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J LEAGUE

BASKETBALL
Feb 16, 2013
Struggling Fitzgerald released by Happinets
The Akita Northern Happinets have terminated forward Dan Fitzgerald's contract, the bj-league club announced on Friday.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Feb 16, 2013
Ronaldo should rise to occasion at Old Trafford
You just knew Cristiano Ronaldo would score in Madrid on Wednesday and Manchester United fans are bracing themselves for more of the same at Old Trafford when he makes an emotional return to the Theatre of Dreams.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Feb 13, 2013
Davis sets sights on playing in NBA
Can shot-blocking maestro Jeral Davis reach the NBA in his late 20s?
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Feb 13, 2013
Big Bulls bounce back, end Jets' nine-game win streak
All good things must come to an end.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Feb 11, 2013
Evessa gather steam with win over HeatDevils
The Osaka Evessa do not look like a championship contender. And it will probably take a minor miracle for the Western Conference club to qualify for the playoffs this season.
BASKETBALL
Feb 10, 2013
Hot-shooting Albirex whip Cinq Reves
The Niigata Albirex BB made exactly 50 percent of their shots from inside the 3-point arc on Saturday in their series opener against the host Tokyo Cinq Reves. And they were even better from beyond the arc, knocking down 13 of 25 shots (52 percent).
BASKETBALL
Feb 8, 2013
Well-traveled star Woods joins Cinq Reves
High-scoring forward Ricky Woods, who once set the bj-league's single-game scoring record with 52 points while playing for the Oita HeatDevils, is on the move again.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Feb 8, 2013
Firebrand Okubo targeting title at new home Frontale
Yoshito Okubo is looking forward to a new challenge after joining Kawasaki Frontale ahead of the new J. League season, but the fiery forward is not about to tone down his style just because of a change in surroundings.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Feb 8, 2013
Chandler, Werner key Chiba's eight-game win streak
Eight straight victories is an impressive feat in any pro sports league.
BASKETBALL
Feb 4, 2013
Rizing hold off Cinq Reves
This season Rizing Fukuoka head coach Atsushi Kanazawa's message to his players has been consistent.
BASKETBALL
Feb 3, 2013
Togashi shines in Northern Happinets debut
Yuki Togashi won't technically be an adult for almost six more months, at least that's true according to Japanese custom.
BASKETBALL
Jan 28, 2013
Cartwright makes immediate impact as Evessa beat Shining Suns
It's only been two games, but new coach Bill Cartwright's no-nonsense challenge to the Osaka Evessa — to play a smart, aggressive brand of basketball, as revealed by several players — is paying off.
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
Jan 25, 2013
Cartwright confident he can turn lowly Osaka around
Former NBA center Bill Cartwright looks forward to his first weekend as the Osaka Evessa head coach, leading the team in action against the visiting Miyazaki Shining Suns.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Jan 24, 2013
Tokyo goalkeeper Gonda sets bar high for coming season
FC Tokyo goalkeeper Shuichi Gonda is far too modest to accept the plaudits that have come his way after a string of fine performances for club and country last season, but there is certainly nothing humble about his ambitions for the year ahead.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Jan 21, 2013
Parker shines as West wins All-Star Game
Recognized as a dynamic playmaker since entering the bj-league in the 2007-08 season as a member of the run-and-gun Rizing Fukuoka, Michael Parker hauled in four straight regular-season scoring titles into the fledgling circuit's eighth season.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Jan 18, 2013
Yokohama's Geary recalls getting to meet NBA legends
Like every midseason showcase, the 1997 NBA All-Star Weekend in Cleveland was a marquee event, not only for its collection of active players — Michael Jordan, Karl Malone, Hakeem Olajuwon, et al — but also for the much-planned celebration of the league's storied history.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League / J. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Jan 17, 2013
Promoted teams hoping to buck trend with J1 survival
Teams around the J. League have been busy parading their winter recruits this week, but if the recent travails of several promoted sides are anything to go by, this year's J1 new boys will need all the reinforcements they can get.
BASEBALL / MAN ABOUT SPORTS
Jan 16, 2013
Plenty to keep the hot stove cooking
Back when all the MLB teams could be found east of the Mississippi River and north of Virginia, baseball junkies used to get their offseason fixes by sitting around yakking about downtime big league happenings — recent trades, news items, gossip and the like.
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.
Weak yen fattens tourist wallets in Japan
People visit the Ameya Yokocho market in Tokyo's Ueno district during the Golden Week holiday on Tuesday.
Biden calls ally Japan ‘xenophobic’ along with rivals China and Russia
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks in Syracuse, New York, on April 25.
Number of vacant homes in Japan hits record high of 9 million
A vacant house in Tokyo is seen demolished in January 2020.
Harajuku strives to reclaim its former glory — and surpass it
Laforet Harajuku, which celebrated its 45th anniversary last year, has been a witness to the district's evolution over the years.
Saudi Arabia steps up Gaza-related arrests as Israel ties edge closer
The arrests for Gaza-related posts indicate Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s regime will take a hard line against citizens not toeing the line when it comes to normalizing ties with Israel.
Kishida sets sights on energy and climate in South America trip
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will use a policy speech in Sao Paulo to set out his vision for ties between Japan and South America, almost 10 years after former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe advocated for stronger ties between the two in the same city.
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.
Climate change, chalky grains and the risks for Japan’s rice farmers
A farmer plants seedlings in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima Prefecture. Japan’s self sufficiency rate for rice is nearly 100%, compared with 38% for food overall, on a calorie basis.
Japan wants you to spend more with ‘luxury tourism’
Performers play a traditional drum unique to Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, in the prefectural capital of Kanazawa on March 16 to mark the extension of the Hokuriku Shinkansen line to Tsuruga Station in Fukui Prefecture.
Theaster Gates’ ambitious ‘Afro-Mingei’ brings Black Chicago to Tokyo
Theaster Gates' “A Heavenly Chord” lines up church pews before seven speakers and a Hammond B3 organ, a type of electric organ prevalent in Black American churches.

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