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JOJI TAKEUCHI

Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
Oct 22, 2016
Brex storm past Alvark in series opener
Two former NBL powerhouse teams squared off on Saturday in one of the early marquee matchups of the B. League's inaugural season, and coach Tom Wisman's Tochigi Brex made a statement.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
Sep 23, 2016
Alvark rout Golden Kings, complete two-game series sweep
The Alvark Tokyo jumped out to a big lead in the first quarter and held on for a 74-53 victory over the Ryukyu Golden Kings on Friday night in the B. League.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
Sep 21, 2016
Alvark, Golden Kings eager to deliver entertainment, quality competition in B. League opener
One day before the opening game of the B. League's first season between the Alvark Tokyo and Ryukyu Golden Kings at Yoyogi National Gymnasium, the players and coaches were ecstatic, saying they are ready to put on a show the next day to usher in a new era of Japanese basketball.
BASKETBALL
Jul 7, 2016
Japan men's basketball team fails to qualify for Rio Olympics
Japan’s hopes of sending a men’s basketball team to the Rio Olympics ended on Wednesday when it suffered its second defeat in as many games, losing 87-71 to the Czech Republic at the Olympic qualifying tournament in Belgrade.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Oct 3, 2015
Iran edges Japan to claim bronze medal
Iran topped Japan 68-63 to take the FIBA Asia Championship bronze medal on Saturday, beating Japan for the second time in the tournament and ensuring the reigning champion finished its title defense with a win.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Oct 3, 2015
Japan falls to Philippines in semifinals
The Philippines held off Japan in the second semifinal of the FIBA Asia Championship on Friday, riding a hot-shooting fourth period to advance to the final with an 81-70 win.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Oct 1, 2015
Japan stages surprising rout of Qatar in FIBA Asia quarterfinals
Japan shocked Qatar in the FIBA Asia Championship quarterfinal on Thursday, using a 81-67 win to advance to the tournament semifinals for the first time since 1997 and move just two wins away from direct qualification to the 2016 Rio Olympic basketball tournament.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Sep 30, 2015
Japan hoping to earn semifinal berth at Asia championship
A win against Qatar is all that stands between Japan and an Asia championship semifinal place, and with Thursday's winner booking a place in the Rio 2016 pre-Olympic qualifying tournament, it will be a very important day for basketball in Japan.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Sep 29, 2015
Japan routs Hong Kong, secures spot in FIBA Asia quarterfinals
Japan defeated Hong Kong 89-62 on Tuesday to confirm a place in the FIBA Asia Championships quarterfinals and put itself just one win away from a spot in the Rio 2016 pre-Olympic qualifying basketball tournament.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Sep 25, 2015
Takeuchi double-double steers Japan past India
Joji Takeuchi carried Japan to an important 83-65 victory over India in the final preliminary round group game of the FIBA Asia Championship on Friday.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Aug 15, 2015
Japan men bounce back against Czech Republic
A stingy defensive effort by the Japan men's basketball team paid off as the home team cruised past the Czech Republic 65-54 in the second game of their three-game exhibition series at Yoyogi National Gymnasium No. 2 on Saturday.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Aug 14, 2015
Czech Republic cagers edge Japan in exhibition
On Friday, the Japan men's national team played its first official international contest since FIBA's suspension of the Japan Basketball Association was officially lifted last Sunday.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / ASIAN GAMES
Aug 26, 2014
Togashi, Takeuchi twins named to Japan's 12-man squad for Asian Games
Quick-footed guard Yuki Togashi and the Takeuchi twins headline Japan's 12-man basketball squad for the Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea, the Japan Basketball Association announced on Tuesday.
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.
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.
Biden calls ally Japan ‘xenophobic’ along with rivals China and Russia
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks in Syracuse, New York, on April 25.
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.
Japan's May 1 intervention may have cost ¥3.66 trillion, BOJ data suggests
An electronic screen displays a graph showing Japanese yen exchange rates surging against the dollar amid signs of intervention by authorities, in Tokyo on Thursday.
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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