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BASKETBALL
Jun 20, 2014

Shiga promotes female manager Morita to assistant coach

Asami Morita has earned a promotion with the Shiga Lakestars. And her new position is unique for a woman in a men's professional sports league.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Jun 10, 2014

Pavlicevic to leave Wakayama as team begins massive cost-cutting measures: reports

After a season of sensational accomplishments, the National Basketball League's Wakayama Trians are poised to undergo a complete organizational restructuring, according to published reports.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Jun 5, 2014

Toyama named new coach of Shiga

Less than two weeks after a memorable title game, the coaching carousel is moving at warp speed.
BASKETBALL
May 24, 2014

Golden Kings move one step closer to crown

The Ryukyu Golden Kings' 43-9 regular-season record was no accident.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
May 20, 2014

'Unfinished business' fires up MVP Fazekas, Toshiba

Having wrapped up team practice, center Nick Fazekas took off his 38-cm (15-inch) shoes and sat on the bench in a relaxed manner.
Reader Mail
May 14, 2014

Vulgar model for adolescents

It was rather shocking to read some of the racist remarks with which North Korea's state run media assailed U.S. President Barack Obama recently. One wonders what sort of crude remarks the Washington establishment has made about Kim Jong Un since he assumed power. Who knew that foreign relations could...
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Apr 27, 2014

Levanga miss playoff place despite dramatic victory

As the final buzzer rang, the Levanga players on the bench ran up to the players on the floor to celebrate their dramatic 63-62 victory over the Hitachi Sunrockers on the final day of the National Basketball League regular season.
BASKETBALL / NBA / NBA REPORT
Apr 15, 2014

No sign of 'Showtime' in future for listing Lakers

Hey, everyone has a bad decade or so.
BASKETBALL / MAN ABOUT SPORTS
Apr 8, 2014

Smaller conferences prove they can play with big boys

"Now it’s a disco, but not for Lola . . .
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Mar 30, 2014

Ryukyu's 22-game home winning streak ends in loss to Oita

The Ryukyu Golden Kings dropped their first home game of the season on Oct. 12. What followed was an epic winning streak in Okinawa.
BASKETBALL
Mar 23, 2014

Tokyo Excellence triumph in NBDL championship game

In the National Basketball Development League's title game on Sunday, the Tokyo Excellence defeated the Toyota Tsusho Fighting Eagles 93-77.
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Mar 19, 2014

Takamatsu struggling to turn things around

The Takamatsu Five Arrows have had a topsy-turvy season. It started off fairly well, with a 13-7 record to open up the season.
BASKETBALL
Mar 7, 2014

Walters, USF's Japanese-American sideline supervisor, named WCC Coach of the Year

For six seasons, head coach Rex Walters has worked to build the University of San Francisco men's basketball team into a bigger, better program. There have been setbacks and disappointments, but also accomplishments and success stories.
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Feb 26, 2014

Reed finding niche in Yokohama

Shooting guard Omar Reed is one of the top newcomers in the bj-league season.
BASKETBALL
Feb 16, 2014

Dixon leads by example as Hamamatsu edges Takamatsu

This much is certain: Jermaine Dixon is the most important player on the Hamamatsu Higashimikawa Phoenix roster.
BASKETBALL
Feb 2, 2014

Akita holds off Takamatsu for 11th consecutive victory

The Akita Northern Happinets edged the Takamatsu Five Arrows on Sunday, winning 77-75 to record a two-game series sweep on the road.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Jan 30, 2014

'Dakishimetai: Shinjitsu no Monogatari (I Just Wanna Hug You)'

Of Japanese medical melodramas there is no end. Targeted largely at the female audience, they appear on the lineups of Toho and other major distributors with the regularity of cherry blossoms in April.
BASKETBALL
Jan 24, 2014

Former NBA forward Andre Brown joins Sendai 89ers

Andre Brown's professional basketball career can be best described as a global odyssey.
BASKETBALL
Jan 12, 2014

Shimane fires Vlaikidis, names ex-JBL star Hanson new bench boss

The Shimane Susanoo Magic, who have lost seven straight games, including their past three by a combined 59 points, made a coaching change on Sunday.
BASKETBALL
Dec 27, 2013

