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BASKETBALL / B. League
Aug 9, 2016

Alvark Tokyo transform operations for B. League's inaugural season

The team has changed its name from the Toyota Alvark to the Alvark Tokyo as Japan's men's pro basketball enters a new era with the launch of the B. League this fall.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 1, 2016

Extravagant gamble of Rio's mayor

The Olympic Games could make or break the career of Rio de Janeiro Mayor Eduardo Paes.
OLYMPICS
Jul 22, 2016

IOC announces 45 failed doping retests from Beijing, London

Forty-five athletes have failed doping tests after their samples from the 2008 Beijing Olympics and 2012 London Games were reanalyzed, the International Olympic Committee said on Friday.
Japan Times
Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Jul 22, 2016

Sochi scandal could see Kim end up with gold

Could Yuna Kim be awarded the Olympic gold medal from the Sochi Games after all?
BASEBALL / MLB
Jul 1, 2016

Walt Disney agrees to buy stake in MLB Advanced Media

Walt Disney Co. agreed to acquire a one-third stake in the video-streaming unit of MLB Advanced Media, in a deal valued at about $3.5 billion, according to a person familiar with the matter.
COMMENTARY / World
May 25, 2016

The business of corruption

Corruption is not a victimless crime.
JAPAN
May 16, 2016

Head of Japan Olympic Committee defends payment to consulting firm

The president of the Japanese Olympic Committee tells the Diet that payments made by the Tokyo Olympic bid team to a consulting firm in Singapore were clean and legitimate.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA / NBA REPORT
May 10, 2016

Coaches find that patience no longer a virtue for teams

How does that saying go about better to rent than buy?
MORE SPORTS
May 8, 2016

Nakanishi, Takakuwa embrace chance to compete against able-bodied athletes

For Japanese amputee athletes Maya Nakanishi and Saki Takakuwa, the simple act of lining up to participate might have been more meaningful than it was for the other participants this weekend.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA / NBA REPORT
Apr 12, 2016

Brilliant-but-humble Curry a product of the modern game

Stephen Curry is about to win his second consecutive NBA Most Valuable Player award. In its penultimate game on Monday, his team tied the all-time record for wins (72) in a season, equaling Michael Jordan's 1995-96 Bulls' record that many believed was as unassailable as Wilt's 100 points.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 4, 2016

2020 Tokyo Olympics CEO weighs in on security, differences with Rio

The CEO of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics says security is his greatest concern but believes Japan will be safe from the kind of mass street protests currently overshadowing this summer's Rio de Janeiro Games.
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.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 20, 2016

Can cultural engagement soften North Korea's hard-line stance?

After years of provocations, talks, promises and broken vows — a pattern that Pyongyang has mastered — the atmosphere on the Korean Peninsula remains highly charged and little changed.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / HOOP SCOOP
Mar 12, 2016

Tohoku teams part of community fabric

Men's pro basketball has thrived in Tohoku during the slow, difficult recovery from the March 11 disasters.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Mar 10, 2016

Softbank named top B. League partner

The B. League officially revealed on Thursday that Softbank Group Corp. has become the circuit's top partner, starting with the inaugural 2016-17 season.
LIFE / Language / MORNING ENGLISH
Feb 22, 2016

Let's discuss the dangers of human pyramids at schools

New guidelines to help prevent injuries when students take part in coordinated group gymnastics will be drafted by the end of March.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 17, 2016

Canadian behind Rodman trips to bring hockey to North Korea

The Canadian man who once helped bring basketball hall-of-famer Dennis Rodman to North Korea is now eyeing another project: a hockey tournament that could see former NHL players visit the secluded nation.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Feb 13, 2016

Should Japan's major newspapers be given a red card for sponsoring the Olympics?

Because it's never too early to talk about how expensive the Olympics will be, Tokyo Shimbun pondered the question on Feb. 6 and found out that no one involved has a clue about the cost of the 2020 Games.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Jan 15, 2016

China's richest man eyes global film empire with purchase of Hollywood blockbuster studio

Flanked by models in white sequin dresses amid booming music and dazzling lights, China's richest man savored his latest entertainment triumph this week: the announcement of a $3.5 billion deal to take over a Hollywood blockbuster movie studio.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Jan 13, 2016

SMAP may split as boy band bolts from management feud

It looks like it may be splitsville for the princes of Japanese showbiz.
MORE SPORTS
Dec 31, 2015

Supporters share 'ekiden' drama with athletes

As Daichi Kamino crossed the finish line at the end of the first day of last year's Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden (relay marathon) championship, he ran straight into the arms of his ecstatic teammates.
Japan Times
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Dec 4, 2015

Valencia's hiring of Neville as manager most unusual

Only in football could an organization fill the most important position in the company with someone who has never done the job before and who cannot speak the language.

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A small shrine perched atop rocks braves the waves hitting the shoreline during a storm in Shimoda, Shizuoka Prefecture. The area is under threat of a possible 31-meter-high tsunami if an earthquake strikes the nearby Nankai Trough.
If the 'Big One' hits, this city could face a 31-meter-high tsunami