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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

Dec 6, 2009

Lottich leads HeatDevils past Grouses

Matt Lottich made a triumphant return to the bj-league on Saturday.

BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE PLAYERS OF THE MONTH

Dec 5, 2009

Parker earns November accolades

Do-it-all forward Michael Parker plays a starring role for the Rizing Fukuoka.

BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK

Dec 4, 2009

Five Arrows fighting back after rough start

The Takamatsu Five Arrows have quietly crept into the conversation about the teams with the best chance to shake things up in the Western Conference playoff hunt.

BASKETBALL

Nov 30, 2009

Rizing knuckle down, come back with win

The Rizing Fukuoka were handed a dose of reality on Saturday, a reminder that no team is invincible in the bj-league. It was an embarrassing loss, a 24-point setback coming after coach Tadaharu Ogawa's team had reeled off eight straight victories.

Japan Times

BASKETBALL / HOOP SCOOP

Nov 29, 2009

Rowsom says Lottich signing key addition for Oita

The Oita HeatDevils' reclamation project is far from finished.

BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK

Nov 27, 2009

Sticky fingers help Phoenix to fast start

Take the ball away from your foe. It's one of the oldest strategies in any playbook, and opportunistic defense has helped the Hamamatsu Higashimikawa Phoenix triumph in 11 of their first 12 games.

BASKETBALL

Nov 22, 2009

Washington, Evessa edge Golden Kings

After losing to the Ryukyu Golden Kings in the bj-league's playoff semifinals last May, Osaka Evessa forward Lynn Washington, a member of the team's three championship squads in the league's first three seasons, spoke about the team's desire to use that game as motivation for the coming season.

BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK

Nov 20, 2009

Hannaryz trying to shake slump

Every expansion team is expected to struggle during its inaugural season. And if Aristotle had focused on athletics instead of classic philosophy, he could've written volumes about this subject.

BASKETBALL

Nov 16, 2009

Apache beat Broncos to halt losing streak

Tokorozawa, Saitama Pref. — Something had to give.

BASKETBALL

Nov 15, 2009

White, Knight ignite Phoenix to easy win

Sometimes nicknames are created in the blink of an eye.

Japan Times

BASKETBALL / HOOP SCOOP

Nov 14, 2009

Time for Albirex to consider replacing Hirose as coach

When should a team fire a head coach?

BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK

Nov 13, 2009

Staggered start makes it tough getting out of gate

Before the dark days of the winter, the first five weeks of the season have essentially served as a dress rehearsal for the bj-league's 13 teams.

BASKETBALL

Nov 10, 2009

No place like home for Sendai's hoop wizards

For basketball fans in Tohoku and the Sendai 89ers, an unforgettable line from "The Wizard of Oz" succinctly summarizes the bj-league team's success this season: "There's no place like home."

BASKETBALL

Nov 8, 2009

Jointer leads Broncos past struggling Albirex

Mario Jointer scored the go-ahead basket with 4:33 remaining in overtime, leading the Saitama Broncos to an 82-81 road win over the Niigata Albirex BB on Saturday.

BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE PLAYERS OF THE MONTH

Nov 7, 2009

Pomare, Hamilton nab monthly honors

Here's how Gyno Pomare can sum up his first month in the bj-league: Seven games, seven double-doubles, seven memorable experiences.

BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK

Nov 6, 2009

Kinjo coming into own for defending champs

While racking up the bj-league's Most Improved Player honors last season and collecting a championship ring, Ryukyu Golden Kings guard Shigeyuki Kinjo emerged as a genuine hero for countless youngsters in Okinawa.

BASKETBALL

Nov 2, 2009

Broncos beat Grouses for first win of season

Terrence Woodyard's valiant effort carried the Saitama Broncos to their first victory of the season on Sunday.

BASKETBALL

Nov 1, 2009

Golden Kings outplay Hannaryz

The Ryukyu Golden Kings used a balanced attack to beat the visiting Kyoto Hannaryz 90-84 on Saturday.

Japan Times

BASKETBALL

Oct 31, 2009

Experience helps Lakestars excel

The Shiga Lakestars have staged their own October surprise.

BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK

Oct 30, 2009

Grouses get off to fast start after years of frustration

Triple overtime wins give a team a healthy dose of confidence — and plenty of exhaustion, too.

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Japan’s summer music festivals are feeling the heat in more ways than one

Akiko Trush says her experience with the neurological disorder dystonia left her feeling like she wanted to chop her own hand off.

The neurological disorder that 'kills culture'

By Tomoko Otake

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