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SAITAMA BRONCOS

Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
Jul 9, 2020
Broncos owner Jun Ikeda has ambitious plans for basketball franchise
Ikeda is thrilled about his new challenge with the Broncos, perhaps more than ever before, because as owner he has the freedom to do things his way.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League / B. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Jul 11, 2018
Bob and Bobby Nash reunite on Rizing Zephyr Fukuoka
After an ultra-successful 2017-18 season that concluded with the B. League second-division winner's trophy, the Rizing Fukuoka Zephyr have added valuable experience to their coaching staff.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / BLACK EYE
Apr 22, 2018
The hoops worth going through
The challenges of coaching basketball in Japan keep Samir St. Clair on a winning streak
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / HOOP SCOOP
Jul 9, 2016
Nonstop growth, inept management were constant problems throughout the bj-league's 11 seasons
Second in a two-part series
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Jun 10, 2016
'Helicopter' Humphrey joins new ABA squad RDC Vulcans as head coach
John "Helicopter" Humphrey, one of the now-dissolved bj-league's original stars, has been hired to coach the American Basketball Association's RDC Vulcans, an expansion squad.
BASKETBALL
Jun 3, 2016
Niigata selects Shoji to be next head coach
Kazuhiro Shoji, a former Niigata Albirex BB player at the start of the 21st century, takes over as the team's new head coach as the franchise prepares for the inaugural B. League season.
BASKETBALL
Mar 27, 2016
Broncos' woes continue in defeat to Happinets
In the history of professional sports — pick a sport, any sport — very few franchises have achieved the level of futility that's become the Saitama Broncos' trademark.
BASKETBALL
Feb 28, 2016
B-Corsairs rise to occasion with victory over Broncos
The Yokohama B-Corsairs issued a challenge to themselves before Sunday's series finale against the Eastern Conference rival Saitama Broncos.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Nov 1, 2015
Hard-working Albirex pound Broncos
The Niigata Albirex BB and Saitama Broncos have provided a decade-long case study: different ways of doing business.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / HOOP SCOOP
Sep 12, 2015
Broncos, family pay tribute to Uhle
Since the bj-league's inception in 2005, the Saitama Broncos have never been a model franchise.
BASKETBALL
Aug 21, 2015
Broncos signee Uhle, 22, dies in Atlanta
A prospective Saitama Broncos player for the upcoming season has died before his professional career began.
BASKETBALL
May 14, 2015
Shimoji won't return to coach Saitama for 2015-16 season
As expected, the Saitama Broncos are making a coaching change after another atrocious season.
BASKETBALL
Apr 5, 2015
Lakestars thrash Broncos
The Saitama Broncos topped the Shiga Lakestars in three statistical categories on Easter Sunday: turnovers, personal fouls and missed 2-point shots.
BASKETBALL
Feb 27, 2015
Gunma completes sweep over lowly Saitama
Since an 0-9 start this season, the Gunma Crane Thunders have made a dramatic turnaround.
BASKETBALL
Feb 26, 2015
Ex-NBA big man Ely sparks Gunma in victory over Saitama
Former NBA center Melvin Ely notched a double-double and three teammates also scored in double figures as the Gunma Crane Thunders cruised past the visiting Saitama Broncos 75-61 in Thursday's series opener.
BASKETBALL
Feb 22, 2015
Cinq Reves beat Broncos to end barren run
The Tokyo Cinq Reves found a way to win on Sunday, routing the Saitama Broncos 89-61 in Musashino.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Feb 6, 2015
Johnson secures victory for Broncos at free-throw line
Without defenders' hands in his face, contesting his shot and trying to disrupt his timing, Saitama Broncos forward Gary Johnson was a potent weapon on Friday night at Yokohama Cultural Gymnasium.
BASKETBALL
Jan 11, 2015
Akita dominates second half, rolls to 12th straight win
The Akita Northern Happinets erupted for 62 second-half points against the Saitama Broncos on Sunday.
BASKETBALL
Jan 4, 2015
Broncos finally claim first win of season
The Saitama Broncos finally found a way to chalk up a victory on Sunday.
BASKETBALL
Dec 14, 2014
89ers punish sloppy Broncos
There were several stretches of Sunday's Saitama Broncos-Sendai 89ers game when the home squad's defense was in complete disarray.
'Sugar Baby Riri' gets nine-year prison term over romance scam
Mai Watanabe, who went by the moniker “Sugar Baby Riri,” dated older men and swindled them out of money by telling them fictitious heartbreaking stories about herself to gain their sympathy.
Japan’s cannabis market growing rapidly amid regulatory shift
The legality of products that contain cannabinoids, a group of substances derived from the cannabis plant, has been somewhat murky in Japan.
An AI star seeks to bring self-driving cars to Japan by 2030
Japanese startup Turing plans to unveil a self-driving car with at least 30 minutes’ driving range next year and develop a fully autonomous car by 2030.
Tokyo issues strong warning on yen intervention as currency dips further
Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki speaks during a meeting with U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and South Korean Finance Minister Choi Sang-mok on the sidelines of IMF and G20 meetings in Washington last week.
The story isn't over for Japan's bookstores
Later this month, author Shogo Imamura will open Honmaru, a bookstore that allows other businesses to rent its shelves. It's part of a wave of ideas Japanese booksellers are trying to compete with online spaces.
A craft beer crawl through Tokyo’s top bars, brewpubs and dives
If all you drink is Asahi, Sapporo and Kirin, you're depriving yourself of some of the best craft beer Tokyo has to offer — and there sure is a lot of it out there.
'Sugar Baby Riri' gets nine-year prison term over romance scam
Mai Watanabe, who went by the moniker “Sugar Baby Riri,” dated older men and swindled them out of money by telling them fictitious heartbreaking stories about herself to gain their sympathy.
Tsukiji 2030s: A stadium, culinary center and transportation hub
A computer-generated image shows redevelopment plans for the former site of the Tsukiji fish market in Tokyo.
Hearing the impact of climate change in Okinawa, one bird call at a time
Toshihiro Kinjo (center), a research support technician at the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology, inspects an audio recording device in Ginowan, Okinawa Prefecture, on April 3 as Masako Ogasawara, a research support specialist at OIST, looks on.
Japan’s cannabis market growing rapidly amid regulatory shift
The legality of products that contain cannabinoids, a group of substances derived from the cannabis plant, has been somewhat murky in Japan.

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Later this month, author Shogo Imamura will open Honmaru, a bookstore that allows other businesses to rent its shelves. It's part of a wave of ideas Japanese booksellers are trying to compete with online spaces.
The story isn't over for Japan's bookstores
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