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Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Nov 27, 2009

'The Informant!'

Steven Soderbergh's latest, "The Informant!," comes off like the smartest, funniest kid in the class — a wiz at everything he does from physics to basketball, but somehow friendless.
BASKETBALL
Nov 18, 2009

Rising Suns set for team tryouts

The Rising Suns are looking for men's basketball players for the 2010 Quai 54 International Streetball Championship in France. Sponsored by Air Jordan, it is billed as the largest annual streetball tournament in the world.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / HOOP SCOOP
Nov 14, 2009

Time for Albirex to consider replacing Hirose as coach

When should a team fire a head coach?
BASKETBALL
Nov 10, 2009

No place like home for Sendai's hoop wizards

For basketball fans in Tohoku and the Sendai 89ers, an unforgettable line from "The Wizard of Oz" succinctly summarizes the bj-league team's success this season: "There's no place like home."
BASKETBALL
Nov 6, 2009

Rizing duo helps beat Lakestars

Every basketball coach will tell you it's better to have a potent one-two scoring punch than a single offensive force in the lineup.
BASKETBALL
Nov 2, 2009

Broncos beat Grouses for first win of season

Terrence Woodyard's valiant effort carried the Saitama Broncos to their first victory of the season on Sunday.
BASKETBALL / HOOP SCOOP
Oct 30, 2009

Teams need true home venues for legitimacy

The Toyama Grouses are listed as the home team at nine venues for the bj-league's 2009-10 season. The Rizing Fukuoka and Osaka Evessa are both listed as the home team at eight different venues, while the Oita HeatDevils are scheduled to use seven home venues this season.
BASKETBALL
Oct 22, 2009

Palmer making impact for Evessa

After a two-year absence, David Palmer has made a successful return to the bj-league.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Oct 14, 2009

Albirex's efficient attack too much for Apache

The Tokyo Apache are struggling to find a collective identity and successfully combine all the elements of new coach Motofumi Aoki's game plan.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Oct 7, 2009

White comes through in crunch time to help Phoenix top Apache

Wendell White showcased his shooter's touch in crunch time on Tuesday.
BASKETBALL
Oct 1, 2009

West skips Cavaliers' first practice

INDEPENDENCE, Ohio (AP) Less than 24 hours after saying he was focused on basketball, Delonte West skipped Cleveland's first day of practice.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / HOOP SCOOP
Sep 23, 2009

Murray rips Rawl for reneging on offer to coach Oita

The Oita HeatDevils were in shambles last season, including in the team's front office. Not only did the club manage to lose a league-worst 44 games (it played 52), it also created unnecessary headaches for the bj-league.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHO'S WHO
Sep 15, 2009

For TV anchor, learning the lingo is key

Gene Otani, a Japanese national who attended an international school in Kobe throughout his youth, had to take Japanese lessons as a salaried worker when he realized he needed more skill in reading and writing.
SPORTS / BOOS AND BRAVOS
Sep 11, 2009

Matsui's August exploits prove he can still be a dependable hitter

BRAVO — Who says Godzilla has reached the point where he's no longer a valuable contributor on the baseball field?
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Aug 29, 2009

Ex-NCAA star Abdul-Rauf signs with Kyoto Hannaryz

Ex-NBA shooting guard Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf, who rose to national prominence as one of college basketball's most prolific scorers, will play for the expansion Kyoto Hannaryz this season, the team has announced.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Aug 28, 2009

'30 Days of Night'

Director David Slade, who gave the world the vein-freezing, hemoglobin-depleting "Hard Candy" four years ago, has turned his hand to making a genuine horror film — a vampire thriller that plops A-list actor Josh Hartnett in the middle of a seemingly low-rent basement production called "30 Days of Night."...
BASKETBALL
Aug 9, 2009

Japan routs Sri Lanka in FIBA contest

Shooting guard Yusuke Okada scored 30 points and Tomoo Amino had 25 to lead Japan to a 148-45 win over Sri Lanka in a Group A preliminary game in the FIBA Asia Basketball Championship on Saturday in Tianjin, China. After back-to-back defeats to South Korea and the Philippines to open the tournament,...
BASKETBALL
Jul 25, 2009

Lowly Grouses hire Johnson as head coach

As the summer heats up, bj-league teams continue to make preparations for the 2009-10 season.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Jul 18, 2009

