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	<title>The Japan Times &#187; Kaz Nagatsuka</title>
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		<title>Alvark beat Brex to get NBL up and running</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Sep 2013 14:18:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kaz Nagatsuka</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Link Tochigi Brex]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Toyota Motors Alvark Tokyo]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Toyota Motors Alvark Tokyo got off to a strong start in the inaugural National Basketball League as they prevailed both offensively and defensively in a 86-78 victory over the Link Tochigi Brex at Yoyogi National Gymnasium No. 2 on Saturday. Sixth man Keijuro &#8220;KJ&#8221; Matsui scored a game-high 19 points and guard Yusuke Okada [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Players react after NBL takes unilateral action</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2013/09/27/basketball/players-react-after-nbl-takes-unilateral-action/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=players-react-after-nbl-takes-unilateral-action</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Sep 2013 13:55:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kaz Nagatsuka</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[National Basketball League]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Yusuke Okada]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[On Sept. 16, after a pair of National Basketball League preseason games wrapped up, four players came into the press room at Yoyogi National Gymnasium No. 2 in suits to announce something the nation&#8217;s sport had never seen before. They were there to inform the media members that they had formed a players association. Yusuke [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Harvard grad Gordon hoping to make impact for Frontiers</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2013/09/25/more-sports/harvard-grad-gordon-hoping-to-make-impact-for-frontiers/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=harvard-grad-gordon-hoping-to-make-impact-for-frontiers</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Sep 2013 14:45:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kaz Nagatsuka</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Gino Gordon]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Harvard]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[X League]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Fujitsu Frontiers running back Gino Gordon earned a chance to play in Japan and really cherishes the opportunity. Gordon was born to an American father, Charles, and a Japanese mother, Fujiko, in Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture before the family moved back to Southern California when he was 3 years old. He played college football at Harvard [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NBL gets ready to begin inaugural season</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2013/09/15/basketball/nbl-gets-ready-to-begin-inaugural-season/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=nbl-gets-ready-to-begin-inaugural-season</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Sep 2013 14:24:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kaz Nagatsuka</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[NBL]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[With the National Basketball League getting under way in a couple of weeks&#8217; time, league officials, coaches and players expressed their excitement at a news conference in Tokyo on Sunday evening. &#8220;We&#8217;re finally opening our NBL at the end of this month,&#8221; league president Mitsuru Maruo said. &#8220;We&#8217;ve reached this point with the support of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Patience runs out for struggling ace Wakui</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2013/08/21/baseball/patience-runs-out-for-struggling-ace-wakui/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=patience-runs-out-for-struggling-ace-wakui</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Aug 2013 14:01:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kaz Nagatsuka</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Hideaki Wakui]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Seibu Lion]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Thirty-eight pitches. That&#8217;s the number Hideaki Wakui of the Seibu Lions tossed in Tuesday night&#8217;s game against the Chiba Lotte Marines. You may see him throw as many as that in the reminder of the season. But probably not as a starter. Wakui was handed a harsh lesson by his team during the game. Skipper [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Japan eager to prove worth at FIBA Asia Championship</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2013/07/29/basketball/japan-eager-to-prove-worth-at-fiba-asia-championship/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=japan-eager-to-prove-worth-at-fiba-asia-championship</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Jul 2013 14:40:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kaz Nagatsuka</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[FIBA Asia Championship]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Japan&#8217;s men&#8217;s national basketball team has little credibility left after racking up a series of disappointing results on the international stage in recent years. Most recently, Japan finished the William Jones Cup in Taiwan earlier this month with a humiliating 1-6 record. But as the FIBA Asia Championship gets under way on Thursday in Manila, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Yamagata aims to reach 100-meter final at world championships</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2013/07/25/more-sports/yamagata-aims-to-reach-100-meter-final-at-world-championships/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=yamagata-aims-to-reach-100-meter-final-at-world-championships</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jul 2013 13:26:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kaz Nagatsuka</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[100 meters]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ryota Yamagata]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Yoshihide Kiryu]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Everybody now talks about high school sprinting sensation Yoshihide Kiryu, recognizing the 17-year-old is the fastest current man in Japan. Well, it is perhaps arguable. Some may consider Ryota Yamagata is the nation&#8217;s sprinting champ, because, even though Kiryu&#8217;s has a better personal-best time (10.01 seconds) in the 100 meters, Yamagata appears to be more [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Buffaloes rally to beat Marines</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2013/07/10/baseball/buffaloes-rally-to-beat-marines/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=buffaloes-rally-to-beat-marines</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Jul 