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Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Nov 3, 2006

Benoit happy to impart wisdom from NBA days to Broncos

TOKOROZAWA, Saitama Pref. -- He played in arenas with 20,000 people rooting against him and his teammates.
BASKETBALL
Sep 21, 2006

Apache's Bryant all smiles ahead of new bj-league season

Joe "Jellybean" Bryant walked into Ariake Colosseum Sunday with the same excitement as a kid entering a candy store.
BASKETBALL
Sep 2, 2006

Hot-shooting Greeks upset USA

SAITAMA -- There's jubilation in Athens. There's disappointment in America.
BASKETBALL
Aug 17, 2006

Spotlight on Japan as 24 teams compete

For the next two weeks, basketball fans from around the world will have their eyes and ears focused on Japan.
BASKETBALL
Jan 16, 2006

Lots cast for worlds as FIBA brackets decided

Whether it is returning to glory or taking steps toward relevancy, this summer's FIBA world championships mean something different to each of the teams involved.
SPORTS / SPORTS SCOPE
Nov 13, 2003

Tokyo best place for NBA games

It was great to see the NBA back in Japan, after a four-year absence, a couple of weeks ago.
SPORTS / SPORTS SCOPE
Sep 7, 2000

Dream Team foes face mission impossible

I left Team USA's practice on Tuesday with one lingering thought: poor Angola. At the time, I didn't even know exactly where Angola was (it turns out it's just north of Namibia along the Rio Cunene, if that helps any). But here's what I already knew about the country: It has a basketball team that's...
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 9, 2022

Biden’s one-for-one Brittney Griner swap stirs unease and elation

The Kremlin quickly characterized the swap as an example of Russian President Vladimir Putin one-upping Biden, with an official calling it 'a true Christmas present.”
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Dec 9, 2022

Brittney Griner's Olympic coach calls for compassion as WNBA star released

Dawn Staley watched Griner grow from a first overall WNBA draft pick in 2013 to one of the dominant forces in the league.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Aug 5, 2022

Brittney Griner receives nine-year prison sentence in Russia

Griner was found guilty of deliberately bringing cannabis-infused vape cartridges into Russia, a ruling U.S. President Joe Biden called 'unacceptable.'
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jul 25, 2021

Tokyo Games showcase the changing face of sports in Japan

From Naomi Osaka to Rui Hachimura, a generation of biracial athletes in the Olympics are helping shift perceptions of what it means to be 'Japanese.'
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Apr 27, 2021

Yuki Kawamura hopes to emulate idol Isiah Thomas with Asics deal

The 19-year-old Tokai University point guard is the latest to join Asic's roster of advisors, which includes Japan stars Ryusei Shinoyama and Ramu Tokashiki.
OLYMPICS
Mar 21, 2021

Japanese fans have attended sporting events since July. Will they be safe at the Olympics?

Thorough countermeasures and restrictions on active support introduced by the country's professional sports leagues have allowed large crowds back into stadiums.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
Jun 22, 2020

Japan U-19 wildcard Isaiah Murphy ready to make B. League splash

Shooting guard Isaiah Murphy intends to suit up for a B. League team next season.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
May 19, 2020

Takehiko Orimo to focus on Levanga from president's desk after calling time on pro career

The former Toyota and Hokkaido star reflected on his 27-year career in an exclusive interview with The Japan Times.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
May 4, 2020

Takehiko Orimo hangs up sneakers after 27 years on court

Levanga Hokkaido star announces retirement during online news conference
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / HOOP SCOOP
Mar 19, 2020

Sunrockers big man Sebastian Saiz's thoughts drift to Spain as pandemic intensifies

Playing the game he professes to love, Sebastian Saiz was back in familiar surroundings on Sunday afternoon.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 2, 2020

'Wash your hands': Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike calls for coronavirus precautions ahead of Olympics

Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike called on residents on Sunday to wash their hands and wear surgical masks to prevent the spread of a new coronavirus which has infected thousands around the world as the city prepares to host the 2020 Olympics.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
Jan 28, 2020

Fog likely to figure prominently in probe of Kobe Bryant copter crash

Weather conditions appear likely to come under the scrutiny of investigators probing the helicopter crash that killed former NBA superstar Kobe Bryant, his daughter and seven others near Los Angeles on Sunday, when overcast skies and fog grounded other aircraft.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 30, 2019

