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AKITA NORTHERN HAPPINETS

BASKETBALL
Jan 12, 2014
Akita dominance continues at home
The Akita Northern Happinets' high-octane offense clicked on Sunday.
BASKETBALL / HOOP SCOOP
Dec 7, 2013
Akita making run for title
The stars have aligned for a special basketball season in Akita.
BASKETBALL
Dec 3, 2013
Akita 16-2 after weekend sweep of Gunma
With three teams with double-digits wins setting the pace in the Eastern Conference and the Western Conference-leading Ryukyu Golden Kings enjoying a bye week, the 2013-14 bj-league season has entered its third month.
BASKETBALL
Nov 28, 2013
Warren, Fukuoka rout Shiga, improve to 8-7
Led by Reggie Warren's 4-for-4 effort from 3-point range, the Rizing Fukuoka knocked down 10 of 19 long-range shots on Thursday night against the Shiga Lakestars.
BASKETBALL
Nov 16, 2013
Defensive-minded Iwate hands Akita first defeat of season
The high-scoring Akita Northern Happinets met their match on Saturday night.
BASKETBALL
Nov 11, 2013
Happinets keep unbeaten run going
Nearly one-fourth of the 2013-14 bj-league season has now been played, and the Akita Northern Happinets are still unbeaten.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Oct 26, 2013
Akita hammers Shinshu, raises record to 7-0
The Akita Northern Happinets extended their perfect start to the 2013-14 bj-league season on Saturday, trouncing the visiting Shinshu Brave Warriors 113-82.
BASKETBALL
Oct 20, 2013
Togashi comes up big as Northern Happinets beat Cinq Reves
Point guard Yuki Togashi sank a pair of free throws with 1.4 seconds remaining and the Akita Northern Happinets completed a fourth-quarter comeback, defeating the Tokyo Cinq Reves 72-70 on Sunday in the bj-league.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Oct 15, 2013
Akita improves to 4-0 by sweeping Aomori
The Akita Northern Happinets are off to a 4-0 start this season, completing their second straight series sweep on Sunday by routing the expansion Aomori Wat's 74-51.
BASKETBALL
Sep 6, 2013
Akita releases star guard Burns
Star guard Draelon Burns sustained an eye injury playing pickup basketball in late August in Milwaukee, and his plans to play for the Akita Northern Happinets have been derailed.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Aug 29, 2013
Nakamura's coaching tree stretches throughout league
Now entering his third season in charge of the Akita Northern Happinets, septuagenarian sideline supervisor Kazuo Nakamura's influence goes far beyond his current team.
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Jul 5, 2013
Akita asks fans to vote for All-Star logo
Usually, All-Star voting is focused on selecting players.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
May 10, 2013
Yokohama, Toyama set to battle for spot in Final Four
The Eastern Conference semifinals start on Friday night, with the Yokohama B-Corsairs aiming for a repeat trip to the Final Four.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Apr 7, 2013
Evessa trounce Happinets for 10th straight victory
Head coach Bill Cartwright has orchestrated a remarkable turnaround for the Osaka Evessa basketball team.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Apr 3, 2013
Akita veteran guard Hasegawa to retire after season
What has been expected for many months is now official: Makoto Hasegawa is set to retire after this season, the Akita Sakigake Shimpo and other media outlets reported on Tuesday, Hasegawa's 42nd birthday.
BASKETBALL
Feb 16, 2013
Struggling Fitzgerald released by Happinets
The Akita Northern Happinets have terminated forward Dan Fitzgerald's contract, the bj-league club announced on Friday.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Feb 15, 2013
Akita rookie Togashi shows talent, promise right away
Like any first-year pro, Yuki Togashi must cope with the ups and downs of his new job.
BASKETBALL
Feb 3, 2013
Togashi shines in Northern Happinets debut
Yuki Togashi won't technically be an adult for almost six more months, at least that's true according to Japanese custom.
Town to block view of Mount Fuji in response to overtourism
The town government of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, decided to set up a 2.5-meter-high screen to prevent tourists from taking pictures of Mount Fuji looming behind a convenience store.
Number of homeless in Japan hits record low
Homeless people sleep on the street in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward in August 2021.
Japan wants you to spend more with ‘luxury tourism’
Performers play a traditional drum unique to Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, in the prefectural capital of Kanazawa on March 16 to mark the extension of the Hokuriku Shinkansen line to Tsuruga Station in Fukui Prefecture.
'So hot you can't breathe': Extreme heat hits the Philippines
A pedestrian cools himself with a folding hand fan as he waits for a ride along a road in Manila on Wednesday, as extreme heat hit the Philippines.
Air China to buy 100 locally made C919 jets in $11 billion deal
A Comac C919 during an aerial display at the Singapore Airshow at Changi Exhibition Centre in Singapore in February
Casa del Cibo: A thriving jewel born from Tohoku’s harsh past
When chef Ryohei Ikemi moved to Hachinohe, Aomori Prefecture, and opened Casa del Cibo in 2011, it was the first proper Italian restaurant in the city.
Tokyo's Koto Ward by-election a race unlike any other
Natsumi Sakai, the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan’s candidate and one of four female candidates running in the by-election, touts her experience as a cancer survivor and midwife as having prepared her to tackle issues that women currently face.
Town to block view of Mount Fuji in response to overtourism
The town government of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, decided to set up a 2.5-meter-high screen to prevent tourists from taking pictures of Mount Fuji looming behind a convenience store.
Top U.S. and China diplomats talk tough amid warnings of new ‘downward spiral’
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing on Friday
Kyotographie's strong 12th edition shines light into the margins
Yassine Alaoui Ismaili, who goes by Yoriyas, turned to photography, shooting motion while in motion himself, after an injury forced him to give up his career as a professional breakdancer.

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