2013 14:47:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kaz Nagatsuka</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Chiba Lotte Marines]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Orix Buffaloes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Yoshio Itoi]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The first half of the game belonged to the Chiba Lotte Marines, but that wasn&#8217;t enough to get them out of the bog they&#8217;re stuck in right now. And their opponents, Orix Buffaloes, rose to the occasion at just the right time. The Buffs&#8217; No. 3 hitter, Yoshio Itoi, broke a 3-3 tie with his [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Japan men, women complete hoop sweeps over Philippines, Mozambique</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2013/07/01/basketball/japan-men-women-complete-hoop-sweeps-over-philippines-mozambique/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=japan-men-women-complete-hoop-sweeps-over-philippines-mozambique</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 30 Jun 2013 15:04:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kaz Nagatsuka</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Hayabusa Japan]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Big man Kosuke Takeuchi had 23 points and 11 rebounds to guide the Japan men&#8217;s national basketball team to an 88-61 victory over the Philippines at Yoyogi National Gymnasium No. 2 on Sunday. Hayabusa Japan completed a three-game sweep in the exhibition series, in which the first two games were held in Sendai. &#8220;We experienced [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Yoshida had experience of lifetime working with Spurs</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2013/06/29/basketball/yoshida-had-experience-of-lifetime-working-with-spurs/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=yoshida-had-experience-of-lifetime-working-with-spurs</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Jun 2013 15:03:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kaz Nagatsuka</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Nobuhisa Yoshida]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[San Antonio Spurs]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[As the final buzzer sounded and the Miami Heat captured their second consecutive NBA championship in the decisive Game 7 last week, strength and conditioning coach Nobuhisa Yoshida was no different from the Spurs players &#8212; he was completely devastated. San Antonio allowed the LeBron James-led team to overcome a 3-2 deficit in the series [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Marines scrap for much-needed win over Fighters</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2013/06/24/baseball/marines-scrap-for-much-needed-win-over-fighters/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=marines-scrap-for-much-needed-win-over-fighters</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 23 Jun 2013 15:02:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kaz Nagatsuka</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Chiba Lotte Marines]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Yuji Nishino]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Marines didn&#8217;t necessarily play their best game, but it didn&#8217;t bother them. They were desperate for a &#8220;W&#8221; as the pennant race resumed. Starting pitcher Yuji Nishino pitched patiently, allowing one run in seven inning, as Chiba Lotte beat the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters 2-1 at QVC Marine Field on Sunday. It was a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Murofushi continues to roll back years</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2013/06/13/more-sports/murofushi-continues-to-roll-back-years/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=murofushi-continues-to-roll-back-years</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Jun 2013 15:03:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kaz Nagatsuka</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Koji Murofushi]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In his fifth attempt, Koji Murofushi had his best mark of the day at 76.42 meters. And after the competition was over, he left the field with a satisfied smile, waving to the fans in the stands at Tokyo&#8217;s Ajinomoto Stadium. The figure seems far from spectacular for the Olympic and world championship gold medalist, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rising star Kiryu ready to make mark on track</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2013/06/11/more-sports/rising-star-kiryu-ready-to-make-mark-on-track/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=rising-star-kiryu-ready-to-make-mark-on-track</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Jun 2013 15:11:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kaz Nagatsuka</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Yoshihide Kiryu]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[About this time last year, Yoshihide Kiryu was just an obscure sprinter who innocently hoped to be mentioned in Japanese track-and-field magazines, just like any other high school athlete. A year later, he&#8217;s the sport&#8217;s most sought-after man in among members of the media. The men&#8217;s 100-meter dash was the main event of the three-day [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Yamagata outsprints Kiryu in 100-meter final at nationals</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2013/06/09/more-sports/yamagata-outsprints-kiryu-in-100-meter-final-at-nationals/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=yamagata-outsprints-kiryu-in-100-meter-final-at-nationals</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Jun 2013 15:12:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kaz Nagatsuka</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Ryota Yamagata]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Yoshihide Kiryu]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[As the sprinters took their marks at the starting line, the big Ajinomoto Stadium was almost completely silent. It was probably the sign of the audience&#8217;s high expectations for a pair of young, rising track stars in Ryota Yamagata and Yoshihide Kiryu. The spectators wanted to let them focus on the track as much as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Teen standout Watanabe faces major challenges in pursuit of NBA dream</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2013/06/09/basketball/teen-standout-watanabe-faces-major-challenges-in-pursuit-of-nba-dream/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=teen-standout-watanabe-faces-major-challenges-in-pursuit-of-nba-dream</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Jun 2013 15:10:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kaz Nagatsuka</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Japan basketball]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Yuta Watanabe]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[When young athletes