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Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
Jul 11, 2019
Antonio Lang enjoying Summer League coaching challenge, seeing growth of Japanese basketball
One familiar face for Japanese basketball fans is currently serving as a head coach during the ongoing NBA Summer League.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / HOOP SCOOP
Feb 15, 2019
Longtime Timberwolves fan Mitsuaki Ono seeks to foster Japan relations with Minnesota
Like countless sports fans, Mitsuaki Ono can pinpoint a formative period in his life that cemented his fandom.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
Dec 28, 2018
Hoop pioneer Wat Misaka reflects on breaking barriers in an incredible life
Wataru "Wat" Misaka never demanded the spotlight nor shouted from the roof tops seeking attention.
WORLD
Nov 24, 2018
Utah teens steal propeller plane, fly it low over highway before landing at regional airport
Two teenagers stole a small plane in a rural area of eastern Utah on Thursday, flying it at low altitude over a highway and landing at a regional airport before being arrested, officials said.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Oct 4, 2018
Utah man arrested over suspected ricin-containing envelopes mailed to Trump, Pentagon officials: source
A Utah man was taken into custody on Wednesday as a suspect in the investigation of letters sent to Pentagon officials and President Donald Trump that were initially feared to contain the poison ricin, a law enforcement source said.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
Aug 13, 2018
Jazz assistant Antonio Lang keen to share knowledge with Japan's coaches
Utah Jazz assistant coach Antonio Lang returned to Japan this year for the third straight summer, to share the knowledge and experience he's learned in the NBA with the country's coaches and players.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 19, 2018
Drought creates perfect storm for wildfires across western U.S.
Bigger and more "explosive" wildfires are raging across the U.S. West, with the area burned in Colorado already four times the size of last year's total, as rising temperatures, drought and a buildup of forest fuels supercharge blazes.
BUSINESS
Jun 22, 2018
Utah national monument land Trump halved to give back to America set to be mined by Canadian firm
The red sandstone vistas in Utah's Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument may soon be criss-crossed with dumptrucks after a Canadian mining company announced plans to begin operations on land cut from federal protection by President Donald Trump.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 6, 2018
U.S. Interior chief halts second federal oil lease sale after local outcry
U.S. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke on Monday announced he has postponed a second federal oil and gas lease sale planned for March in less than a week in response to local opposition to the possibility of drilling near national parks and monuments.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 9, 2018
Mitt Romney, seen as GOP Senate hopeful, successfully treated for prostate cancer in 2017: source
Republican Mitt Romney, strongly considering a run for a U.S. Senate seat from Utah, underwent successful treatment for prostate cancer last year, a source close to Romney said on Monday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Sep 22, 2017
Utah's vegetarian dinosaurs 75 million years ago also fancied a side of crabs, petrified poop shows
Some plant-eating dinosaurs apparently liked a side order of crabs to go with their usual salad.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Aug 12, 2017
Jazz assistant coach Lang values Japan experience
Duke University men's basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski's "fist" analogy to describe how a team gets stronger when it plays as a group is well-known.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / HOOP SCOOP
May 12, 2017
Daily conversations about life, basketball strengthen Dick and Diante Garrett's special bond
Diante Garrett's dazzling basketball skills, contagious confidence and veteran leadership have provided a big boost for the title-chasing Alvark Tokyo this season.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Apr 8, 2015
RB Gray blazing trail for Japanese football with Utes
For the majority of football players in Japan, taking the gridiron in the sport's mother nation, the United States, is beyond their imagination.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
Mar 11, 2015
Former NBL coach Lang enjoying new role with Jazz
Antonio Lang, who was the head coach of the Mitsubishi Diamond Dolphins in Japan until the end of last season, was fortunate enough to earn a job as an assistant with the NBA's Utah Jazz this season.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Aug 23, 2014
Takada aiming for NFL career
Playing in the NFL is the ultimate dream of every kid who plays football. The majority, however, never get to see that dream come true.
BASKETBALL
Jul 11, 2014
Retired Shiga Lakestars big man Gomez begins new career in coaching
Veteran forward Dionisio Gomez announced his retirement last week, ending a pro basketball career that began in 2003 in the USBL.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
Jul 8, 2014
New Utah Jazz assistant coach Lang 'grateful' for past coaching experiences in Japan
Ex-Mitsubishi Diamond Dolphins bench boss Antonio Lang has earned a job in the world's premier basketball league. But he has no intention of cutting his ties with Japanese hoops; after all, he's grown to cherish the game here.
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
May 25, 2014
Boettcher leaves Lakestars to take over Southern Utah's women's program
Chris Boettcher's stint as Shiga Lakestars head coach lasted one season.
A secret no more: Russia and North Korea's battle against Ukraine is celebrated in Moscow exhibit
A woman visits an exhibition of North Korean art at a museum in Moscow on Monday.
Why Koizumi is toning down his calls for reform
In his second bid for the presidency, farm minister Shinjiro Koizumi has toned down his rhetoric, avoiding controversial proposals for social and labor reform and pledging instead to carry on the work of previous administrations.
Prices to rise for 3,024 food products in Japan in October
A wide range of products will see higher prices due to rising material and labor costs.
Bank of Japan rate increase looking more likely
Signs of recovery in consumer spending have some analysts looking for a rate increase as soon as October.
Skilled worker visa holders hit record high ahead of new visa program
The Justice Ministry's figures show the number of specified skilled worker visa holders hit a record high as of the end of June.
Japan's far-right party courts Trump allies and vows not to get 'wacky'
Sanseito party leader Sohei Kamiya speaks during an interview in Tokyo on Sept. 25.
How Ohtani has boosted Japan's soft power and made LA even more baseball-obsessed
Fans at Dodger Stadium pose in front of a mural highlighting the Dodgers' Japanese stars from past and present during a game earlier this year.
Japan faces fresh energy challenge as it seeks to expand power-hungry data centers
Data storage tapes at the National Energy Research Scientific Computing Center facility in Berkeley, California. Data centers consume massive amounts of electricity and water, and that will only rise as generative artificial intelligence takes off in earnest.
Architecture art exhibition highlights unsung industry artists
Yuanhui Li's illustration is one of the awardees in the student category of the American Society of Architectural Illustrators' annual award for artists.
On defense and foreign policy, LDP candidates largely align — except where they don’t
The Liberal Democratic Party presidential election candidates in Nagoya on Friday

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