team at the Shizuoka Performing Arts Center (SPAC) threw him the “best birthday party ever” when he arrived in Japan just days after the actual May 1 occasion. The 90-year-old French director is hoping for an even better birthday gift, ...
As far as debuts go, Shohei Otani's delivered. The celebrated rookie pitched fairly well on Thursday night, and though he finished outside the decision, he left the mound with the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters well within striking distance of the Tokyo Yakult Swallows.
All-Star guard Draelon Burns played a game for the first time in nearly a month, and made an impressive all-around impact. Burns had 18 points, 10 rebounds, seven assists, a season-high five steals and a blocked shot in the B-Corsairs’ 81-67 victory over the ...
Rebounding from an 0-8 start this season, the Kyoto Hannaryz then rattled off eight straight victories to return to respectability. A quick update: In their last 10 games, they’ve gone 5-5. And the Hannaryz (21-16) currently occupy sixth place in the bj-league’s 10-team Western ...
With nearly one-third of the season now spent under Bill Cartwright, the Osaka Evessa have made great strides since a miserable 5-19 start under two former bench bosses, Zoran Kreckovic and Takao Furuya. Cartwright has instilled discipline, a commitment to fundamentals and a hunger ...
In professional team sports, these are among the chief characteristics of championship teams: confidence, swagger and a diversified cast of proven playmakers. Season after season, the Ryukyu Golden Kings, Okinawa’s ultra-successful basketball team, have delivered master class after master class in the aforementioned traits. ...
Steals generate excitement for fans of all ages. Fast breaks are often the result of these takeaways, whether they come from a tipped pass, a defender’s anticipation or a combination of things that create havoc. And steals are a stat that help measure a ...
Former Toyota Motors Alvark coach Koju Munakata will be named the first bench boss in Aomori Wat’s history, The Japan Times has learned. An announcement is expected in the coming days, a basketball insider with knowledge of the situation said on Monday. Munakata, an ...
The Chiba Jets delivered a vivid definition of their team nickname on Sunday afternoon in the second half of their series finale against the visiting Shiga Lakestars. Their offense was, well, a sonic boom in a runaway 95-76 triumph at Funabashi Arena before a ...
In his four seasons leading the Ryukyu Golden Kings, Dai Oketani managed the team to extraordinary success — four Final Four appearances, two championships and a record of 147-59 in the regular season (2008-12). Now, Oketani is 1-0 against his former club. In an ...
Former Tokyo Apache center Jeremy Tyler’s stint with the Atlanta Hawks lasted one game — a total of five minutes. The Hawks released the 21-year-old center on Wednesday, the day they signed guard Shelvin Mack to a 10-day contract. Now, his future in the ...
With 12 games in the books since Bill Cartwright took over as the Osaka Evessa’s new head coach, his message at the gym, wherever practices and games are held, has been simple and constant. Cartwright preaches “defense, defense, defense,” Evessa big man Rick Rickert ...
The Takamatsu Five Arrows scored 28 fourth-quarter points — twice as many as the host Sendai 89ers — in an 82-70 victory on Thursday night in their bj-league series opener. Paul Williams paced the Five Arrows with 19 points, 12 rebounds and two blocked ...
Stable leadership is as important to a team’s success as hard-working players. The Toyama Grouses have both. Led by bench boss Bob Nash and a veteran nucleus of players, the Grouses (25-13, tied for the third-best record in the 11-team Eastern Conference) have put ...