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BROWN

BASKETBALL / NBA / NBA REPORT
May 13, 2014
Cavs fire Brown again, move into position for LeBron
I don't know about hiring Mike Brown to be your basketball coach. Well, I do know. Don't do it. He's awful.
BASKETBALL
Apr 13, 2014
Toyama extends winning streak to nine games, reaches 40 wins for first time in franchise history
The Toyama Grouses collected their ninth straight victory on Sunday, defeating the host Sendai 89ers 95-88.
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Apr 2, 2014
Brown, Toyama aspiring to capture bj-league crown
If your only task during a basketball game involved jotting down Ira Brown's statistics, you'd stay pretty busy.
Japan Times
ENVIRONMENT / WILD WATCH
Mar 8, 2014
Noisy bulbuls change with the seasons
On cold winter mornings the bulbuls come squawking their full-throated calls as they swoop onto bird-feeders, their white-tipped gray breast feathers appearing frosted by the chill.
BASKETBALL
Feb 1, 2014
Ex-NBA player Brown parts ways with Sendai due to family emergency
Former NBA forward Andre Brown, whose acquisition was announced by the Sendai 89ers last week, has left the bj-league team before playing in a game.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
Feb 1, 2014
Maru, Kajitani on verge of NPB stardom
As spring training camps for the 12 Japanese pro baseball teams opened on Saturday, let's take a look at a couple of young players on the verge of becoming two of the best in the Central League; Hiroshima Carp outfielder Yoshihiro Maru and Yokohama BayStars infielder Takayuki Kajitani.
BASKETBALL
Jan 24, 2014
Former NBA forward Andre Brown joins Sendai 89ers
Andre Brown's professional basketball career can be best described as a global odyssey.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Dec 1, 2013
Toyama downs Kyoto, moves to 13-2
Quietly, without much fanfare or wide-spread exposure in the nation's mainstream media, the Toyama Grouses have built a title-contending team.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Nov 30, 2013
Toyama finds rhythm in road win over Kyoto
Quietly, without much fanfare or wide-spread exposure in the nation's mainstream media, the Toyama Grouses have built a title-contending team.
BASKETBALL
Nov 5, 2013
Herb Brown helps Japan women's basketball team nab FIBA Asia gold
Longtime basketball coach Herb Brown, older brother of Hall of Fame bench boss Larry Brown, helped steer the Japan women's national team to its first continental championship in 43 years on Sunday.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Oct 30, 2013
Joho, Mito help propel Toyama to best start ever at 6-0
Masashi Joho has an impressive track record of success in the bj-league, playing for four playoff-bound franchises — two-time champion Osaka Evessa, two-time champion runnerup Tokyo Apache, Shiga Lakestars and Toyama Grouses — in the league's first eight seasons.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / HOOP SCOOP
Jun 30, 2013
Brown imparting wisdom to Japan squad
Larry Brown, the Basketball Hall of Fame coach, has never been accused of embracing job stability. So maybe it's not surprising that his older brother, Herb, also a basketball lifer, has had a nomadic existence in the coaching business, too.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
May 26, 2013
Infernal prose flows again from Dan Brown's brain
I used to think that Dan Brown was merely bad. Now, after reading the latest version of the apocalyptic thriller he rewrites every few years, I suspect he might be mad as well.
BASKETBALL
May 23, 2013
Japanese women face Griner during preparation for upcoming tourney
A 23-point loss to the WNBA's Phoenix Mercury in a Sunday exhibition game in Phoenix was the first big test for the Japan women's national basketball team as it prepares for the 25th FIBA Asia Championship for Women.
EDITORIALS
Dec 17, 2011
Cruel treatment of the elderly
The health and welfare ministry announced Dec. 6 that fiscal 2010 saw a record 16,668 cases of cruel treatment of elderly people by family members or other relatives, a rise of 6.7 percent from the previous year. The cruelty by nursing home workers resulted in 21 deaths, 11 fewer than in the previous...
EDITORIALS
Feb 16, 2011
End of the Mubarak era
Eighteen days of protest ended 30 years of one-man rule by Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak. While the demonstrations had been mounting in intensity and reflected deep-seated grievances that had been building over decades, his decision Friday to step down was never certain. As the country enters a new...
CULTURE / Japan Pulse
Oct 8, 2010
Leggy K-pop girls stand tall on J-pop scene
Following in the footsteps of their male counterparts, female K-pop units are set to give J-popsters a run for their money.
Global militaries to study India-Pakistan fighter jet battle
The Indian Air Force's Rafale fighter jets. India and Pakistan aircraft engaged in a dogfight on Wednesday.
Man admitted to 2025 Osaka Expo with 85-year-old ticket
The Osaka Expo, which opened last month, runs through mid-October.
In his first appearance, Pope Leo offers three big clues about his papacy
Newly elected Pope Leo XIV, formerly Cardinal Robert Prevost of the United States, appears on the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican on Thursday.
Economists debate consumption-tax cut as Japanese politicians warm to the idea
A supermarket in Chiba. Politicians in Japan might cut the consumption tax to help households and the economy.
Two men arrested after storming Tokyo elementary school and injuring staff
Tachikawa Municipal 3rd Elementary School, where two men broke in on Thursday
With a new Shibuya studio, Apple Music bets big on Japan
Apple Music personalities (from left) Ebro Darden, Kentaro Ochiai, Zane Lowe and Mino came together for a special recording in late April to discuss music and celebrate the newly opened Apple Music studio in Tokyo.
SusHi Tech Tokyo 2025 expands to become one of Asia's largest startup events
SusHi Tech Tokyo 2025 was bustling with participants of various nationalities Thursday, and multiple languages could be heard around the room as many engaged in conversations throughout the day.
Celebrating Japan’s defeat at Shimoda’s Black Ships Festival
Tatsumi Onose (right), who plays the part of Commodore Matthew Perry in Shimoda's Black Ship Festival, says the historical episode the event is based on should be remembered for its positives more than its negatives.
'Big picture thinker': Ispace CEO Hakamada on reaching the moon and dreaming of starships
Takeshi Hakamada, founder and CEO of Ispace, says his primary interest in space development is not to abandon Earth, but to protect it.
The drive for luxury: Aston Martin Asia's president explains the desire for more
While for Aston Martin, it’s all about delivering luxury, their regional president for Asia Gregory Adams' start in the auto industry in Japan was far more humble.

Podcast

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Dangami House is a 180-year-old former samurai residence of the Kato clan, who ruled over Ozu, Ehime Prefecture, until the Meiji Restoration.
A house, a legacy and the quiet work of restoration in rural Japan
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