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Japan Times
BASKETBALL
May 18, 2015
Alvark advance to NBL Finals
The Toyota Alvark are going back to the title series.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
May 17, 2015
Hitachi forces decisive Game 3 against Toyota in NBL semifinals
The Hitachi Sunrockers snapped an epic winning streak by the Toyota Alvark.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
May 16, 2015
Toyota tops Hitachi for 26th straight victory
With exceptional versatility, a player like him is often dubbed a Mr. Everything.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
May 9, 2015
Sunrockers complete sweep of Jets
The Hitachi Sunrockers completed a 2-0 sweep of the Chiba Jets with an 86-60 win in their best-of-three first-round series at Ota Citu General Gymnasium on Saturday.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
May 8, 2015
Hitachi edges Chiba in NBL playoff opener
The Hitachi Sunrockers had to take a ferocious challenge from the Chiba Jets in their playoff opener. But they managed to survive it, coming through in the end.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
May 5, 2015
Sunrockers make dramatic turnaround this season, eye NBL title
The Hitachi Sunrockers entered this season, having improved their roster with some key acquisitions, while they hired a new head coach.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Jan 12, 2015
Sunrockers outclass Dragonflies to claim first Emperor's Cup title
With the depth of their team and strength underneath the basket, the Hitachi Sunrockers completely dominated the contest and earned their first Emperor's Cup in club history with an 81-66 win over the Hiroshima Dragonflies in the men's final of the 90th All-Japan Championship on Monday at Yoyogi National Gymnasium.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Apr 26, 2014
Hokkaido keeps playoff hopes alive
The Levanga Hokkaido are still alive in the postseason hunt.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBL NOTEBOOK
Apr 10, 2014
Healthy Tabuse enjoying stellar all-around season for Link Tochigi Brex
Yuta Tabuse was the last man to arrive to speak to reporters on this particular day. But it probably wasn't the first time and won't be the last time.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBL NOTEBOOK
Mar 25, 2014
Hitachi forward Rice fondly recalls uncle's remarkable NFL achievements
As much as Darius Rice has been referred to as a basketball player blessed with size and phenomenal skills, he's probably always been known because of the name of his uncle and former NFL great: Jerry Rice.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Feb 16, 2014
Team effort gives SeaHorses win over Sunrockers
The Aisin SeaHorses took advantage of their deep roster and had five players scoring in double digits in a 84-74 win over the Hitachi Sunrockers at Ota City Gymnasium on Sunday.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Nov 30, 2013
Gibbs carries Toyota Motors to OT victory over Hitachi
Toyota Motors' Jeffrey Gibbs clicked in overtime, scoring 14 points in that period alone, to help the Alvark to a 98-84 victory over the Hitachi Sunrockers at Ota City General Gymnasium on Saturday.
Japan says Biden's description of nation as xenophobic is 'unfortunate'
The National Diet building in Tokyo
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.
The 'outsiders' creating some of Japan's greenest spaces
Rows of irises resemble a rice field at the Peter Walker-designed Toyota Municipal Museum of Art.
Japan drops to 70th in press freedom rankings
A businessman reads a newspaper outside a train station in Tokyo.
Traders spooked by intervention risk trim record yen shorts
Traders edged back from record bets on yen weakness this past week, in a period that included a likely bout of intervention by Japan to prop up the currency.
'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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