Oka Gakuen edges St. Catalina Girls in Winter Cup semifinals

High school basketball giant Oka Gakuen survived a late surge from St. Catalina Girls to earn a 68-65 win in the girls semifinals of the 44th All-Japan High School Tournament at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium on Friday.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Dec 25, 2013

Ryukyu not missing a beat with Okinawan Isa at helm

The Ryukyu Golden Kings' sustained excellence is the gift that keeps on giving for the team's rabid fans.
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 24, 2013

Dear Dennis Rodman: consider a few facts of life

An escaped political prisoner from North Korea asks retired American basketball player Dennis Rodman to use his friendship with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to help Kim understand that he has the power to rebuild the country's economy so that everyone can afford to eat.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Dec 10, 2013

Toyota Motors' Gibbs proves desire, athleticism can compensate for smaller stature

The Toyota Motors Alvark (16-6) are currently in the second place in the NBL's Eastern Conference through the weekend, putting themselves in a good position for a playoff spot and championship.
BASKETBALL / HOOP SCOOP
Dec 7, 2013

Akita making run for title

The stars have aligned for a special basketball season in Akita.
BASKETBALL
Nov 15, 2013

Kennedy rips Shimane management following release

The Shimane Susanoo Magic, who reached the playoffs in each of their first three seasons, have dropped nine of their first 10 games under new coach Vlasios Vlaikidis.
BASKETBALL / NBA REPORT
Nov 12, 2013

Bird has Pacers on track to win now

Larry Bird knew it was going to be a tough sell.
BASKETBALL
Nov 8, 2013

Struggling Chiba signs center Mour

The Chiba Jets, playing their first season in the National Basketball League (NBL) after defecting from the rival bj-league, have signed Senegalese center Faye Pape Mour, the team announced on Friday.
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Nov 6, 2013

Tokyo's Ide making most of chance with perennial All-Star Aoki gone

Guard Cohey Aoki starred for the Tokyo Apache from the league's inception until the team folded in 2011. He then spent a season with the Osaka Evessa, then returned to the capital city to be the Tokyo Cinq Reves' signature star last season.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Oct 30, 2013

Joho, Mito help propel Toyama to best start ever at 6-0

Masashi Joho has an impressive track record of success in the bj-league, playing for four playoff-bound franchises — two-time champion Osaka Evessa, two-time champion runnerup Tokyo Apache, Shiga Lakestars and Toyama Grouses — in the league's first eight seasons.
Why did such a powerful earthquake produce such a weak tsunami?
A person records images of waves following a tsunami advisory generated by local authorities after an earthquake struck off Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula, prompting warnings and evacuations stretching across at the South Pacific, in Vina del Mar, Chile, on Wednesday.
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.
80 years on, former teacher conveys history of hidden island in World War II
Masayuki Yamauchi teaches junior high school students about the history of Okunoshima, an island in Takehara, Hiroshima Prefecture, in May.
1,010 food and beverage prices to rise in Japan in August
The price increases in August will be especially noticeable for dairy products, including milk and yogurt, according to the research firm Teikoku Databank.
Junglia brought dinos back to Okinawa. But will it bring tourists?
At Panorama Dining, one of Junglia’s two proper restaurants that also doubles as the rooftop Inifinity Terrace overlook, guests can pay extra to sit in balcony tables made to look like birds’ nests overlooking the park grounds.
Coordination office marks first step in U.S. Forces Japan’s shift to ‘warfighting’ command
U.S., Japanese and Australian staff work in the JJOC Cooperation Team office at the U.S. Army’s Hardy Barracks in central Tokyo in this image posted to the Australian Embassy's X account on July 25.
GTN takes a chance on newcomers to Japan
Hiroyuki Goto, president of GTN. The company started after Goto personally co-signed leases for around 20 non-Japanese people, including some friends and friends of friends.
Artist Chiharu Shiota weaves a hidden marvel on Teshima
“Memory of Lines” is Chiharu Shiota’s second art installation on Teshima as part of the Setouchi Triennale.
How the Japanese TV industry is changing
Fuji TV headquarters in Tokyo's Minato Ward. Fuji TV came under fire over the manner in which it handled a case of “sexual trouble” involving former boy band member Masahiro Nakai and a female announcer.

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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.
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