leave their home nation for a bigger challenge, nobody can really halt their overflowing passion and hope. But at times, the athletes ought to be advised or given direction, helping them not get completely get lost or blow their careers. Take 18-year-old Yuta Watanabe, for instance. He recently announced his plans of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Swimmers Hagino, Yamaguchi draw positives from below-par performances</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2013/05/30/more-sports/swimmers-hagino-yamaguchi-draw-positives-from-below-par-performances/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=swimmers-hagino-yamaguchi-draw-positives-from-below-par-performances</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 May 2013 15:04:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kaz Nagatsuka</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Akihiro Yamaguchi]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kosuke Hagino]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Even in a post-Olympic year, the spotlight is still there on the swimming pool. Teenage phenoms Kosuke Hagino and Akihiro Yamaguchi are Japan&#8217;s latest stars in swimming, and are expected to lead &#8220;Tobiuo Japan&#8221; for years to come. Both received a lot of attention last year. Hagino won the bronze medal in the men&#8217;s 400-meter [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kurihara aiming high after impressing at Ravens minicamp</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2013/05/28/more-sports/kurihara-aiming-high-after-impressing-at-ravens-minicamp/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=kurihara-aiming-high-after-impressing-at-ravens-minicamp</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 May 2013 15:03:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kaz Nagatsuka</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Balrtimore Ravens]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Takashi Kurihara]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[X League]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Japanese wide receiver might have got onto the plane not really knowing what to expect, but he returned home with a good taste in his mouth. From May 3-5, Takashi Kurihara earned a rare opportunity for a football player from Japan; he participated in the Baltimore Ravens&#8217; rookie minicamp in Owings Mills, Maryland. Kurihara [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sato aiming to return Japan spikers to glory</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2013/05/26/more-sports/sato-aiming-to-return-japan-spikers-to-glory/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=sato-aiming-to-return-japan-spikers-to-glory</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 25 May 2013 15:04:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kaz Nagatsuka</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[The Japan Volleyball Association appointed 58-year-old Gary Sato as the men&#8217;s national team head coach in February. Sato is a fourth-generation Japanese-American and is the first foreign volleyball coach for Japan, men or women. Sato was a longtime assistant coach for the United States men&#8217;s volleyball team and helped it win the gold medal in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Injuries gave marathon runner Noguchi valuable lessons about training</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2013/05/22/more-sports/injuries-gave-marathon-runner-noguchi-valuable-lessons-about-training/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=injuries-gave-marathon-runner-noguchi-valuable-lessons-about-training</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 15:03:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kaz Nagatsuka</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Marathon]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mizuki Noguchi]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Lightly laughing, Mizuki Noguchi insisted that aging isn&#8217;t necessarily so bad. The injury-prone runner said so because she thinks she is in her best physical condition in years. It&#8217;s not that she&#8217;s fortunate or anything, but she now can distinguish what kind of status her body is. &#8220;I&#8217;ve had numerous injuries after Beijing (Olympics) in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Japan&#8217;s &#8216;chosen one&#8217; has big dreams</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2013/05/13/basketball/japans-chosen-one-has-big-dreams/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=japans-chosen-one-has-big-dreams</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 12 May 2013 15:04:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kaz Nagatsuka</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[He grabs rebounds and blocks shots inside, he sprints as fast as anyone else and he hits jumpers with a silky shooting touch. That&#8217;s what 18-year-old Yuta Watanabe does. He does it all and has everything a basketball player could hope to have, and that&#8217;s why he gets the &#8220;Chosen One&#8221; treatment. Although he had [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Police squad walking X League beat</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2013/05/02/more-sports/police-squad-walking-x-league-beat/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=police-squad-walking-x-league-beat</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2013 15:04:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kaz Nagatsuka</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[X League]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[They certainly have a physically demanding and dangerous job, but they don&#8217;t rest even off duty. The Eagles are unique bunch in the X League, Japan&#8217;s top football circuit. The players are officers in the Ninth Riot Squad of the Metropolitan Police Department, which handles situations such as disaster relief, demonstrations and violent disturbances. The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Takahashi opposes reducing marathon selections for IAAF World Championships</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2013/04/28/more-sports/takahashi-opposes-reducing-marathon-selections-for-iaaf-world-championships/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=takahashi-opposes-reducing-marathon-selections-for-iaaf-world-championships</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Apr 2013 15:10:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kaz Nagatsuka</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[JAAF]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marathon]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Naoko Takahashi]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Sydney Olympic gold medal-winning marathoner Naoko Takahashi has an objection, saying a Japan Association of Athletics Federations decision takes irreplaceable opportunities away from the runners. The decision? On Thursday, the JAAF announced that its national marathon and race walk race squads for the IAAF World Athletic Championships in Moscow,squads that wouldn&#8217;t fill all five spots [...]]]></description>
