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X LEAGUE

BASKETBALL
Jul 20, 2013
Tyler shines in Summer League finale
Former Tokyo Apache big man Jeremy Tyler scored a team-high 20 points on 8-for-12 shooting and blocked two shots in the New York Knicks' 91-80 victory on Friday over the Los Angeles Clippers in the teams' final game of the NBA Summer League in Las Vegas.
BASEBALL / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
Jul 20, 2013
Teams jockeying for playoff position to battle Giants, Tigers
At the All-Star break for the 2013 NPB season, the Yomiuri Giants and Hanshin Tigers appear to have a lock on finishing in first and second place in the Central League pennant race. Unless there is total meltdown by one of them, we will be seeing them in the postseason Climax Series come October.
Japan Times
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Jul 7, 2013
Canada beats Japan to lock up berth in World League finals
Canada defeated Japan in five sets (25-23, 23-25, 25-27, 25-18, 15-7) in their FIVB World League match at Osaka Municipal Gymnasium on Sunday afternoon.
Japan Times
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Jul 6, 2013
Canada powers past Japan in World League series opener
Canada defeated Japan in four sets (25-11, 25-21, 23-25, 25-20) on the first day of their FIVB World League two-match series at Osaka Municipal Gymnasium on Saturday afternoon.
Japan Times
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Jul 5, 2013
Canada aims for spot in World League Finals
Canada coach Glenn Hoag expressed optimism on Friday about his team's chances to qualify for the World League Finals ahead of this weekend's Group C matches against Japan.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / HOOP SCOOP
Jun 26, 2013
Golden Kings star McHenry shined as league's top player in 2012-13
As the summer begins, with the regular-season and playoff memories now neatly stored in our brains, it's time to highlight top individuals from the bj-league's eighth season.
Japan Times
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May 28, 2013
Kurihara aiming high after impressing at Ravens minicamp
The Japanese wide receiver might have got onto the plane not really knowing what to expect, but he returned home with a good taste in his mouth.
Japan Times
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
May 18, 2013
Beckham's impact was immense
The England coach was pulling away after a training session when suddenly David Beckham asked the driver to stop.
BASKETBALL / ONE-ON-ONE WITH ...
May 17, 2013
Cousin hoping strong season paves way back to NBA
The Japan Times features periodic interviews with players in the bj-league. Marcus Cousin of the Kyoto Hannaryz is the subject of this week's profile.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
May 16, 2013
Kawabuchi reflects on two decades of J. League action
Saburo Kawabuchi, the J. League's first chairman, looks back at the history of the league he helped create 20 years ago.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
May 13, 2013
J. League's opening game stirs memories 20 years on
Players involved in the J. League's first-ever game share their recollections of the beginning of a new era for Japanese soccer.
Japan Times
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May 2, 2013
Police squad walking X League beat
They certainly have a physically demanding and dangerous job, but they don't rest even off duty.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
May 2, 2013
Sendai knocked out of Asian Champions League
Tournament debutants Vegalta Sendai were eliminated from the Asian Champions League on Wednesday after a 2-1 defeat at home to China's Jiangsu Sainty in their final game in Group E.
BASKETBALL
Apr 24, 2013
Ex-Apache post player Tyler making big strides in D-League playoffs
Jeremy Tyler has played a significant role in helping the Santa Cruz Warriors advance to the NBA Development League Finals, a best-of-three series that begins on Thursday.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Apr 24, 2013
Reysol advance to ACL knockout phase
Kashiwa Reysol qualifies for the knockout phase of the Asian Champions League for the second straight year despite a 1-1 draw at home to China's Guizhou Renhe.
SOCCER / J. League
Apr 23, 2013
Baresi, Schillaci to star in Japan friendly
Former Italy stars Franco Baresi and Salvatore "Toto" Schillaci will play in a summer friendly against a select Japanese old boys' side featuring ex-international Ruy Ramos, organizers announced on Monday.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Apr 13, 2013
Man City better off keeping Mancini
According to some reports, Manchester City has lined up various replacements should Roberto Mancini be fired this summer. This, of course, presupposes the club's power brokers have met to discuss possible successors in case they decide to fire the Italian.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Apr 11, 2013
World Cup veteran Yanagisawa guides Vegalta Sendai to first ACL triumph
Two-time World Cup forward Atsushi Yanagisawa opened his 2013 account at the perfect time as Vegalta Sendai recorded their first-ever win in the Asian Champions League with a 1-0 victory over FC Seoul on Wednesday.
Japan Times
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Apr 11, 2013
Kajima Deers losing corporate backing; team's future uncertain
The Kajima Deers are known as one of the powerhouse teams in the X League, Japan's corporate football circuit. But they will no longer go with the name "Kajima" after this year.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 8, 2013
Pilgrims see only the good in Mussolini
Behind the counter, amid the Mussolini clocks, swastika badges, fascist recipe books and busts of Hitler, Benizzi Ferrini has hung a T-shirt featuring the face of Paolo Di Canio.
Tokuryū, a new crime menace in Japan, emerges from the shadows
The National Police Agency coined the term "tokuryū" to classify individuals involved in dark part time jobs and quasi-gangsters, using the words "tokumei" (anonymous) and "ryūdo" (fluid) to reflect their characteristics.
Nearly 6 million elderly people in Japan will have dementia by 2040
The latest figure is significantly less than a previous projection released in 2015 that said more than 8 million people would have dementia by 2040.
Thanks, tourists. Views of Mount Fuji are now blocked.
Tourists pose in front of a convenience store with Mount Fuji on Friday in the town of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture. Local residents are upset over littering, overcrowding and the inconvenience caused by the visitors.
Is Modi’s party heading for a stunning election loss?
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's campaign tactics have escalated, including anti-Muslim rhetoric and fearmongering, reflecting his ruling party's desperation.
Man arrested over fatal stabbing of young woman in Shinjuku
A 51-year-old man was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of stabbing a young woman to death in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward.
Stormy seas ahead as Beijing and Manila trade barbs over secret deal
Philippine Marines wave to Philippine Navy personnel and the media during a resupply mission at their military outpost, the BRP Sierra Madre, a warship run aground in the disputed Second Thomas Shoal in 1999, in the South China Sea, in March 2014.
Unlike 10 years ago, Japan's new security bill sparks little debate
The Lower House starts discussing a security clearance bill on April 19 in Tokyo.
After blockbuster boxing victory, what next for ‘Monster’ Inoue?
Naoya Inoue celebrates his victory over Luis Nery in their IBF-WBA-WBC-WBO super bantamweight title boxing match at Tokyo Dome on Monday.
Xi bristles as Macron and von der Leyen urge China to do more on Ukraine
French President Emmanuel Macron, Chinese leader Xi Jinping and European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen walk after their meeting in Paris on Monday.
How a Japanese scientist is turning the climate crisis into music
A screencap of a performance of Hiroto Nagai's “String Quartet No. 1 ‘Polar Energy Budget’” by the PRT Quartet

Podcast

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