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Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA / NBA REPORT
Mar 29, 2016
Duncan quietly winding down a sensational career
In this NBA season of Kobe, his season-long farewell tour perhaps the only thing distracting from the Golden State Warriors fast break to history, it is fitting that this likely is the final season for probably the greatest power forward of all time in the NBA. He's a player who may even rank above Bryant in the all time sporting fantasy Valhalla.
Japan Times
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Mar 18, 2016
Abramovich's wealth not enough for Chelsea now
When you have grown up in the Communist regime of the former Soviet Union, started your business career importing rubber ducks and becoming the 12th-richest person in Russia thanks to owning an oil company, then being accused of "failing to demonstrate even a minimum amount of manners and education" is unlikely to bother you.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA / NBA REPORT
Oct 27, 2015
Spurs hope Aldridge will continue cycle of greatness
It seems like the last time San Antonio was a destination was about 180 years ago when an adventurer and one-time United States congressman named Davy Crockett tried to help local settlers protect an old mission called the Alamo against the Mexican army.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Aug 25, 2015
The Royal Opera returns with a double bill to thrill
Lovers of classical music can diffuse summer's heat with some ghostly relief, as The Royal Opera makes its first visit to Japan since 2010 — this time with the spectral pairing of Giuseppe Verdi's "Macbeth" and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's "Don Giovanni."
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA / MAN ABOUT SPORTS
May 19, 2015
NBA playoffs offer everything from sublime to ridiculous
Some MAS musings on the disappointing-turned-exhilarating first two rounds of the NBA playoffs.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
Mar 11, 2015
Former NBL coach Lang enjoying new role with Jazz
Antonio Lang, who was the head coach of the Mitsubishi Diamond Dolphins in Japan until the end of last season, was fortunate enough to earn a job as an assistant with the NBA's Utah Jazz this season.
BASKETBALL
Jan 8, 2015
Shimane signs forward Witherspoon
Forward Wesley Witherspoon, who saw action in three preseason games for the San Antonio Spurs in 2012 as an undrafted rookie, has joined the Shimane Susanoo Magic, the bj-league club announced on Wednesday.
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 8, 2015
Inoki joins four other Upper House members to form new party
Wrestler-turned-politician Antonio Inoki, who left the conservative Jisedai no To (Party for Future Generations) last month, will set up a new political party with four other Upper House lawmakers, according to sources close to the move.The new party will be named Party to Revitalize Japan and will be headed by Kota Matsuda, a former Your Party member and founder of the nationwide Tully's Coffee Japan Co. chain. Matsuda and the three others had belonged to Your Party until the small opposition party decided to disband in November. The three members are Yoshiyuki Inoue, Kazuyuki Yamaguchi and Taro Yamada. Inoki exited Jisedai no To following the party's crushing defeat in the Dec. 14 Lower House election, when only two of its 48 candidates won seats in the 475-seat chamber.They will likely report it to general affairs minister on Thursday through the election administration commission in Tokyo. The new party will aim to create a small government by promoting deregulation and administrative reforms.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 3, 2014
Inoki returns, says Pyongyang set to air results of abductee probe
Diet member Antonio Inoki, upon his arrival Tuesday from North Korea after co-hosting a rare pro wrestling event in the country, said he believes Pyongyang is "pretty much ready" to announce the results of its investigation of missing Japanese suspected of being abducted to the hermit state.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Sep 3, 2014
Sexual assault warrant issued for ex-Grand Hyatt exec who left Japan
A former general manager of the Grand Hyatt Tokyo is facing arrest over his suspected sexual assault on a female customer in a bathroom at the upscale hotel in central Tokyo in May, police sources said Tuesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 1, 2014
Inoki upbeat despite Kim's no-show at his wrestling event in North Korea
A rare two-day pro wrestling event in North Korea ended Sunday without an appearance by the country's leader, Kim Jong Un, but Diet member Antonio Inoki, who co-hosted the extravaganza, said he was satisfied that it contributed to closer relations.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 30, 2014
Inoki meets with North Korea's ceremonial head of state
High-profile opposition lawmaker Antonio Inoki on Saturday met with North Korea's ceremonial head of state Kim Yong Nam following moves by the two countries to improve bilateral relations.
BASKETBALL / NBA
Aug 10, 2014
Ginobili won't play in FIBA World Cup, sees Argentina career end
San Antonio Spurs guard Manu Ginobili has become resigned to not playing for Argentina again after missing the FIBA Basketball World Cup in Spain due to injury.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 10, 2014
Inoki lands in Pyongyang with plan to voice 'true opinions'
Wrestler-turned-lawmaker Antonio Inoki on Thursday arrived in Pyongyang to prepare for a martial arts extravaganza next month and said he plans to express his "true opinions" to North Korean officials amid signs of improvement in bilateral relations.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
Jul 8, 2014
New Utah Jazz assistant coach Lang 'grateful' for past coaching experiences in Japan
Ex-Mitsubishi Diamond Dolphins bench boss Antonio Lang has earned a job in the world's premier basketball league. But he has no intention of cutting his ties with Japanese hoops; after all, he's grown to cherish the game here.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA / NBA REPORT
Jun 24, 2014
Spurs set example for rest of league with consistency
The great American sportswriter Grantland Rice wrote a poem, "Alumnus Football," that ended like this:
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
May 27, 2014
Source says Lang out as coach of Mitsubishi
Antonio Lang has been dismissed as head coach of the the NBL's Mitsubishi Diamond Dolphins, The Japan Times has learned.
JAPAN
May 19, 2014
Inoki to jointly organize international pro-wrestling contest in Pyongyang
Pyongyang will host an international wrestling event this summer that's being organized jointly by none other than lawmaker Antonio Inoki, official North Korean media reported Monday.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
May 8, 2014
Basketball clinics increasing coaches' knowledge of game
This season, Donald Beck put in overtime work away from his obligations with the Toyota Alvark basketball team.
JAPAN
Jan 13, 2014
Inoki makes second sports exchange trip to Pyongyang
Upper House lawmaker Antonio Inoki on Monday arrived in North Korea to promote sports exchanges and learn about the future course of the country following the purge last month of leader Kim Jong Un's once-powerful uncle.
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.
In Japan, regional revitalization fails to halt population decline
Sakiyama elementary school in Tamba, Hyogo Prefecture, in March .Over the past decade, the government has directed efforts toward policies designed to give young people incentives to base themselves in rural areas.
Number of homeless in Japan hits record low
Homeless people sleep on the street in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward in August 2021.
Ukraine is far from doomed
When comparing Ukraine’s military situation in 2024 to Europe’s in 1941, Russia’s defeat seems entirely possible.
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.
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.
Theaster Gates’ ambitious ‘Afro-Mingei’ brings Black Chicago to Tokyo
Theaster Gates' “A Heavenly Chord” lines up church pews before seven speakers and a Hammond B3 organ, a type of electric organ prevalent in Black American churches.
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.
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.
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.

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