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GO DAI

BASKETBALL
Mar 6, 2016
Hamaguchi bests old rival Oketani as Hannaryz beat Evessa
There are no easy games when Dai Oketani and Honoo Hamaguchi are on opposite benches.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / HOOP SCOOP
Feb 20, 2016
Arnold’s game remains all about the team
Watching a pure shooter, when the shots are falling like raindrops during a summer storm, is a picture of pure art.
BASKETBALL
Feb 18, 2016
Osaka clamps down on Fukuoka
The Osaka Evessa's defense pressured the visiting Rizing Fukuoka throughout Thursday's series opener.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Feb 11, 2016
Aoki looking to set B-Corsairs on even keel
As the season marches closer to the finish line, the Yokohama B-Corsairs are striving to develop consistency and climb in the Eastern Conference standings.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Dec 21, 2015
Senior workers increasingly taking special leave to look after grandchildren
Amid an increase in two-income households in Japan, the rate of men who take paternity leave is extremely low, and the availability of day care services remains insufficient. So who looks is looking after the children? The answer is often grandparents.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Oct 29, 2015
Oketani learning from former Chicago Bulls coach Cartwright
The Osaka Evessa made a big hire during the offseason, luring Dai Oketani, the winningest coach in bj-league history, to return to his Kansai roots.
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 14, 2015
Nippon Life seeks to seal deal this month to buy Aussie bank's insurance business
Nippon Life Insurance Co. aims to strike a deal this month to buy National Australia Bank's insurance business by next March, sources close to the matter said.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Oct 11, 2015
Evessa complete series sweep of Bambitious
The Osaka Evessa improved to .500 with their first series sweep of the young season by beating the Bambitious Nara 83-67 on Sunday.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Jul 17, 2015
Hamamatsu dumping star Murry
As the summer marches on and the start of training camp gets closer and closer, it appears that the defending champion Hamamatsu Higashimikawa Phoenix will not have a roster resembling the one that captured the title in May.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Jul 11, 2015
Multisport culture failing to take root in Japan
Do we have anyone like Bo Jackson or Deion Sanders in Japan? Or the environment to potentially produce athletes like them?
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Jun 23, 2015
Geoffrey Katsuhisa set to take reins in Iwate
Geoffrey Katsuhisa will be named the new head coach of the Iwate Big Bulls, The Japan Times has learned.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Jun 11, 2015
Osaka goes with proven winner in Oketani
As expected, the Osaka Evessa have hired Dai Oketani as their next head coach, teaming him up with advisory coach Bill Cartwright, who doubles as the Mexican national team bench boss, to take the team to the next level.
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Jun 2, 2015
Nakamura takes reins in Niigata
Kazuo Nakamura on Tuesday was named the Niigata Albirex BB's new head coach.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
May 29, 2015
Oketani leaves Iwate Big Bulls after three seasons at the helm
After three successful seasons in charge, Iwate Big Bulls coach Dai Oketani's tenure has ended, the Eastern Conference club announced on Friday evening.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
May 21, 2015
Title aspirations collide for Final Four teams
This time, there's a new look on the grand stage.
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Feb 19, 2015
Fukushima putting pieces together for playoff quest
Professional sports dynasties aren't build overnight.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Feb 15, 2015
Iwate's Oketani earns 300th career victory
When the bj-league tipped off in the fall of 2005, Dai Oketani was working as an assistant under Oita HeatDevils head coach Jawann Oldham, a former NBA big man.
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Feb 12, 2015
Shimane showing surprising improvement
Despite a disastrous start this season, the Shimane Susanoo Magic won't challenge the Takamatsu Five Arrows' league record of 50 losses.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Feb 4, 2015
Present For You: Baffling but pioneering stop-motion film
Stop-motion animation, in which objects are photographed frame by frame to achieve the illusion of motion, is nearly as old as the movies.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Nov 27, 2014
Former Arizona State coach Evans provided enduring lessons for Oketani, Hamaguchi
What do the Iwate Big Bulls and Kyoto Hannaryz have in common besides being first-place teams?

Longform

Rows of irises resemble a rice field at the Peter Walker-designed Toyota Municipal Museum of Art.
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