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BASKETBALL
Jun 1, 2009

IBL's Tornadoes still seeking first win

The Nippon Tornadoes of the International Basketball League have lost their first 16 games in their inaugural 2009 season.
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
May 20, 2009

News and notes from the bj-league's Final Four

Nobody likes to lose back-to-back championship games.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
May 8, 2009

'17 Again'

"Youth is wasted on the young" said playwright George Bernard Shaw when he was long past blooming cheeks and sowing wild oats — one imagines his creased face scrunched in bitter cynicism as he uttered those words. What would Shaw say if he saw "17 Again," the tailored-for-teens fable (saddled with...
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
May 5, 2009

Much-improved Golden Kings set sights on bj-league coronation

A vastly different Ryukyu Golden Kings basketball team stepped onto the court this season than the one that suited up for the 2007-08 campaign as a bj-league expansion squad.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / ONE-ON-ONE WITH ...
Mar 22, 2009

Holm on the rebound with Sendai after tough year

The Japan Times will be featuring periodic interviews with players in the bj-league — Japan's first professional basketball circuit — which began its fourth season in October. Chris Holm of the Sendai 89ers is the subject of this week's profile.
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Feb 27, 2009

Five Arrows aiming to continue good run

The Rizing Fukuoka face the daunting task of playing host to the Takamatsu Five Arrows this weekend. It's a job nearly as challenging as, well, hosting the Oscars.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / HOOP SCOOP
Feb 19, 2009

Time for bj-league to take stock, make necessary changes

Baseball and soccer are well-established professional sports in Japan. And now it's time for the bj-league, Japan's first professional basketball league, to take necessary steps to earn its place as an established, respected league.
BASKETBALL / HOOP SCOOP
Jan 24, 2009

Neumann analyzes Curry, recalls Pistol Pete

Every dozen years or so, a young athlete arrives on the scene — Cristiano Ronaldo, Usain Bolt or LeBron James, for instance — with the demeanor, athleticism and poise beyond their years to be the next standard-bearer of excellence in that sport.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Jan 16, 2009

Ashby contributing for Bryant's Apache

Jerod Ward and Nile Murry suited up for the then-expansion Toyama Grouses in the 2006-07 season, and Julius Ashby made his mark as the starting center for the first-year Takamatsu Five Arrows.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Jan 12, 2009

Diminutive Shimura making big impact in first season with 89ers

TOKOROZAWA, Saitama Pref. — All he scored was two points that night. But he came out of the locker room heavily icing his feet and ankles as if he was a player who had scored 20.
BASKETBALL
Jan 12, 2009

Parker, Kawazura combine to lead Fukuoka to OT victory over Shiga

Michael Parker handled the heavy-duty offensive workload, scoring 44 points, and teammate Tsuyoshi Kawazura reminded us that quality is just as important as quantity in sports.
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Dec 5, 2008

Hamamatsu trying to regain momentum

It's time to get back to basics, coaches often say after a loss.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE PLAYERS OF THE MONTH
Dec 4, 2008

Maki, Joho provide solid backbone for Apache's march to success

It's their job to bewilder opposing guards by trying to get them to break their concentration and make hasty, ill-advised decisions with the basketball.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Dec 3, 2008

Aoki's aptitude at charity stripe benefits Apache

Like a vintage bebop album, a successful basketball team has an innate sense of improvisation that makes it unpredictable.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Nov 7, 2008

Lakestars progress under Pierce

The expansion Shiga Lakestars took a major step forward last weekend, recording the first victory and the first winning streak in franchise history.
BASKETBALL
Sep 26, 2008

JBL staking future on fielding fewer foreign players

While there have been a number of Japan Basketball Association-related issues that have hurt its credibility in the past few years, it it is desperate to turn the page with new players and a new experiment.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Sep 24, 2008

Mercury coach thinks Oga has potential

After winning the WNBA title last season, the Phoenix Mercury disappointed their fans by failing to make the playoffs in this recently concluded season. The Mercury finished the 2008 season with a 16-18 record and tied the Minnesota Lynx for the worst record in the seven-team Western Conference.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Sep 3, 2008

Tabuse returns to roots

Yuta Tabuse's return to his own country was a stunning surprise for Japanese hoop fans.
BASKETBALL
Aug 29, 2008

NBA to play pair of games in China

BEIJING (AP) The Milwaukee Bucks and the Golden State Warriors will travel to China in October to play two exhibition games, the NBA and Chinese Basketball Association said Wednesday.
OLYMPICS / ODDS AND EVENS
Aug 11, 2008

Li inspired gymnasts with his high-wire act

BEIJING — It was a magical moment, and it's worth taking a moment to revisit.
BASKETBALL
Jun 28, 2008

Feeley feeling it

Summer is a good time to get a tan, enjoy barbecues with friends and sip tasty cold beverages.
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design
Jun 10, 2008

Chrome Hearts, Giraffe and Eley Kishimoto

Charmed, I'm sure Silver-accessories brand Chrome Hearts launched its Aoyama shop nine years ago, but has recently reopened its doors after a renewal that's given it a fresh charm — one that's much more than just something dangly for your bracelet.
BASKETBALL
Apr 25, 2008

Nakamura to coach new bj-league team

Longtime coach Kazuo Nakamura will lead the Hamamatsu Higashi Mikawa Phoenix in their inaugural season in the bj-league, it was announced on Wednesday.
BASKETBALL
Apr 21, 2008

Fukuoka books place in bj-league semis

TAKAMATSU — Sometime between early March and mid-April, the Rizing Fukuoka began to resemble a playoff-caliber basketball team.
BASKETBALL
Mar 30, 2008

Takamatsu moves into tie for first with Osaka

With five regular-season games remaining, the Takamatsu Five Arrows now occupy a share of first place in the bj-league's Western Conference.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Mar 30, 2008

Browne lands deal with WJBL's Koalas

Ree Browne, a former California State University-Dominguez Hills center, has signed a contract to play for the Mitsubishi Koalas of the WJBL, The Japan Times has learned.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Mar 14, 2008

Apache's Aoki still the man at FT line

When the game clock stops, you can still score points in bunches.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Mar 7, 2008

Diouf gives Broncos hope

Mamadou "Madou" Diouf is strong, swift and agile on the basketball court.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Feb 22, 2008

Smith's play helping Albirex contend after departure of Davis

It was only natural to wonder how the Niigata Albirex BB would fare this season after the departure of free agent Nick Davis, one of the team's cornerstone players when it made the jump from the JBL to the bj-league.
BASKETBALL
Feb 11, 2008

Evessa maintain lead in Western Conference

Mikey Marshall scored 24 points, Matt Lottich had 18, Jeff Newton 16 and Naoto Nakamura 11 as the Osaka Evessa defeated the visiting Saitama Broncos 76-71 before 2,088 fans on Sunday.
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.
Japanese students struggle with description-type tests
The average correct answer rate for description-type questions in the Japanese-language section of the fiscal 2025 national achievement test for third-year junior high school students was as low as 25.6%, according to the education ministry.
Severe Tropical Storm Krosa approaches eastern Japan
Severe Tropical Storm Krosa is expected to pass east of the Boso Peninsula in Chiba Prefecture on Saturday morning.
Japan's jobs-to-applicant ratio falls to 1.22 in June
Japan's seasonally adjusted effective job-to-applicant ratio dipped to 1.22 in June, down 0.02 point from the previous month, according to the labor ministry.
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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