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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
May 16, 2010
Five Arrows face uncertain future after bankruptcy
The Takamatsu Five Arrows may become the first bj-league team to go out of business.
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
May 13, 2010
Eight teams set for playoff party
The Hamamatsu Higashimikawa Phoenix made a habit of winning this season — 41 times in 52 games to be precise.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / ONE-ON-ONE WITH ...
May 13, 2010
Pierce prepares for playoffs
The Japan Times will be featuring periodic interviews with individuals in the bj-league. The league's fifth season began in October. Head coach Bob Pierce of the Shiga Lakestars is the subject of this week's profile.
BASKETBALL
May 12, 2010
Bryant named Rera Kamuy coach
It's official: Joe Bryant will be Rera Kamuy Hokkaido's new head coach, the Japan Basketball League team announced on Tuesday.
BASKETBALL
May 10, 2010
Evessa clinch West; Phoenix nab 41st win
The Osaka Evessa defeated the Rizing Fukuoka 81-79 and wrapped up the bj-league's regular-season Western Conference title on Sunday.
BASKETBALL
May 9, 2010
Champ Golden Kings take down HeatDevils
Yosuke Sugawara's 23-point, six-assist effort and Anthony McHenry's 21-point, five-assist performance sparked the Ryukyu Golden Kings to an 85-73 road win over the Oita HeatDevils on Saturday.
BASKETBALL
May 7, 2010
Nakama sinks clutch shot in Apache win
Jumpei Nakama buried a 3-pointer with 6 seconds remaining to lift the Tokyo Apache to an 84-81 win over the Toyama Grouses on Thursday night in the bj-league.
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
May 7, 2010
Tiebreaker could be needed in tight West
It's possible for the Osaka Evessa, Rizing Fukuoka and Ryukyu Golden Kings to all finish with identical 32-20 records.
BASKETBALL
May 5, 2010
High-scoring Evessa humiliate Hannaryz
Fast and furious, the Osaka Evessa overwhelmed the Kyoto Hannaryz in the final meetings between the Kansai rivals this season.
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE PLAYERS OF THE MONTH
May 4, 2010
White, Washington, Sparks pick up April honors
Since scoring 32 points in his bj-league debut, Wendell White has been a tone-setter for the Eastern Conference's top team.
BASKETBALL
May 3, 2010
Albirex sweep Grouses after double overtime
The bj-league's promotional campaign for the upcoming playoffs includes a slick slogan — "nobody knows what will happen" — and that surely applies to the Niigata Albirex BB as well.
BASKETBALL
May 2, 2010
HeatDevils eliminated from playoff race
After an awful 8-44 campaign in 2008-09, the Oita HeatDevils entered this season with a number of questions marks.
BASKETBALL / HOOP SCOOP
May 1, 2010
Hirose still seeking right formula for Albirex
Blessed with talent and depth, this season's Niigata Albirex BB squad has failed to live up to its potential.
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Apr 30, 2010
Wild final week looms as teams eye playoffs
The bj-league's fifth season — a hectic dash to the finish line — wraps up on May 9.
BASKETBALL
Apr 26, 2010
Marshall stays hot as Lakestars win again
Mikey Marshall has quietly made a big impact since he joined the Shiga Lakestars in early March.
BASKETBALL
Apr 25, 2010
Phoenix edge 89ers, collect 20th road win of season
In a clash of Eastern Conference heavyweights, the first-place Hamamatsu Higashimikawa Phoenix handed the host Sendai 89ers a 76-69 defeat on Saturday.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Apr 23, 2010
Sendai, Hamamatsu poised for big battle
With three weeks left in the regular season, it's as good a time as any for the Hamamatsu Higashimikawa Phoenix and the Sendai 89ers to renew their rivalry.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Apr 21, 2010
Rera Kamuy close to deal with Kobe Bryant
Joe Bryant is poised for a return to Japan.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / ONE-ON-ONE WITH ...
Apr 20, 2010
Takada enjoying rookie season with Evessa
The Japan Times will be featuring periodic interviews with players in the bj-league. The league's fifth season began in October. Hirohisa Takada of the Osaka Evessa is the subject of this week's profile.
BASKETBALL
Apr 19, 2010
Phoenix beat Albirex in scorers' showcase
Basketball purists want to see players pass the ball and get their teammates involved. They want to watch a game featuring more than one or two primary scorers per team.
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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