Tag - rui-hachimura

 
Menu
Search
 
May 04, 2024
 

Today's print edition

Home Delivery
Subscribe for more access

RUI HACHIMURA

Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jul 25, 2021
Tokyo Games showcase the changing face of sports in Japan
From Naomi Osaka to Rui Hachimura, a generation of biracial athletes in the Olympics are helping shift perceptions of what it means to be 'Japanese.'
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jul 19, 2021
Rui Hachimura's arrival gives a boost to Japan's Olympic basketball dream
The player, who will serve as a co-flag bearer for Japan at the opening ceremony at the National Stadium on Friday, has his sights set on medal success.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jul 5, 2021
Wizards' Rui Hachimura headlines Japanese team for Tokyo Olympics
NBA forwards Rui Hachimura and Yuta Watanabe headline the team, which last competed in the Olympics in the Montreal Games in 1976.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jul 5, 2021
NBA star Rui Hachimura and wrestler Yui Susaki named flagbearers for Japan's 582-strong Olympic team
The pair will lead the delegation into National Stadium during the opening ceremony on July 23.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
Jun 4, 2021
Wizards' Rui Hachimura reflects on progress after first trip to playoffs
'The fact that I got that much court time in the playoffs means the team trusts me, and I feel like I delivered results,' Hachimura said.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
May 21, 2021
Wizards blast Pacers in play-in game to earn playoff berth
Rui Hachimura scored 18 points to help the Wizards earn their first playoff berth since the 2017-18 season.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
May 15, 2021
Rui Hachimura scores 14 as Wizards clinch play-in berth
The second-year Japanese forward shot 7-from-15 as part of a balanced Washington offensive effort that included 21 points from Russell Westbrook and 17 from Davis Bertans.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
May 14, 2021
Japan names 20-man provisional basketball roster for Tokyo Olympics
NBA players Rui Hachimura and Yuta Watanabe were among those named to the provisional roster.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
May 6, 2021
Rui Hachimura and younger brother Aren receiving racist abuse online
'Some people say racial discrimination does not exist in Japan,' the younger Hachimura, 21, said in his post. 'But I would like the public to take an interest in the matter.'
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
May 4, 2021
Rui Hachimura scores 27 in 100th NBA game as Wizards outgun Pacers
The win moved Washington closer to ninth-place Indiana in the Eastern Conference standings, led by Russell Westbrook's 32nd triple-double of the season.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
May 2, 2021
Rui Hachimura scores 18 as Wizards lose to Mavericks
Rui Hachimura hit some big buckets down the stretch Saturday on his way to 18 points for the Washington Wizards in a nail-biting 125-124 road loss to the Dallas Mavericks.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
Apr 27, 2021
Rui Hachimura returns from injury in loss for Wizards
Rui Hachimura returned for the Washington Wizards on Monday after missing four games with a sore left knee, contributing 13 points and six rebounds in a 146-143 overtime loss to the San Antonio Spurs.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
Apr 17, 2021
Yuta Watanabe scores career-high 21 points in Raptors' win
Watanabe went 7-for-11 from the floor, sinking two of his four three-pointers, while sinking all five of his free throws.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Apr 1, 2021
Teenager Shawn Williams determined to follow Hachimura's path to NBA
Williams was among the players who turned heads during the 2020-21 B. League U-15 Championship, which wrapped up on Tuesday at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
Mar 31, 2021
Wizards' Rui Hachimura ties career high with 30 points in defeat
Rui Hachimura tied his career high with 30 points, while Russell Westbrook notched a 22-point triple-double, but it was not enough to deliver a win for the Washington Wizards as they fell 114-104 at home to the Charlotte Hornets on Tuesday.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
Mar 14, 2021
Rui Hachimura scores season-high 29 in Wizards' loss to Bucks
Rui Hachimura scored a season-high 29 points Saturday but could not get the Washington Wizards across the line in a closely fought 125-119 loss to the Milwaukee Bucks.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
Feb 16, 2021
Wizards coach lauds Rui Hachimura after win over Boston
Washington Wizards head coach Scott Brooks praised Rui Hachimura for "one of his best games of the year" Sunday after the second-year forward contributed 15 points and solid defense in a 104-91 win over the Boston Celtics.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
Feb 10, 2021
Birthday boy Hachimura gets double-double as Beal leads Wizards past Bulls
Bradley Beal scored 35 points to lead the Washington Wizards to a 105-101 road victory over the Chicago Bulls on Monday night.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
Jan 31, 2021
Wizards' Rui Hachimura says return to court difficult 'mentally and physically'
After sitting out nearly three weeks due to coronavirus safety measures, Rui Hachimura said Saturday his return to NBA action has been "very difficult physically and mentally."
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
Jan 24, 2021
Wizards returning with Rui Hachimura still out due to virus
Rui Hachimura and five other players will remain sidelined due to coronavirus safety protocols when the Washington Wizards resume their season following a six-game postponement, the team said Saturday.
Biden calls ally Japan ‘xenophobic’ along with rivals China and Russia
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks in Syracuse, New York, on April 25.
Yen swings stir talk that Japan is in the FX market once again
An electronic screen in Tokyo displays the yen exchange rate against the U.S. dollar and the graph showing its recent swings, 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.
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.
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.

Podcast

From easily navigable train stations to the helpfulness of its municipal staff, Tokyo has earned high praise for its commitment to accessibility for disabled travelers.
[Rebroadcast] Japan is doing better on accessibility than you may think

Longform

Rows of irises resemble a rice field at the Peter Walker-designed Toyota Municipal Museum of Art.
The 'outsiders' creating some of Japan's greenest spaces
By Stephen Mansfield

SUSTAINABLE JAPAN

Prize winner Maki Imoto catches light with glass
Prize winner Maki Imoto catches light with glass

SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTS note

Read more

SUPPLEMENTS BINDER