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Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League / HOOP SCOOP
Nov 12, 2016
B. League needs more marquee players
The B. League is doing a commendable job marketing and promoting itself in its inaugural season.
WORLD
Nov 5, 2016
Three U.S. military trainers shot dead by security at air base in Jordan
Three U.S. military trainers were shot dead in Jordan on Friday when their car failed to stop at the gate of a military base and was fired on by Jordanian security forces, a Jordanian military source said.
BASKETBALL
Sep 17, 2016
Japan knocked out of Asia Challenge
Japan's hopes of a FIBA Asia Challenge title ended Friday in Tehran with an 87-80 quarterfinal loss to a rampant Dar Tucker and his Jordan team.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Aug 3, 2016
Golf's Olympic future questioned
When it was announced in 2009 that golf was to be included in the Olympic program for the first time in more than 100 years, the decision was heralded for bringing one of the world's biggest sports into the Olympic tent.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League / B. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Jul 28, 2016
Tohoku Cup offers fans early treat
An annual tradition is growing.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA / NBA REPORT
Jul 5, 2016
Durant's decision based on best chance to win titles
Jerry West may have done it again.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Jun 28, 2016
Stranded Syrian refugees' desert plight worsens as Jordan blocks aid
Thousands of Syrian refugees stranded on Jordan's northeastern border with Syria are running out of food after a militant suicide attack prompted the army to shut the area, international relief workers and refugees said on Monday.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA / NBA REPORT
Jun 21, 2016
No need for Warriors to panic despite Game 7 loss
Well, as Ron Harper famously told the 1995-96 Chicago Bulls, "Don't mean a thing without the ring."
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 17, 2016
Norberto, Hirata help Dragons edge Fighters
Jordan Norberto blanked the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters over 7⅔ innings and Ryosuke Hirata hit a decisive RBI double as the Chunichi Dragons claimed a 1-0 win to snap their four-game skid on Friday in interleague action.
BASKETBALL
Apr 22, 2016
Yokohama cruises past Tokyo
The Yokohama B-Corsairs ended an eight-game slide on Friday night, whipping the Tokyo Cinq Reves in their bj-league series opener.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA / NBA REPORT
Apr 12, 2016
Brilliant-but-humble Curry a product of the modern game
Stephen Curry is about to win his second consecutive NBA Most Valuable Player award. In its penultimate game on Monday, his team tied the all-time record for wins (72) in a season, equaling Michael Jordan's 1995-96 Bulls' record that many believed was as unassailable as Wilt's 100 points.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Apr 10, 2016
Matsuyama two shots off lead at Masters
A wayward putter cost Hideki Matsuyama two late bogeys in the third round of the Masters on Saturday, but he goes into the final 18 holes in a tie for third, just two strokes behind leader and defending champion Jordan Spieth.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA / NBA REPORT
Mar 29, 2016
Duncan quietly winding down a sensational career
In this NBA season of Kobe, his season-long farewell tour perhaps the only thing distracting from the Golden State Warriors fast break to history, it is fitting that this likely is the final season for probably the greatest power forward of all time in the NBA. He's a player who may even rank above Bryant in the all time sporting fantasy Valhalla.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA / MAN ABOUT SPORTS
Mar 22, 2016
Magic's Gordon learning how to deal with NBA grind
"My legs just felt heavy tonight," downcast Orlando Magic forward Aaron Gordon told MAS following a recent loss to Phoenix.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA / MAN ABOUT SPORTS
Mar 8, 2016
Curry's achievements not receiving universal praise
"Life is but a walking shadow, a poor player who struts his hour upon the stage. And then is heard no more."
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 4, 2016
Jordan takes delivery of eight U.S. Black Hawk copters to fight Islamic State threat
The United States delivered eight Black Hawk helicopters to Jordan on Thursday to help its regional ally defend itself against the threat of Islamic State militants, Jordanian and U.S. officials said.
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
BASKETBALL / NBA / NBA REPORT
Feb 2, 2016
Hoop sage Bach lived incredible life
You probably don't know Johnny Bach. You've seen him, the ruddy-faced guy with the stern demeanor sitting on the bench of the champion Chicago Bulls next to Phil Jackson in the 1990s, steely grey eyes fixed on the defensive play, his "Doberman defense" as it came to affectionately be known during the Bulls' first three championships.
MORE SPORTS
Jan 26, 2016
Spieth aims to improve short game
Jordan Spieth may be sitting proudly at the top of the world rankings but the American believes his short game needs plenty of work before he can regain the mantle of the hottest player in golf.
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 9, 2016
Bringing aid and hope to Syrian refugees
People are fleeing the Syrian civil war in such massive numbers that the neighboring countries are being overwhelmed.
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.
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.
'So hot you can't breathe': Extreme heat hits the Philippines
A pedestrian cools himself with a folding hand fan as he waits for a ride along a road in Manila on Wednesday, as extreme heat hit the Philippines.
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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