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		<title>JAAF selects marathon runners, race walkers for World Athletics Championships squad</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Apr 2013 15:12:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kaz Nagatsuka</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Mizuki Noguchi]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[World Athletics Championships]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Yuki Kawauchi]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Japan Association of Athletics Federations announced the selection of eight marathoners and seven race walkers for the IAAF World Athletics Championships in Moscow on Thursday. Popular runner Yuki Kawauchi headlines the men&#8217;s marathon squad, while Ryoko Kizaki and Athens Olympic gold medalist Mizuki Noguchi will lead the female marathon team in August in Russia. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sea Horses win Game 5 to reclaim JBL crown</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2013/04/23/basketball/sea-horses-win-game-5-to-reclaim-jbl-crown/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=sea-horses-win-game-5-to-reclaim-jbl-crown</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Apr 2013 15:13:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kaz Nagatsuka</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Aisin Sea Horses]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[JBL Finals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Toshiba Brave Thunders]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Aisin Sea Horses beat the Toshiba Brave Thunders in Game 5 of the JBL Finals to clinch the championship for the first time in four years.]]></description>
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		<title>Sea Horses force decisive Game 5 in JBL Finals</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Apr 2013 15:54:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kaz Nagatsuka</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Aisin Sea Horses]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[JBL Finals]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Aisin center J.R. Sakuragi scored 13 of his 25 points in the final quarter to lead the Sea Horses to a 74-65 victory over the Toshiba Brave Thunders in Game 4 of the JBL Finals at Yoyogi National Gymnasium No. 2 on Sunday afternoon. With the win, Aisin tied the series at 2 wins apiece, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Brave Thunders edge Sea Horses in OT, even JBL Finals</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2013/04/19/basketball/brave-thunders-edge-sea-horses-in-ot-even-jbl-finals/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=brave-thunders-edge-sea-horses-in-ot-even-jbl-finals</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Apr 2013 15:17:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kaz Nagatsuka</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Aisin Sea Horses]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Toshiba Brave Thunders had a strong late-game surge and prevailed in overtime in Game 2 of the JBL Finals on Thursday night, tying the best-of-five series at one win apiece with a 65-61 victory over the Aisin Sea Horses. Just like in Wednesday&#8217;s series opener, Aisin made a run in the second half, but [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Aisin edges Toshiba in JBL Finals opener</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Apr 2013 16:56:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kaz Nagatsuka</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Aisin Sea Horses]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[J.R. Sakuragi]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The powerhouse Sea Horses withstood a tough challenge by Toshiba, but came through down the stretch as Aisin defeated the Brave Thunders 77-71 in Game 1 of the JBL Finals on Wednesday night. Center J.R. Sakuragi had a team-high 20 points and 12 rebounds for the Sea Horses, while his team was sharp from behind [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Aisin, Toshiba ready for showdown in JBL Finals</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2013/04/17/basketball/aisin-toshiba-ready-for-showdown-in-jbl-finals/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=aisin-toshiba-ready-for-showdown-in-jbl-finals</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Apr 2013 15:09:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kaz Nagatsuka</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Aisin]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Aisin Sea Horses have inarguably been the team to beat in the JBL in recent years, but they aren&#8217;t about to rest on their laurels. The Aichi Prefecture-based club finished atop the regular season standings, going 34-8, for the sixth straight season, but head coach Kimikazu Suzuki emphasized during a Tuesday news conference at [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fazekas, Diouf sparked major turnaround for Brave Thunders</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2013/04/16/basketball/fazekas-diouf-sparked-major-turnaround-for-brave-thunders/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=fazekas-diouf-sparked-major-turnaround-for-brave-thunders</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Apr 2013 15:30:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kaz Nagatsuka</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Aisin Sea Horses]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[After a dismal 2011-12 campaign, the Toshiba Brave Thunders are the JBL&#8217;s undisputed Cinderella team this season The addition of frontcourt standouts Nick Fazekas and Mamadou Diouf was one of the biggest factors that sparked their rapid rise. Takuya Kita, the club&#8217;s second-year head coach, called the pair the team&#8217;s &#8220;mainstays,&#8221; and they have made [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kajima Deers losing corporate backing; team&#8217;s future uncertain</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2013/04/11/more-sports/kajima-deers-losing-corporate-backing-teams-future-uncertain/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=kajima-deers-losing-corporate-backing-teams-future-uncertain</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Apr 2013 15:05:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kaz Nagatsuka</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Kajima Deers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[X League]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Kajima Deers are known as one of the powerhouse teams in the X League, Japan&#8217;s corporate football circuit. But they will no longer go with the name &#8220;Kajima&#8221; after this year. The club announced Wednesday that the 2013 season would be the last year they would play as &#8220;the Kajima Deers.&#8221; The reason? Parent [...]]]></description>
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