Asia faces a time for choosing

At the ASEAN summit, the path forward should be to double down on and recommit to the principles that have brought Southeast Asia success in recent decades.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
Oct 7, 2019

Toronto gears up for Japan Games

The defending NBA champion Toronto Raptors showed their energy on the floor on Monday as they hit the gym for their first practice since arriving in Japan for a two-game preseason series against the Houston Rockets.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
Oct 6, 2019

Rockets train in Tokyo ahead of Saitama series

Superstar duo James Harden and Russell Westbrook and other Houston Rockets players have arrived in Japan and held their first practice in Tokyo on Sunday ahead of their two-game preseason series against the Toronto Raptors.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Sep 2, 2019

Turkish media speak of country's sporting affection for Japan

Japan's men's basketball team was completely tamed by Turkey in Sunday's FIBA World Cup contest. The Europeans bewildered the Akatsuki Five on both ends of the court and wound up earning the important "W" with a 86-67 score at Shanghai Oriental Sports Center.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / HOOP SCOOP
Aug 2, 2019

Bill Bradley details Chiune Sugihara's heroism in award-winning radio documentary

Bill Bradley, captain of the U.S. gold medal-winning basketball team at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, was recently involved in another winning (and historically important) project with ties to Japan.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Jul 8, 2019

University of Portland power forward Hugh Hogland grateful for opportunity with Japan's national team

It all started with an email written by his mother.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
Apr 24, 2019

Yuta Watanabe not distracted by rising profile in Japan

Yuta Watanabe has certainly become a basketball celebrity in Japan, having become the second-ever player from the country to play in the NBA this season.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / HOOP SCOOP
Apr 18, 2019

Yuta Watanabe makes positive impact as a rookie

Yuta Watanabe's blue-collar work ethic and perpetual desire to improve were defining characteristics of his rookie season.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
Apr 16, 2019

Rui Hachimura leaving Gonzaga University for the NBA

After a dynamic junior season, Gonzaga University forward Rui Hachimura has decided to turn pro.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Apr 13, 2019

Rui Hachimura wins Julius Erving Award

Gonzaga's Rui Hachimura was named the recipient of the Julius Erving Award as the best small forward in the nation at the College Basketball Awards on Friday night in Los Angeles.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHY DID YOU LEAVE JAPAN?
Mar 23, 2019

Fumi Nagasaka: When Japan is neither in nor out of the picture

For Fumi Nagasaka, photography was born from making friends.
Japan on edge but prepared for tsunami after huge Kamchatka earthquake
Police officers ask a man to evacuate from an empty beach following a tsunami warning, in Fujisawa, Kanagawa Prefecture, 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.
Last soldiers of Imperial Japanese Army have a warning for younger generations
Kunshiro Kiyozumi, 97, who was the youngest crew member of the Imperial Japanese Navy submarine I-58 in World War II, on his way to a restaurant to have lunch in Matsuyama, Japan, on April 29.
Japan marks highest-ever temperature of 41.2 C in Hyogo
Japan's temperature soared to a record 41.2 degrees Celsius in Tanba, Hyogo Prefecture, on Wednesday, surpassing the previous high of 41.1 C.
Japan should take all possible measures to raise wages, white paper says
Prolonged high prices for food and other goods have pushed down consumer sentiment and real wages, according to the Annual Report on the Japanese Economy and Public Finance for fiscal 2025.
Why Ishiba refuses to quit even amid intense pressure for him to go
Supporters of Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba take part in a rally across the street from the Prime Minister's Office on Friday.
Behind the scenes at the Baseball Hall of Fame's new Yakyu/Baseball exhibit
“Yakyu / Baseball: The Transpacific Exchange of the Game” is set to remain on display in Cooperstown for at least five to 10 years — and possibly indefinitely.
Boys’ love dramas from Thailand make waves in Japan
Wakana, a Japanese fan of Thai BL, visits a temple in Thon Buri, Bangkok featured in the Thai adaptation of the Japanese series “Cherry Magic.” Her media consumption kindled an interest in Thai culture and language, and ultimately led her to relocate to Thailand. “I fell in love with the whole country,” she says.
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.
Traditional Japanese swordsmanship — with modern matches
This year marked the eighth annual championship put on by the Hogyokukai school of traditional Japanese swordsmanship.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

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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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