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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.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
Feb 3, 2019
Sunrockers still shine without Ryan Kelly in win over Northern Happinets
With star forward Ryan Kelly given the day off to rest after games on Wednesday and Saturday, the Sunrockers Shibuya relied on the contributions of Faye Samba and Markhuri Sanders-Frison to fill the void on Sunday afternoon.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
Feb 2, 2019
SeaHorses star Kosuke Kanamaru delivers shooting clinic in victory over Evessa
There are times when the obvious top scoring option for the SeaHorses Mikawa is this: Give Kosuke Kanamaru the ball and get out of the way.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
Feb 1, 2019
Balanced scoring helps NeoPhoenix defeat B-Corsairs
The San-en NeoPhoenix built a cushion in the third quarter and cruised past the Yokohama B-Corsairs in Friday's series opener, winning 80-69.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Jan 31, 2019
Rookie Yuta Watanabe displays potential while playing major minutes in NBA G League
Rookie Yuta Watanabe has exhibited veteran poise throughout his first season as a pro basketball player.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League / B. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Jan 31, 2019
Struggling Evessa risk missing postseason
Coping with a slew of injuries and inconsistent play, the Osaka Evessa face an uphill battle to make the playoffs.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
Jan 27, 2019
Jawad Williams, Alex Kirk power Alvark to weekend sweep of Evessa
Jawad Williams scored his team's first basket of the game, a 3-pointer from the right corner.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
Jan 26, 2019
Niigata edges Fukuoka in overtime
The Niigata Albirex BB are tough to beat at home.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
Jan 25, 2019
Hannaryz prevail against Levanga; Brex edge Brave Thunders
Veteran big man David Simon had a game-high 21 points and four teammates also scored in double figures in the Kyoto Hannaryz's 85-74 road victory over the Levanga Hokkaido on Friday.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Jan 24, 2019
UNC Wilmington's Kai Toews bursts onto scene as dynamic passer in freshman season
As a college freshman, Kai Toews has quickly become a player to pay attention to.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
Jan 19, 2019
Toyama's Yuto Otsuka earns All-Star Game MVP honors as B. White outguns B. Black
In a high-scoring first half, Yuto Otsuka had a quiet performance, scoring just two points.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jan 19, 2019
Ollan Cassell thinks embattled JOC chief Tsunekazu Takeda should step aside in wake of French probe
With serious allegations of corruption and bribery linked to Japanese Olympic Committee chief Tsunekazu Takeda, a prominent member of the global sports community issued a call for Japanese authorities to sever ties with him.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
Jan 18, 2019
Hachioji ends 20-game losing streak behind Cleanthony Early's 42-point performance
Former New York Knicks forward Cleanthony Early scored a game-high 42 points and grabbed 22 rebounds to guide the visiting Hachioji Bee Trains past the Aomori Wat's on Friday night.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League / B. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Jan 17, 2019
Jets, Brex continue heavyweight battle for superiority
Talk about excellent timing.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
Jan 15, 2019
Makoto Hiejima never found comfort zone with Brisbane Bullets
Several factors contributed to 2017-18 B. League MVP's Makoto Hiejima lack of playing time and abrupt departure from the NBL club Brisbane Bullets in Australia last week, The Japan Times has learned.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Jan 12, 2019
Jets cap comeback against Alvark in final second, book spot in Emperor's Cup final
The Chiba Jets Funabashi are returning to the Emperor's Cup final.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Jan 10, 2019
Jets, Hannaryz, Brex, Alvark reach Emperor's Cup semifinals
Four B. League teams advanced to the Emperor's Cup semifinals after posting victories on Thursday at Saitama Super Arena.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League / B. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Jan 10, 2019
Pro basketball has taken Alvark forward Milko Bjelica around the globe
Milko Bjelica grew up watching a who's who of great players from the former Yugoslavia.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
Jan 6, 2019
Clutch shooting gets Brex past Alvark in series split
B. League champions in the first two seasons of the upstart circuit's existence, the Tochigi Brex and Alvark Tokyo, have a fierce rivalry and display immense pride whenever they step onto the basketball court.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
Jan 5, 2019
Grouses maintain composure in pivotal fourth quarter, defeat Sunrockers
The Toyama Grouses can't play every game at home.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
Jan 4, 2019
SeaHorses hold off Levanga down the stretch
Mikawa's Takanobu Nishikawa scored a season-best 18 points on 7-for-10 shooting on Friday night.
Two of America’s biggest debt holders are dumping Treasurys
The U.S. Treasury building in Washington. Investors in Japan and China sold a pile of U.S. debt in the last quarter, just before the U.S. presidential election.
Ishiba aggravates his own political failures with diplomatic faux pas
Prime Minster Shigeru Ishiba is greeted at the APEC summit in Lima by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday. The Japanese leader was criticized for remaining seated while meeting several world leaders at the event.
Japan's 3.31 million visitors in October set monthly record
Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto in December 2023. Famous autumn leaf colors contributed to increased tourism demand last month from many markets across Asia, Europe and North America, the Japan National Tourism Organization has said.
Japan ranks last in romance satisfaction for second straight year
In a survey of 31 countries, Japan ranked last in terms of those who felt loved, with just 51% of respondents saying so.
Ruling coalition and DPP strike last-minute deal over economic policy
DPP policy chief Makoto Mahaguchi speaks at the party's policy gathering in Tokyo on Wednesday.
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.
Haruki Murakami's 'The City and Its Uncertain Walls' gives deep deja vu
For “The City and Its Uncertain Walls,” translated into English by Philip Gabriel, Haruki Murakami confronts the ghosts who won't leave him alone.
Japanese expats in Asia find community through rugby
The Taiwan Fivewoods celebrate their victory at the 2023 Asian Japanese Rugby Cup in December of last year.
In Fukushima, a weekend of prose, poetry and translation
Aomori-based writer JJ Carter presented on tabletop gaming as creative inspiration for building characters and narratives.
For Dr. Nakamats, aging is just experience in action
Though he didn't win the recent gubernatorial election in Tokyo, the 96-year-old Dr. Nakamats' run was seen as inspirational in Japan's aging society.

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