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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
Apr 18, 2010
Rizing survive Evessa's late fightback
The Osaka Evessa's fourth-quarter comeback came up short on Saturday.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / HOOP SCOOP
Apr 17, 2010
Persevering Williams making most of shot in NBA
The NBA playoffs begin this weekend, which means — hallelujah! — the "real season" is only hours away.
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Apr 16, 2010
Rowsom's role in Oita's turnaround worthy of honors
Brian Rowsom deserves to be on the short list of candidates for the bj-league's coach of the year honors.
BASKETBALL
Apr 13, 2010
Evessa, Broncos continue on in opposite directions
The Saitama Broncos were handed their 10th consecutive defeat on Sunday in the bj-league, losing their sixth straight game by double digits.
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Apr 9, 2010
Kings face uphill fight to retain title
The Ryukyu Golden Kings have faced plenty of adversity this season. Losing shooting guard Shigeyuki Kinjo and big man Jeff Newton, the league's regular-season and playoff MVP last season, for significant chunks of time, has tested the team's resilience and competitive spirit.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Apr 9, 2010
Parker driving Fukuoka into prime playoff position
Rizing Fukuoka coach Tadaharu Ogawa likes to keep things simple. Sure, he reminds his players about basic strategies before, during and after games, but he understands the value of simplicity.
BASKETBALL
Apr 9, 2010
Apache find rhythm to rally past Grouses
The Tokyo Apache offense heated up in the fourth quarter and their defense made several terrific plays to punctuate a game-changing spurt in a 77-74 triumph on Thursday over the Toyama Grouses at Yoyogi National Gymnasium No. 2.
BASKETBALL
Apr 7, 2010
Sources say Takushi behind Benoit's ouster
Kyoto Hannaryz point guard Naoto Takushi played a pivotal role in head coach David Benoit's recent ouster, bj-league sources told The Japan Times.
BASKETBALL
Apr 5, 2010
Evessa jump into first with win over Rizing
The Osaka Evessa began the weekend in third place in the bj-league's Western Conference, trailing the second-place Rizing Fukuoka and the defending champion Ryukyu Golden Kings.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / ONE-ON-ONE WITH ...
Apr 4, 2010
Knight's life enriched by playing abroad
The Japan Times will be featuring periodic interviews with players in the bj-league. The league's fifth season began in October. William "Billy" Knight of the Hamamatsu Higashimikawa Phoenix is the subject of this week's profile.
BASKETBALL
Apr 4, 2010
Marshall, Hamilton guide Shiga to win over Ryukyu
The bj-league's already crowded Western Conference standings got a little tighter thanks to the Shiga Lakestars' 77-70 home win over the Ryukyu Golden Kings on Saturday.
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE PLAYERS OF THE MONTH
Apr 3, 2010
Rizing's Parker tore it up in March
He plays the most minutes, scores the most points and maintains a high energy level to be an elite-level defender.
BASKETBALL
Apr 3, 2010
Hannaryz fire Benoit
The Kyoto Hannaryz, a first-year bj-league expansion team, have fired head coach David Benoit, the team announced on Friday.
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Apr 2, 2010
Albirex look to solidify third seed for playoffs
Think of a 52-game basketball season as a series of 40-minute examinations.
BASKETBALL
Mar 29, 2010
Toothless Broncos fail to find home comfort
Few professional sports teams play two home games at two different sites on consecutive days. But that was the Saitama Broncos' predicament over the weekend.
BASKETBALL
Mar 28, 2010
Hamamatsu overwhelms listless Toyama
The Hamamatsu Highashimikawa Phoenix looked unstoppable on Saturday night against the Toyama Grouses.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / ONE-ON-ONE WITH ...
Mar 28, 2010
Oita's Sato was inspired by Jordan
The Japan Times will be featuring periodic interviews with players in the bj-league. The league's fifth season began in October. Kimitake Sato of the Oita HeatDevils is the subject of this week's profile.
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Mar 26, 2010
Takada's promotion giving Evessa a boost
Quality coaches make the most of down time.
BASKETBALL
Mar 26, 2010
89ers outlast Apache to win thrilling game
March Madness is a staple of American popular culture, one of sports' true treasures.
BASKETBALL
Mar 22, 2010
Rizing edge Lakestars
The Rizing Fukuoka and Shiga Lakestars staged a playoff-like encounter in Sunday's series finale. The margin was four points or less throughout a tense fourth quarter, and it was decided in the final minute.
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.
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.
Man charged with murder allegedly made victim date other men for money
A car carrying suspect Ryotaro Masuda, who was indicted for allegedly beating his 25-year-old girlfriend to death, leaves the Shibuya Police Station in Tokyo on Thursday.
Russia fired experimental ballistic missile at Ukraine, Putin says
Ukrainian firefighters work on a spot following an airstrike in Dnipro on Thursday.
Ex-yokozuna Kitanofuji dies at 82
Yokozuna Kitanofuji enters the ring during the May 1970 grand sumo tournament in Tokyo.
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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