Issues | THE FOREIGN ELEMENT Jul 26, 2020
Basketball breaks down barriers on the courts at Tokyo's Yoyogi Park
by Dan Buyanovsky
Community and competition thrive in an athletic cross-cultural exchange in the heart of Tokyo.
Basketball / NBA Oct 7, 2019
NBA faces backlash after ceding ground to China over pro-Hong Kong tweets
by Jesse Johnson and Dan Orlowitz
The NBA found itself in the middle of a firestorm Monday — facing criticism from both Beijing and U.S. lawmakers — for its reaction to a tweet by the Houston Rockets’ general manager backing ongoing pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong. Beijing was furious over General ...
Business / Corporate Aug 3, 2019
Rakuten looks to extend jersey deal with NBA's Golden State Warriors as brand awareness jumps
Rakuten Inc., which paid the Golden State Warriors $60 million for a three-year jersey sponsorship in 2017, is looking to extend the partnership as the National Basketball Association finalists head into the final season of their deal. The logo patch, on a player's left shoulder ...
Business / Tech Jun 28, 2019
Basketball robot Cue3 and B. League's Alvark Tokyo join Olympic effort to teach students math
by Kazuaki Nagata
In an unusual combination of disciplines, a basketball-shooting robot created by Japan's leading automaker helped students at a Tokyo elementary school on Friday to learn math. [video_embed number="1"] The physically active math lesson was joined by professional players from the B. League's Alvark Tokyo basketball team ...
National / Media | MEDIA MIX Sep 15, 2018
Japanese athletes under fire after Asian Games scandal
by Philip Brasor
When four members of Japan's national basketball team were sent home from the Asian Games last month for patronizing prostitutes, the resulting scandal capped almost a year's worth of bad publicity for sports in Japan. Over this time we've had allegations of "power harassment" ...
Basketball Sep 5, 2018
Japan Basketball Association officials apologize to Diet members for scandal
Officials from the Japan Basketball Association apologized to an all-party parliamentary group for the recent scandal involving members of the men's national team. Four players received a one-year suspension after they were found to have purchased the services of a sex worker in Jakarta during ...
Our Lives | BLACK EYE Apr 22, 2018
by Baye McNeil
The challenges of coaching basketball in Japan keep Samir St. Clair on a winning streak
Basketball Jan 23, 2018
The Japan Times is holding a contest for readers to win ebook copies of former Sunrockers and Brex forward Tyler Smith's new autobiography, "Called for Traveling: My Adventures Playing Pro Basketball Overseas." Sports Publishing released the funny, insightful look at the now-retired Smith's 11-year pro ...
Basketball Jul 21, 2017
New coach Lamas wants Japan to play fast-breaking style
by Kaz Nagatsuka
At long last, the Japan men's national team can legitimately begin its developmental project as its skipper has finally stepped onto the boat. Julio Lamas, who was announced in April as the new coach for the Akatsuki Five, arrived in Japan to get to work ...
Basketball / B. League Aug 12, 2016
Playoff MVP Ravenel to join Israel's Maccabi Haifa
by Ed Odeven
After being named playoff MVP in May and helping the Ryukyu Golden Kings secure their fourth championship in the bj-league's 11th and final season, Evan Ravenel is taking his hoop talents to Israel. Instead of remaining with Ryukyu during the inaugural B. League campaign, the ...
General | SPORTS SCOPE Jul 28, 2015
Kajikawa using power of sport to improve society
by Jack Gallagher
In the increasingly cynical world we live in it seems like true believers are becoming a dying breed. The cold, hard reality of everyday life having taken a toll on optimism and enthusiasm. Good news, these days, sometimes appears as elusive as finding the Holy ...
People | 20 QUESTIONS Jan 25, 2014
Baye McNeil: 'Always endeavor to do ... what you love to do'
Do what you have to do if you truly have to do it, of course, but always endeavor to be yourself and do what you love to do. That way, you'll come to the realization sooner that the life you're living is actually the ...