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TOMINAGA

Nebraska Cornhuskers guard Keisei Tominaga handles the ball as Texas A&M Aggies forward Solomon Washington defends during the second half in the NCAA Tournament First Round in Memphis, Tennessee.
BASKETBALL
Mar 26, 2024
Tominaga looks to NBA Draft and Olympics after NCAA exit
The Japanese national team guard was a standout in his final season for coach Fred Hoiberg's Cornhuskers.
Nebraska guard Keisei Tominaga has become one of the most exciting players in the Big Ten during his three seasons with Nebraska.
BASKETBALL
Mar 11, 2024
'Japanese Steph Curry' Keisei Tominaga shoots for stars and NBA with Nebraska
“I think I still gotta get better about a lot of things,” he said. “I think it’s getting closer to my dream."
Japan's Yuta Watanabe celebrates after the team's win over Cape Verde during the FIBA Basketball World Cup in Okinawa on Saturday. Japan earned an Olympic berth with the win.
BASKETBALL
Sep 3, 2023
Japan achieved ambitious Paris Olympic goal during FIBA World Cup
World No. 36 Japan claimed Asia's only direct ticket to next summer's Paris Games by finishing first among Asian teams at the Basketball World Cup.
Keisei Tominaga (left) represents the second generation of his family to play at basketball's biggest international tournament.
BASKETBALL
Aug 23, 2023
Keisei Tominaga follows in dad's footsteps at Basketball World Cup
Hiroyuki Tominaga's experience at the 1998 World Championship inspired him to encourage his son to go abroad.
Japan's Yuki Togashi (right) attacks the Angola basket during the fourth quarter of an international friendly at Ariake Arena on Tuesday.
BASKETBALL
Aug 16, 2023
Keisei Tominaga leads Japan past Angola in World Cup warmup
An injury concern popped up for Japan as the Phoenix Suns' Yuta Watanabe did not return after hurting his right ankle in the second quarter.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Jun 1, 2023
Keisei Tominaga to skip NBA draft and return to Nebraska
Japanese guard Keisei Tominaga, who stars for the University of Nebraska's basketball team, announced Wednesday on Twitter that he has withdrawn from the June's NBA draft and will play another season for the Cornhuskers.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
Apr 27, 2023
Keisei Tominaga among early entry candidates for NBA draft
Tominaga played in all 32 games for Nebraska during the 2022-23 season and averaged 13.1 points per game.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Aug 1, 2021
Japan's 3x3 basketball Olympic teams left wanting more after turning heads in preliminary round
“3x3 will have a huge impact on Japanese basketball in the future and there is a good chance Japan becomes a 3x3 powerhouse,” said Torsten Loibl, the director/coach of the country's teams.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Dec 5, 2020
Keisei Tominaga looking forward to taking next step with Nebraska
The 19-year-old, who verbally committed to Nebraska a year ago, has been public about his future ambitions.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Nov 18, 2020
Nebraska coaches confident Keisei Tominaga can make big impact
Hoiberg introduced the 19-year-old as the “Japanese Steph Curry,” a sign of his confidence Tominaga will make a splash in Lincoln, Nebraska.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Jun 25, 2020
Confidence and ambition power Keisei Tominaga toward promising U.S. future
The left-handed guard struggled with the different rules and culture on the court during his first year, but is already set to transfer to Nebraska.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Nov 30, 2019
Ranger College freshman sharpshooter Keisei Tominaga commits to Nebraska
Sharpshooter Keisei Tominaga, who is having a stellar freshman season for Ranger (Texas) College, has verbally committed to transfer to the University of Nebraska to play for former NBA head coach Fred Hoiberg in 2021, according to ESPN.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Jun 23, 2019
Sharpshooter Keisei Tominaga ready to mess with Texas
Keisei Tominaga had always been bound for the United States; the only thing that remained uncertain was where he would end up.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Jan 12, 2019
Scoring sensation Keisei Tominaga emerges as new high school star
Sakuragaoka Gakuen High School earned its first medal in the Winter Cup boys competition late last month.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Mar 21, 2018
'Dynamite Graffiti': Sleaze to some and art to others
At the peak of its popularity in the 1980s, the innocuously named "Shashin Jidai" ("Photo Age") sold 350,000 copies a month. Edited by the self-made publishing impresario Akira Suei, the magazine featured cutting-edge photography by the likes of Nobuyoshi Araki and Daido Moriyama and in-depth articles about underground culture, but most of its readers were just there for one thing: porn.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 7, 2016
73-year-old man completes 30-km swim from Honshu to Hokkaido
A 73-year-old man successfully completed a 30-km swim Wednesday between Honshu and Hokkaido, making him the oldest swimmer to achieve the feat.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Mar 20, 2016
Tominaga's suprise flourishes make repeat listens of 'Echoes of Megaliths' a must
Tominaga "Echoes of Megaliths" (Squiggle Dot)
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Feb 10, 2016
Grim universe of horror manga 'Litchi Hikari Club'
When I was 13, I belonged to a neighborhood gang called, ironically, "The Hoods." We committed minor acts of vandalism as a sort of game and talked about invading the turf of a rival gang a few blocks over (but never got around to it). We were, to put it plainly, idiots.
No link to Nankai Trough quake seen after temblor in Shikoku
Satoshi Harada from the Meteorological Agency explains about the magnitude 6.6 earthquake during a news conference early Thursday.
Thousands evacuated as Indonesia volcano erupts
Indonesia's Mount Ruang spews hot lava and smoke as seen from Sitaro, North Sulawesi, on Wednesday.
Why hasn't Japan moved to prop up the weak yen?
Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki speaks to reporters in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Snake on a train: Discovery of serpent delays Tokyo-Nagoya shinkansen
A Tokaido shinkansen. It is unclear whether the snake was venomous or how it ended up on the train, and there was no injury or panic among passengers.
Sex differences could be key to the successful treatment of long COVID
A new study has found that women with long COVID had significantly lower levels of testosterone compared to those who had recovered from their infection.
'House of the Owl' brings Hollywood values to Japanese TV
In the new Disney+ series “House of the Owl,” Min Tanaka (left) plays a powerful political fixer, or “kuromaku,” who has a troubled relationship with his adult children, particularly his idealistic son, played by Mackenyu.
Benefits and risks: AUKUS looks to take gamble on Japan
U.S. President Joe Biden, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and British leader Rishi Sunak deliver remarks on the AUKUS partnership, after a trilateral meeting, at Naval Base Point Loma in San Diego in March last year.
Kyoto’s demon night parade lives to haunt another day
In a Kyoto long past, the "hyakki yagyō" (100 demon night parade) haunted a sleepy corner of Kyoto. Now, one enterprising monster enthusiast has won a small batttle to keep the march alive.
U.S. deploys midrange missile system in Indo-Pacific for first time
A U.S. Army Mid-Range Capability (MRC) Launcher arrives as part of the capability’s first deployment into theater on Northern Luzon, Philippines, April 8.
Unpacking the chaotic by-election in a scandal-hit Tokyo district
People listen to a campaign speech in Tokyo's Koto Ward on Tuesday.

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