JBA's reputation sinks lower after Hobbs' dismissal

Here's what the Japan Basketball Association set forth in new policies about the men's national team for its restart in January: It wanted to establish a strong squad and eventually gain a spot in an Olympics.
BASEBALL / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
Jul 5, 2009

New Niigata stadium opens this week, could host expansion team someday

The Hiroshima Carp and Hanshin Tigers will play the first official games at the new Niigata Prefectural Stadium this week with consecutive nighters on July 7 and 8. If ever Japanese baseball was going to expand or a team was to be moved, Niigata would be the next obvious best place in the country to...
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Jun 24, 2009

Five Arrows hire Neumann

The Takamatsu Five Arrows have filled their coaching vacancy, hiring veteran floor boss John Neumann as the team's new head coach. The announcement was made on Tuesday.
BASKETBALL / NBA / NBA REPORT
Jun 24, 2009

Jackson has shot at coaching Timberwolves

NEW YORK — Mark Jackson is at the top of new Minnesota Timberwolves president of basketball operations David Kahn's interview list along with Mike Fratello (unsuccessfully pestered the 76ers and Kings for a meet) and Sam Mitchell . . . The two enjoyed a solid relationship when the recently hired Timberwolves...
BASKETBALL
Jun 16, 2009

South Korea tops Japan for East Asia title

The South Korea men's national team defeated Japan 68-58 in the East Asia Basketball Championship title game on Sunday in Komaki, Aichi Prefecture.
BASKETBALL
Jun 4, 2009

Mercury waive Oga

The Phoenix Mercury of the WNBA waived guard Yuko Oga on Tuesday, just days before the 2009 season tips off. She'll return to Japan to further rehabilitate her left wrist, which she fractured during a WJBL game in February.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
May 29, 2009

Veteran coach Neumann finished in Fukuoka

Although he guided the Rizing Fukuoka to the postseason in each of their first two seasons, coach John Neumann will not return to the bj-league team next season.
BASKETBALL
May 28, 2009

Akita awarded bj-league franchise

The Akita Pro Basketball Company, Ltd. has been awarded an expansion franchise, the bj-league announced on Wednesday.
Japan to start new residency system for foreign workers
Students hoping to work in Japan attend a Japanese class at a job placement company in Hanoi in October 2022.
Japan to regularly accept assistant language teachers from India
Indian assistant language teachers pose for a photo with Japanese Ambassador Keiichi Ono (center) at the Japanese Embassy in New Delhi on Friday.
With Hall of Fame induction, Ichiro makes himself heard loud and clear
Ichiro Suzuki, one of the most iconic players in NPB and MLB history, was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame with 99.7% of the vote.
At LDP’s post-election meeting, calls intensify for Ishiba’s resignation
Prime Minister and Liberal Democratic Party President Shigeru Ishiba, flanked by LDP Secretary-General Hiroshi Moriyama (left) and LDP Vice President Yoshihide Suga, speaks at a meeting of party lawmakers and executives at the party's headquarters in Tokyo on Monday.
‘Demon Slayer’ movie slashes its own box office records
“Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle” is the first installment in a trilogy that's set to wrap the anime adaptation of Koyoharu Gotoke's manga about sword-wielding heroes fighting man-eating demons.
Amid fossil fuel shift in U.S., hope emerges for India and Japan tie-up on solar
A technician works on the assembly line at a solar panel manufacturing hub on the outskirts of New Delhi last October.
Japan and NATO to launch defense-industrial talks, top envoy says
NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte looks at military equipment on the Maritime Self-Defense Force's Mogami stealth frigate during a visit to the MSDF's naval base in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, in April.
Three decades and a pile of notebooks: The beat writer who chronicled Ichiro’s career
Reporters and photographers, including long-time baseball beat writer Keizo Konishi, swarm around Ichiro Suzuki during the World Baseball Classic in San Diego in 2009.
Tokyo is the No. 2 choice for international students
The University of Tokyo. International students are increasingly flocking to Asia, with affordability being a particularly important metric.
Japan leans into homegrown AI amid rising competition
McKinsey’s 2025 Technology Trends Outlook, published Wednesday, says that the use of “sovereign AI” is a trend gaining significant global traction, including in Japan.

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Ichiro Suzuki, one of the most iconic players in NPB and MLB history, was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame with 99.7% of the vote.
With Hall of Fame induction, Ichiro makes himself heard loud and clear
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