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Ed Odeven
Ed Odeven covers primarily basketball for The Japan Times. He reported on a wide range of sports from the 2008 Beijing Olympics and 2012 London Summer Games for this newspaper. A native of the Bronx, N.Y., Odeven is a graduate of Arizona State University. He previously worked for the Arizona Daily Sun in Flagstaff, Ariz., reporting on high school, collegiate, professional and Olympic sports (Flagstaff is a major international Olympic training site due to its high elevation) and writing a weekly column. His articles have appeared in Venezuela Online News, The Gleaner (Jamaica), the Monitor (Uganda), The Moscow Times, Swimming World Magazine and numerous other publications.
BASKETBALL
Sep 12, 2010
Akita inks Burks, Henry
The expansion Akita Northern Happinets have signed their first two import players, the bj-league team announced on Friday.
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Sep 10, 2010
Cost-cutting on refs big mistake by league
In its haste to expand at an alarming rate, the bj-league is proving that it is incapable of meeting the most basic standards of professionalism.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Sep 8, 2010
Apache coming together as camp progresses
Midway through their first preseason training camp under the capable guidance of veteran bench boss Bob Hill, the Tokyo Apache are making solid progress in suburban Dallas.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / HOOP SCOOP
Sep 5, 2010
Player protection rule has negative impact on bj-league
From Hoboken, N.J. to Hokkaido and thousands of far-flung locales in between, there are few issues as contentious and complicated as player contracts in professional sports.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Sep 3, 2010
Hill, Apache set to open training camp in Texas
Before a single shot is taken in the season's first game, every team knows the following:
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Aug 29, 2010
Ishizaki departs JBL for move to bj-league
Point guard Takumi Ishizaki is poised to become the first current Japan national team player to join a bj-league team, The Japan Times learned on Saturday.
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Aug 27, 2010
Expansion to 20 teams set for 2011-12 season
In a swift announcement that will have major repercussions for the future of the sport, bj-league commissioner Toshimitsu Kawachi revealed Thursday the bj-league's plans for the 2011-12 season.
BASKETBALL / HOOP SCOOP
Aug 20, 2010
Time for bj-league to slow down on expansion
In a mad rush to expand, the bj-league is ignoring a number of real concerns, including the pressing need to aggressively market itself in Tokyo, this nation's entertainment, government, financial and media capital.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Aug 18, 2010
NBA veteran Swift to bolster Apache frontcourt
Just over a month before preseason action begins in earnest, the Tokyo Apache continue to make moves and reshape their roster for the 2010-11 season.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / ONE-ON-ONE WITH ...
Aug 15, 2010
Pavlicevic sets sail in Shimane
The Japan Times will be featuring periodic interviews with personalities in the bj-league, which begins its sixth season in October. Coach Zeljko Pavlicevic of the expansion Shimane Susanoo Magic is the subject of this week's profile.
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Aug 6, 2010
Murry, Takeno give Fukuoka firepower
Since joining the Rizing Fukuoka during their first season, Michael Parker has been one of the league's premier players.
BASKETBALL
Jul 31, 2010
Apache finalize four more player contracts
A day after announcing the signing of teenage forward Jeremy Tyler — a story that appeared on hundreds of Web sites around the world — the Tokyo Apache added a few more pieces to the puzzle on Friday.
BASKETBALL
Jul 30, 2010
Apache ink ex-prep phenom Tyler
The Tokyo Apache's aggressive offseason overhaul plan continues in overdrive.
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Jul 30, 2010
Generation gap big among 16 coaches
There will be a wide range of coaching backgrounds on display in the upcoming bj-league season.
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Jul 23, 2010
Players spread gospel in summertime
Players hone their skills on basketball courts near and far in summer months. They also lend a helping hand to youngsters who are learning the game.
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Jul 16, 2010
Hannaryz mum on Abdul-Rauf's future
Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf's future with the Kyoto Hannaryz is still uncertain.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / HOOP SCOOP
Jul 11, 2010
Hill ready to make impact with Apache
Bob Hill is eager to begin the next chapter in his long, accomplished career as a basketball coach. And he's smart enough to know that some of his biggest adjustments will take place off the court.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Jul 2, 2010
Blackwell to become new coach of Evessa
While attending Syracuse University, Ryan Blackwell played for one of NCAA basketball's most successful coaches, Jim Boeheim.
BASKETBALL
Jun 27, 2010
Hepp named HeatDevils' new coach
L.J. Hepp, who played junior varsity basketball at the University of North Carolina, is the Oita HeatDevils' new head coach, the bj-league team announced on Friday.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Jun 26, 2010
Apache hire veteran NBA coach Hill
While the NBA Draft grabbed the spotlight in the Big Apple on Thursday, the Tokyo Apache made a major move of their own.
Japan approves ¥21.9 trillion stimulus plan
The policy chiefs of the Democratic Party for the People, Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito — Makoto Hamaguchi (left), Itsunori Onodera (center) and Mitsunari Okamoto — shake hands after reaching an agreement on an economic stimulus package on Wednesday.
Tokyo Metro’s overseas efforts begin in earnest with London deal
Tokyo Metro will soon have a role in the running of London's Elizabeth Line, a major train route serving the U.K.’s capital city and environs.
Saitama court bans demonstrations over anti-Kurd hate speech
Kurdish people in Japan in 2015. A court injunction has banned acts that defame the Japan Kurdish Cultural Association and are disrespectful, such as putting up banner flags or handing out fliers with hate speech like “Refugees should go back to their home countries.”
China reinstates visa-free travel for Japanese nationals
Beijing Daxing International Airport
U.S. aircraft carrier returns to Japan carrying navy’s ‘most capable fighter’
U.S. 7th Fleet Commander Vice Adm. Fred Kacher speaks to reporters shortly after the arrival of aircraft carrier USS George Washington at Yokosuka naval base in Kanagawa Prefecture on Friday.
Shohei Ohtani wins National League MVP award
Shohei Ohtani celebrates after hitting a three-run home run against the Padres during the National League Division Series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles last month.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”
Around a quarter of Japan married couples in their 20s met through dating apps
A survey released by an organization promoting “Good Couples Day” shows that 24% of couples in their 20s met their marriage partner through a dating app.
'Tokyo Swindlers': Get deep into the minds of real estate con artists
In Ko Shinjo's "Tokyo Swindlers," a group of con artists manipulates real estate giants into falsified deals within the highly competitive, quick market.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.

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