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Kaz Nagatsuka
Kaz Nagatsuka is a staff writer covering Japanese sports, including Japanese professional baseball, basketball, American football and individual sports. He has covered big sporting events such as the World Baseball Classic, the NFL Super Bowl and soccer's World Cup.
For Kaz Nagatsuka's latest contributions to The Japan Times, see below:
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Jan 24, 2021
Japan's remaining Asia Cup qualifiers relocated to Doha
The Akatsuki Five will play the rest of their Group B games in a bio-secure 'bubble' due in part to the ongoing state of emergency in the Tokyo area.
Japan Times
Rugby
Jan 23, 2021
Top League revises format, schedule for 2021 campaign
The start of the campaign is now set for Feb. 20 and will run until April 11.
Japan Times
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Jan 22, 2021
Runner Hitomi Niiya named track association's top athlete of 2020
The Japan Association of Athletics Federations honored the 32-year-old after she set a national record in the 10,000 during last month's distance championships in Osaka.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jan 21, 2021
NPB lays out plans for 2021 season
Teams will begin their spring camps as scheduled on Feb. 1 in Miyazaki and Okinawa prefectures, though they'll do so with no fans present.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
Jan 20, 2021
Point guard Yuki Kawamura growing into role at B-Corsairs
The 19-year-old Tokai University freshman is turning heads with his ability to direct the game on the court.
Japan Times
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Jan 19, 2021
Chuck Mills, who inspired Japan's college football to flourish, dies at 92
The Chicago native brought Utah State and Wake Forest to Japan for exhibition games before taking local coaches under his wing in the United States.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
Jan 17, 2021
B. League salvages canceled All-Star weekend with online contests
Players contributed dunk videos from their team's practice facilities while a small team broadcast from Adastria Mito Arena, where the festivities had been scheduled to take place.
Japan Times
Rugby
Jan 15, 2021
New rugby league to feature two-conference top flight with 12 teams
The Japan Rugby Football Union hopes a larger first division will result in higher-quality matches when the new league kicks off in January 2022.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Jan 14, 2021
Brave Thunders step up late to beat Jets in quarterfinals
Kawasaki booked a spot in the semifinals alongside the Alvark Tokyo, Utsunomiya Brex and SeaHorses Mikawa.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jan 13, 2021
BayStars swing for global reputation in 10th year under DeNA
After doubling annual attendance between 2011 and 2019, Yokohama wants to become NPB's strongest club both on and off the diamond.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Jan 12, 2021
J. League, NPB meet with task force medical panel to discuss plans for spring camps
Some J. League teams are set to begin their training camps later this month while NPB camps are scheduled to start Feb. 1.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
Jan 10, 2021
B. League cancels All-Star Game as infections rise in Mito
The weekend of basketball festivities scheduled for Jan. 15-16 was called off after Ibaraki Prefecture designated the city a COVID-19 hotspot.
Japan Times
SPORTS
Jan 8, 2021
Japanese sports brace for impact of new state of emergency
Upcoming sumo and rugby events will allow spectators, while pro basketball's B. League has raised concerns over restrictions covering the sale of food and drinks.
Japan Times
Rugby
Jan 6, 2021
Beauden Barrett looking forward to Sungoliath challenge
The All Blacks star drew unprecedented media attention to his Wednesday unveiling ahead of the 2021 Top League season's Jan. 16 kickoff.
Japan Times
PARALYMPICS / Summer Paralympics
Jan 6, 2021
Yasuhiro Jimbo works to foster students' resilience and para sports passion
The former wheelchair basketball star who represented Japan is bringing his inspiring message to schools in hope of creating a more inclusive society.
Japan Times
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Jan 6, 2021
Hakone ekiden's stubborn crowds cause for Olympic concern
The 2021 Tokyo-Hakone Round-Trip College Ekiden Race concluded as a last-mile thriller between the eventual winner Komazawa University and runner-up Soka University.
Japan Times
PARALYMPICS / Summer Paralympics
Jan 6, 2021
Athletes aim to convert 2020 struggles into Paralympic success
Japan's para athletes are optimistic about the extra year of preparation they have received through the postponement of the Tokyo Games.
Japan Times
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Jan 3, 2021
Komazawa University overtakes Soka for dramatic Hakone ekiden victory
Anchor Takuma Ishikawa's final leg helped the Tokyo school seal its first championship in 13 years and seventh overall.
Japan Times
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Jan 2, 2021
Soka University races to Day 1 lead at Hakone ekiden
The Hachioji-based school captured the Day 1 crown for the first time, crossing the finish line in 5 hours, 28 minutes, 8 seconds.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Dec 29, 2020
Ibu Yamazaki's late shot seals Winter Cup comeback for Meisei
The alma mater of Wizards star Rui Hachimura staged a dramatic fourth-quarter rally to triumph over Kyoto Prefecture's Higashiyama.
Japanese stripper bids to have her porn movies taken off internet
Plaintiff Miyuki Ariga (left) speaks at a news conference along with her lawyer, Yoshitomo Morohashi, after filing a lawsuit at the Tokyo District Court on Monday.
America wasn’t made for walking, and it’s killing them
A 2010 study found that U.S. adults averaged 5,117 steps daily and that this was lower than the averages found in similar studies in Switzerland, western Australia and Japan.
U.S. envoy to Japan makes landmark visit to front-line island near Taiwan
U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel meets with members of the Self-Defense Forces stationed on Yonaguni, Okinawa Prefecture, on Friday.
Japan passes bill to introduce 'blue ticket' fines for cyclists
A new system under which bicycle riders pay fines for minor traffic violations to escape criminal punishment is expected to be introduced in Japan no later than 2026.
Japan changes law to allow joint custody after divorce
Legislation that allows the option of joint custody of children after divorce is passed at the Upper House plenary session on Friday.
Can AI-generated inventions be patented? A Tokyo court says no.
The Tokyo court's ruling comes amid ongoing debates on how to regulate generative AI and is part of a transnational class action lawsuit.
A new initiative rethinks old Tohoku crafts
The colored patterns of Tsuguru "nuri," made in Aomori Prefecture, are achieved by applying multiple coatings of lacquer, which are later polished down to reveal layers of colors beneath.
Xi and Putin mark ‘new era’ amid efforts to counter U.S. ‘containment’
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping attend an event in Beijing on Thursday. During Putin's visit, the leaders showed off their growing alignment amid efforts to push back against the U.S.-led world order.
Unraveling the Japanese prose of Yukio Mishima
Author Yukio Mishima accepts the Arts Festival Award in the drama category at the 20th Arts Festival Award Ceremony on Jan. 22, 1966.
New Taiwan president to set tone for ties with China at inauguration
Taiwan President-elect Lai Ching-te arrives at the CyberSec 2024 Exhibition in Taipei on Wednesday.

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