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HOOP SCOOP

BASKETBALL / HOOP SCOOP
Feb 13, 2014
Perpetual problems plague Japan Basketball Association
Intermittent hullabaloo by the Japan Basketball Association's big wigs about "big plans" for the future of men's basketball generally produces one thing: a collective yawn by those who analyze such things.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / HOOP SCOOP
Jan 15, 2014
Kusaka's All-Star selection a disservice to more deserving
Being picked as an All-Star starter should be reserved for players having All-Star-caliber seasons.
Japan Times
MULTIMEDIA / HOOP SCOOP
Dec 21, 2013
Major coaching changes defined 2013
Taking a (recent) trip down memory lane. . . .
BASKETBALL / HOOP SCOOP
Dec 7, 2013
Akita making run for title
The stars have aligned for a special basketball season in Akita.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / HOOP SCOOP
Oct 5, 2013
Kabaya looks past glory of title team, forward to new season
Masayuki Kabaya played a starring role in leading the Yokohama B-Corsairs to a championship in their second season in the bj-league.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / HOOP SCOOP
Aug 20, 2013
Constant change, lack of plan hurt bj-league's viability
Entering its ninth season, which tips off in October, the bj-league has never been in worse shape.
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
BASKETBALL / HOOP SCOOP
Jun 26, 2013
Golden Kings star McHenry shined as league's top player in 2012-13
As the summer begins, with the regular-season and playoff memories now neatly stored in our brains, it's time to highlight top individuals from the bj-league's eighth season.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / HOOP SCOOP
May 25, 2013
Geary's vision, drive keyed Yokohama's title run
There was something refreshing, interesting and fun about the Yokohama B-Corsairs from the beginning. It wasn't always the easiest thing to explain in a few short words.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / HOOP SCOOP
May 8, 2013
Cartwright gives parting thoughts on experience in Japan
Head coach Bill Cartwright returned the Osaka Evessa to respectability after a remarkable plunge in the season's first four months.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / HOOP SCOOP
Apr 21, 2013
Yokohama's Big Three key to club's second-season success
Veteran forward Taketo Aoki, a player in the bj-league since the beginning in 2005, called his boss, Yokohama B-Corsairs head coach Reggie Geary, "a great coach" during a post-practice conversation on Tuesday.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / HOOP SCOOP
Mar 31, 2013
Cummings, father share hoop bond
Terry Cummings' success as an NBA player inspired his son, T.J., who now plays for the Sendai 89ers, to follow in his footsteps.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / HOOP SCOOP
Mar 10, 2013
Rickert says Cartwright emphasizing defense for Osaka
With 12 games in the books since Bill Cartwright took over as the Osaka Evessa’s new head coach, his message at the gym, wherever practices and games are held, has been simple and constant.
BASKETBALL / HOOP SCOOP
Feb 17, 2013
Garrison develops into first-rate coach
Matt Garrison did not set forth to reinvent the wheel when he was hired as the Niigata Albirex BB head coach for the 2011-12 season. So after replacing longtime bench boss Masaya Hirose, who was at the helm for 11 seasons in the team's JBL and bj-league eras, Garrison opted to keep things straightforward.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / HOOP SCOOP
Jan 27, 2013
Time to stop nonsense on import rule, expand to 48-minute game
Formed as a six-team breakaway circuit from the old-guard JBL, the bj-league aimed to usher in a new era of pro basketball in Japan in 2005.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / HOOP SCOOP
Jan 20, 2013
Veteran athletes, coaches adamant that corporal punishment has no place in sports
The tragic death of a 17-year-old Osaka high school student and basketball captain in December sheds light on a disturbing aspect of Japanese culture that has existed for decades: corporal punishment.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / HOOP SCOOP
Dec 30, 2012
Time for 2013 resolutions for bj-league
It's time to look ahead to 2013 as each of the bj-league's 21 teams search for ways to improve.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / HOOP SCOOP
Dec 19, 2012
Asian coaching veteran Humphries seeking shot on sidelines in Japan
A ringing endorsement from someone who has worked at the elite level in his chosen profession probably couldn't hurt, eh?
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / HOOP SCOOP
Nov 23, 2012
89ers lend support to S. Dakota teen battling cancer
The Sendai 89ers are lending a helping hand to a 17-year-old South Dakota student's fight against cancer.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / HOOP SCOOP
Oct 31, 2012
Zeller's long journey to NBA began with Shiga Lakestars
Luke Zeller, one of three brothers to earn the prestigious Mr. Basketball title during his Indiana schoolboy days, was undrafted after a steady but unspectacular four-year collegiate career at Notre Dame. He began his professional career with the Shiga Lakestars in 2009.
Japan says Biden's description of nation as xenophobic is 'unfortunate'
The National Diet building in Tokyo
G7 eyes plan on U.S.-led $50 billion aid package for Ukraine
A local resident visits the Lychakiv cemetery in Lviv, Ukraine, on Thursday. The U.S. is in talks with close partners to lead a group of allies that would give as much as $50 billion in aid to Ukraine.
Japan drops to 70th in press freedom rankings
A businessman reads a newspaper outside a train station in Tokyo.
Japan’s record-low children population weighs on growth
The number of children 14 years old or younger fell for the 43rd straight year to around 14.01 million as of April 1.
Biden calls ally Japan ‘xenophobic’ along with rivals China and Russia
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks in Syracuse, New York, on April 25.
'Monster' Inoue ready to tear down Luis Nery in title defense at Tokyo Dome
Naoya Inoue (left) and Luis Nery following a pre-fight news conference in Yokohama on Saturday, two days ahead of their super bantamweight title fight.
Debate on constitutional revision at a standstill despite Kishida's pledges
With less than two months left before the conclusion of the current session of parliament, any possibility that Prime Minister Fumio Kishida can deliver constitutional reform before the end of his term as Liberal Democratic Party president in late September, as he has promised, appears remote.
Sapporo court ruling on Ainu fishing rights presents tough questions
A traditional Ainu preserved food called <i>satchep</i> (dried fish) being made at the government-run National Ainu Museum and Park, nicknamed Upopoy, in the town of Shiraoi, Hokkaido, on Dec. 25. The Sapporo District Court ruled last month that the Raporo Ainu Nation's rights as an Indigenous people did not extend to having an inherent right to fish for commercial reasons.
With eye on China, defense chiefs agree to bolster interoperability
From left: U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, Australian defense chief Richard Marles, Japanese Defense Minister Minoru Kihara and Philippine Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro hold a joint news conference in Honolulu on Thursday.
Yellow sand allergy: A health issue made worse by climate change
A screenshot of the Meteorological Agency's satellite image of clouds and yellow sand (in pink) on Sunday.

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