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Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
Mar 26, 2017

Hot-shooting Jets soar past Levanga

The Chiba Jets shot 90.9 percent from the field in an entertaining first quarter.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Mar 26, 2017

Final Four excitement sinks in for Gonzaga trailblazer Hachimura

Rui Hachimura moved to the United States last year with a big dream to eventually become an NBA player. In order to achieve that, he will have to excel at college level.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
Mar 11, 2017

Jets finish strong, improve to 29-13 with triumph over Lakestars

The Chiba Jets took care of the basketball, minimized their mistakes and prevailed 83-74 against the visiting Shiga Lakestars on Saturday.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
Mar 5, 2017

Brex shut down Alvark in fourth quarter

Sunday night's marquee matchup between the Alvark Tokyo and Tochigi Brex provided a glimpse of what to expect during the playoffs to close out the B. League's inaugural season.
BASKETBALL / B. League
Mar 4, 2017

SeaHorses pull away in third quarter in triumph over Sunrockers

A six-point halftime cushion sometimes pleases a basketball coach.
BASKETBALL / B. League
Mar 3, 2017

MVP candidate Fazekas ignites Brave Thunders in narrow victory over 89ers

Title-chasing teams thrive on down-to-the-wire contests.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Mar 1, 2017

'Trainwreck': Amy Schumer crashes onto our screens

A little over two hours — that's how long the viewer must spend in the company of Amy Schumer as Amy in "Trainwreck," for which she also wrote the screenplay. That's a lot of Amy, as the "Amy, Amy, Amy!" of the Japanese title rightfully suggests. For Schumer fans, it's a real treat. For those with...
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
Feb 19, 2017

Veteran Parker leads Jets past Diamond Dolphins

For more than a decade in Japan, versatile forward Michael Parker has played an exciting, high-energy brand of all-around basketball.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Feb 15, 2017

Bolt still at ease with plans to retire

Jamaican sprint great Usain Bolt says he has no regrets about his decision to retire from athletics in 2017 as he has accomplished everything he wants to in the sport.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA / NBA REPORT
Feb 14, 2017

Oakley's gruff manner has history of creating trouble

Diogenes would never have believed there is a Charles Oakley.
Japan Times
Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Feb 14, 2017

Miyahara's injury should be cause for real concern

Bad news arrived last Tuesday when it was announced that three-time defending national champion Satoko Miyahara has suffered a slight fracture to her left hip and would be forced to withdraw from both this week's Four Continents Championships and next week's Asian Winter Games in Sapporo.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA / NBA REPORT
Jan 31, 2017

Cavaliers paying price for LeBron's imperious actions

When you declare yourself the king, as LeBron James did and Henry VIII in England, and it looks like Donald Trump in the United States these days, then you'll probably act like the world is your kingdom — heck, LeBron calls it the (his?) Land — and your actions will be erratic and often damaging...
Japan Times
JAPAN / CHUBU CONNECTION
Jan 30, 2017

'Unpopular' Nagoya on hunt for catchphrase, logo to pitch its appeal to tourists

In an effort to become a travel destination instead of a mere transit point, Nagoya is asking the public to help create a slogan or catchphrase the city can use for tourism posters and websites to improve its appeal.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 23, 2017

Oval Office won't change Trump

There won't be calls to let Trump be Trump. His inauguration speech showed he's already Trump — and always will be.
Japan Times
SPORTS
Jan 22, 2017

Tomooka says young athletes should play different sports

The term "strength and conditioning" in sports is relatively unknown in Japan, and specialty coaches are often confused with athletic trainers, who are skilled in prevention, evaluation, treatment and rehabilitation of athletic injuries.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Jan 9, 2017

Versatile Stone makes difference for Emperor's Cup champion Jets

Many Chiba Jets players made a contribution in capturing the All-Japan Championship title on Monday, but Tyler Stone was one of the biggest "difference makers" for their Emperor's Cup-winning run.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / JUST BE CAUSE
Jan 8, 2017

Japan's human rights issues fared better in 2016

Welcome back to JBC's annual countdown of the top issues as they affected Non-Japanese (NJ) residents of Japan. We had some brighter spots this year than in previous years, because Japan's government has been so embarrassed by hate speech toward Japan's minorities that they did something about it. Read...
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League / B. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Jan 5, 2017

Alvark Tokyo steaming along behind potent offense

The Alvark Tokyo are firing on all cylinders as the B. League's inaugural season reaches its midway point.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jan 3, 2017

How ties to an 'equestrian princess' landed Samsung at the center of the Park scandal in South Korea

Samsung Electronics' sponsorship of the equestrian daughter of a longtime friend of President Park Geun-hye has helped to land South Korea's top company in the center of the country's influence-peddling scandal.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Dec 31, 2016

Chinese firms ordered to pay Disney, Pixar $194,000 for copying 'Cars': Xinhua

A Shanghai court ordered two Chinese firms to pay Walt Disney Co. and Pixar more than 1.35 million yuan ($194,440) compensation for copying parts of their hit movies "Cars" and "Cars 2," the official Xinhua news agency reported on Saturday.
SPORTS
Dec 30, 2016

The top sports stories of 2016

The Japan Times newsroom selected these sports stories as the most important of 2016.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League / B. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Dec 29, 2016

Fazekas, Spangler shine for Kawasaki

A season ago, established stars Nick Fazekas and Naoto Tsuji set the tone for the then-Toshiba Brave Thunders in the final NBL season. From a statistical standpoint, they were the driving force behind the team's championship.
BASKETBALL / B. League
Dec 25, 2016

Brex beat B-Corsairs in Christmas Day showdown

Tochigi Brex supporters came out in full force, putting fannies in every seat. There wasn't an empty seat in the packed joint.
BASKETBALL / B. League
Dec 22, 2016

Former Laker Sacre set to join Sunrockers

Ex-Los Angeles Lakers center Robert Sacre will join the B. League's Sunrockers Shibuya, a basketball insider told The Japan Times.
WORLD / Society
Dec 22, 2016

North Carolina rebuffs attempt to undo law restricting transgender bathroom access

North Carolina's Republican-controlled legislature on Wednesday rejected a bid to repeal a state law restricting bathroom access for transgender people, which has drawn months of protests and boycotts by opponents decrying the measure as discriminatory.

Longform

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