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Japan Times
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Feb 12, 2014
Second-year pro Togashi orchestrates high-octane offense
The Akita Northern Happinets have had no difficulty scoring points this season.
BASKETBALL
Feb 9, 2014
Shinshu outlasts Akita in overtime
Every winning streak must come to an end.
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Feb 5, 2014
East power Akita decides to make roster move: source
Despite the Akita Northern Happinets' 28-4 record and 11-game winning streak, coach Kazuo Nakamura's club is tinkering with its chemistry.
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
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Jan 22, 2014
Akita, Ryukyu a cut above at halfway point of season
With the eighth annual All-Star Game slated for Sunday afternoon in Akita, it's an appropriate time to take a look at highs and lows of the season's first half.
BASKETBALL
Jan 19, 2014
Akita rolls to ninth straight victory
The All-Star spotlight will shine on Akita next Sunday.
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.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 10, 2013
Four found dead in Akita landslide; torrential rain continues in Tohoku
The bodies of four people who went missing in a landslide amid torrential rain in the Tohoku region are discovered by local police.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 9, 2013
Tohoku flooding leaves one dead
At least eight houses were swept away by floods and at least one person died Friday as torrential rain hit parts of northern Japan, prompting the Meteorological Agency to issue evacuation warnings.
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.
Tokuryū, a new crime menace in Japan, emerges from the shadows
The National Police Agency coined the term "tokuryū" to classify individuals involved in dark part time jobs and quasi-gangsters, using the words "tokumei" (anonymous) and "ryūdo" (fluid) to reflect their characteristics.
Nearly 6 million elderly people in Japan will have dementia by 2040
The latest figure is significantly less than a previous projection released in 2015 that said more than 8 million people would have dementia by 2040.
Thanks, tourists. Views of Mount Fuji are now blocked.
Tourists pose in front of a convenience store with Mount Fuji on Friday in the town of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture. Local residents are upset over littering, overcrowding and the inconvenience caused by the visitors.
Is Modi’s party heading for a stunning election loss?
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's campaign tactics have escalated, including anti-Muslim rhetoric and fearmongering, reflecting his ruling party's desperation.
Man arrested over fatal stabbing of young woman in Shinjuku
A 51-year-old man was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of stabbing a young woman to death in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward.
Stormy seas ahead as Beijing and Manila trade barbs over secret deal
Philippine Marines wave to Philippine Navy personnel and the media during a resupply mission at their military outpost, the BRP Sierra Madre, a warship run aground in the disputed Second Thomas Shoal in 1999, in the South China Sea, in March 2014.
Unlike 10 years ago, Japan's new security bill sparks little debate
The Lower House starts discussing a security clearance bill on April 19 in Tokyo.
After blockbuster boxing victory, what next for ‘Monster’ Inoue?
Naoya Inoue celebrates his victory over Luis Nery in their IBF-WBA-WBC-WBO super bantamweight title boxing match at Tokyo Dome on Monday.
Xi bristles as Macron and von der Leyen urge China to do more on Ukraine
French President Emmanuel Macron, Chinese leader Xi Jinping and European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen walk after their meeting in Paris on Monday.
How a Japanese scientist is turning the climate crisis into music
A screencap of a performance of Hiroto Nagai's “String Quartet No. 1 ‘Polar Energy Budget’” by the PRT Quartet

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