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AKITOMO TAKENO

Japan Times
BASKETBALL / HOOP SCOOP
Jan 14, 2020
Ruben Boykin growing into role as assistant coach for Osaka Evessa
Gratitude and passion sum up the new chapter of Ruben Boykin Jr.'s basketball career.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League / B. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Jul 4, 2019
Hokkaido adds Markeith Cummings in bid to right ship
After winning just 10 of 60 games this past season, the Levanga Hokkaido are aiming to flip the script.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League / HOOP SCOOP
May 4, 2019
Nomadic Neumann lived an incredible basketball life
Johnny Neumann forged an unconventional path in life.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League / B. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Jun 8, 2017
Takeno retires, stays with Storks as assistant coach
Injuries took their toll on Nishinomiya Storks co-captain Akitomo Takeno over the past several years.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League / B. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Apr 20, 2017
Tennichi transforms Storks into second-division title contenders
The Nishinomiya Storks built the foundation of their team around a slogan that hearkens back to another time.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League / B. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Oct 27, 2016
Katakami preps teams for media
Credit the B. League for making an earnest effort to raise the professional reputation of men's basketball in Japan.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Feb 25, 2016
Surging Iwate in thick of playoff race after slow start
Riding a six-game winning streak, the Iwate Big Bulls have climbed closer to the top in the jam-packed Eastern Conference playoff race.
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Nov 6, 2014
Takeno making big impact in first season with Akita
What fuels point guard Akitomo Takeno's competitive fire?
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Jul 4, 2014
Backcourt dynamo Takeno takes talents to Akita
Veteran guard Akitomo Takeno, a perimeter marksman with an explosive first step, has left the Rizing Fukuoka and OK'd a contractual agreement to play for the Akita Northern Happinets for the 2014-15 season.
No link to Nankai Trough quake seen after temblor in Shikoku
Satoshi Harada from the Meteorological Agency explains about the magnitude 6.6 earthquake during a news conference early Thursday.
Thousands evacuated as Indonesia volcano erupts
Indonesia's Mount Ruang spews hot lava and smoke as seen from Sitaro, North Sulawesi, on Wednesday.
Why hasn't Japan moved to prop up the weak yen?
Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki speaks to reporters in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Snake on a train: Discovery of serpent delays Tokyo-Nagoya shinkansen
A Tokaido shinkansen. It is unclear whether the snake was venomous or how it ended up on the train, and there was no injury or panic among passengers.
In a first, Japan doctors sue Google over negative reviews on firm's map app
One of the lawyers representing a group of doctors suing Google told a news conference that the main purpose of the lawsuit is not to seek compensation but instead to raise awareness over various problems with the Google Maps system.
'House of the Owl' brings Hollywood values to Japanese TV
In the new Disney+ series “House of the Owl,” Min Tanaka (left) plays a powerful political fixer, or “kuromaku,” who has a troubled relationship with his adult children, particularly his idealistic son, played by Mackenyu.
Benefits and risks: AUKUS looks to take gamble on Japan
U.S. President Joe Biden, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and British leader Rishi Sunak deliver remarks on the AUKUS partnership, after a trilateral meeting, at Naval Base Point Loma in San Diego in March last year.
Kyoto’s demon night parade lives to haunt another day
In a Kyoto long past, the "hyakki yagyō" (100 demon night parade) haunted a sleepy corner of Kyoto. Now, one enterprising monster enthusiast has won a small batttle to keep the march alive.
U.S. deploys midrange missile system in Indo-Pacific for first time
A U.S. Army Mid-Range Capability (MRC) Launcher arrives as part of the capability’s first deployment into theater on Northern Luzon, Philippines, April 8.

Podcast

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