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Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
Jan 19, 2023
NBA returns to Paris as French hopes of Olympic gold grow
Tickets to see the Chicago Bulls face the Detroit Pistons at Accor Arena sold out in minutes.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Oct 1, 2022
U.S. clinches record-extending 11th women's basketball World Cup
A'ja Wilson, who plays for the WNBA's Las Vegas Aces, led the U.S. with 19 points and was named MVP of the tournament.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Sep 25, 2022
U.S. reach World Cup quarterfinals as Belgium survives scare
The Americans faced a trickier Group A test against an emerging China, which was tipped to be the United States' biggest threat to an 11th world title.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Sep 21, 2022
Brittney Griner's fate on Team USA's minds at Women's World Cup
Griner's U.S. teammates have agreed not to wear her No. 15 jersey during the 10-day tournament in Sydney.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Sep 20, 2022
New-look United States target 11th women's basketball World Cup crown
With a deep pool of talent, several promising youngsters are knocking on the door for Team USA, including college player of the year Aliyah Boston and WNBA rookie of the year Rhyne Howard.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Sep 11, 2022
Argentina's four-time NBA champion Manu Ginobili enters Hall of Fame
The 45-year-old told the audience that playing next to Tim Duncan and Tony Parker under the guidance of Spurs coach Gregg Popovich was what made his ascension to the Hall of Fame possible.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Apr 3, 2022
Manu Ginobili among selections to basketball Hall of Fame
The 13-member class of 2022 includes four-time NBA champion Ginobili, who won Olympic gold with Argentina in 2004, as well as three-time WNBA champion Lindsay Whalen.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Oct 3, 2021
Afghan basketball star makes debut in Spain after leaving Kabul
Nilofar Bayat and her husband were offered the chance to play for Bidaideak Bilbao BSR, a mixed-gender wheelchair basketball team in the northern Spanish city of Bilbao.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Jun 22, 2021
Filmmaker Naomi Kawase eager to improve WJBL's reach as new chair
The award-winning director is among seven women appointed to the Women's Japan Basketball League's expanded board as it seeks to capitalize on basketball's rising popularity in the country.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 9, 2021
The NBA is making a risky bet with gambling
Basketball is a team game, so it's harder to throw or fix than a tennis match. Still, a clumsy foul or two in the last minute could alter the point spread without affecting the final result.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
Jun 2, 2021
NBA stars urged to end China endorsements over forced labor
A U.S. congressional commission on Tuesday called on American basketball stars to end endorsements of Chinese sportswear firms that use cotton grown in China's Xinjiang region, warning against complicity in forced labor they say takes place there.
OLYMPICS
May 31, 2021
Japan's women punch Olympic ticket in 3x3 basketball
Japan’s women’s 3x3 basketball team punched its ticket to a Summer Games that will be held on home soil with a dramatic 20-18 win over Spain in overtime of the third-place game at the FIBA 3x3 Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Graz, Austria, on Sunday.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
May 17, 2021
3x3 basketball gets ready for close-up at Tokyo Games
A lot of people are going to be introduced to a different style of basketball when the 3x3 competition begins at the Tokyo Olympics.
SDF spots China’s biggest aircraft carrier for first time
The Fujian aircraft carrier is seen in Shanghai in May 2024 as it leaves for its first sea trial.
Why more hotels in Japan are offering room-only service
Nipponia Hotel Ise Kawasaki Merchant Town in Ise, Mie Prefecture
Is America ready for Japanese-style 7-Elevens?
Convenience stores are a fixture of Japanese life and 7-Eleven, a chain that began in the U.S. in 1927, opened its first store in Japan in 1974 — and then became wholly Japanese-owned in 2005 through parent company Seven & I Holdings.
Final weeks of World Expo in Osaka likely to see large crowds
With one month left to go, crowds are expected to swell at the World Expo in Osaka during its final weeks.
Japan's elderly population down at around 36.2 million
The estimated number of people age 65 or older in Japan stands at 36.19 million as of Monday, accounting for record 29.4% of the country's total population, according to the internal affairs ministry.
Strikes on Qatar and Poland shake U.S. sway among friend and foe
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at the Museum of the Bible in Washington on Sept. 8. Israeli strikes in Qatar and Russian drone incursions into Poland have challenged the U.S. leaders claims of global respect.
Japan's major art events converge this fall
Shinji Ohmaki’s “Tokinokage” exhibited at Fuji Textile Week 2021 shows the use of fabric as art.
An aesthetic escape to Hakone’s art-drenched hills
Between traditional examples of fine art and sleek, modern exhibitions that blend with nature, Hakone offers a unique escape from Tokyo's urban sprawl.
Niinami’s ouster quick but not unusual as corporations protect reputation
Takeshi Niinami resigns as chairman and CEO of Suntory Holdings.
As Manila modernizes its military, new opportunities emerge for Tokyo
A Brahmos missile system is displayed during a rehearsal for a military parade in New Delhi in January. The Philippines will soon receive its second batch of the supersonic cruise missiles from India.

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