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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
Feb 10, 2009
Golden Kings maintain hot form
The Ryukyu Golden Kings improved to 24-6 by beating the visiting Rizing Fukuoka 87-73 on Sunday.
BASKETBALL
Feb 8, 2009
Energetic 89ers end Phoenix's win streak
The streak is over.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / ONE-ON-ONE WITH ...
Feb 8, 2009
Horne fired up about playing for Benoit, Broncos
The Japan Times will be featuring periodic interviews with players in the bj-league, Japan's first professional basketball circuit. Steve Horne of the Takamatsu Five Arrows is the subject of this week's profile.
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Feb 6, 2009
Ongoing block party key for Golden Kings
"Who's to say where the wind will take you?/Who's to say what it is will break you?/I don't know which way the wind will blow." — U2's Bono sings on "Kite," a song from "All That You Can't Leave Behind."
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Feb 5, 2009
Apache slump continues as Albirex overpower hosts
Since losing to the Osaka Evessa in the bj-league championship game last season, the Tokyo Apache have had one goal in mind: to earn a championship this season.
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE PLAYERS OF THE MONTH
Feb 5, 2009
Holm earns defensive award for big January
Sendai 89ers center Chris Holm has become the bj-league's chairman of the boards.
BASKETBALL
Feb 2, 2009
Apache frustrated by bogey team Phoenix
Psychologically and mathematically, the Hamamatsu Higashimikawa Phoenix have the Tokyo Apache's number.
BASKETBALL
Feb 1, 2009
Newton leads the way as Ryukyu tops Osaka
Jeff Newton, this season's leading MVP candidate in the bj-league, lived up to his reputation on Saturday afternoon in Kansai.
BASKETBALL
Jan 31, 2009
Humphrey sidelined
Veteran guard John "Helicopter" Humphrey, one of the most prolific scorers since the bj-league's inception, is expected to be sidelined for at least a month due to a broken left wrist, the Tokyo Apache announced on Friday.
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Jan 31, 2009
Five Arrows lose Leach for season
The Takamatsu Five Arrows will vie for the franchise's first championship without one of their most vital players, center George Leach.
BASKETBALL / HOOP SCOOP
Jan 30, 2009
MVP St. Preux never gave up hoop dreams
BEPPU, Oita Pref. — Contrasting images fill my head as I sit down to write this. Bouncing basketballs heard after endless hours in the gym and the pleasant silence of the local onsen (hot springs) clash for control. No problem. I'm relaxed.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Jan 26, 2009
East beats West as All-Star game delivers spectacle
BEPPU, Oita Pref. — Sporting events — universally known as fun and games to 8-year-olds and octogenarians alike — are expected to be entertaining spectacles. All-Star games, on the other hand, are supposed to be wildly entertaining, taking that concept to a higher level.
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE ALL-STAR GAME NOTEBOOK
Jan 26, 2009
Hometown hero Suzuki pips Garrison in 3-Point Contest
Oita HeatDevils guard Yukinori Suzuki triumphed in the 3-Point Contest, ending Matt Garrison's two-year reign as champion.
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Jan 25, 2009
Phoenix roll into All-Star break
The streak began on Dec. 20, and so much has changed since then — their season and, possibly, the foundation of the world's geopolitical order.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / HOOP SCOOP
Jan 24, 2009
Neumann analyzes Curry, recalls Pistol Pete
Every dozen years or so, a young athlete arrives on the scene — Cristiano Ronaldo, Usain Bolt or LeBron James, for instance — with the demeanor, athleticism and poise beyond their years to be the next standard-bearer of excellence in that sport.
BASKETBALL
Jan 19, 2009
Apache hold off charging Broncos
Masashi Joho had the hot hand in the first quarter. Draining shots left and right, he helped the Tokyo Apache take control of Sunday's game from the get-go.
BASKETBALL
Jan 18, 2009
Joho's heroics carry Tokyo to OT triumph
Clutch shooting never goes out of style.
BASKETBALL / HOOP SCOOP
Jan 17, 2009
Top stars left out of bj-league All-Star Game
It's simply preposterous to believe Lynn Washington, John "Helicopter" Humphrey and Nick Davis are not among the bj-league's best 20 players. These guys have been a big part of the league's growth — and success — since Day One.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Jan 16, 2009
Ashby contributing for Bryant's Apache
Jerod Ward and Nile Murry suited up for the then-expansion Toyama Grouses in the 2006-07 season, and Julius Ashby made his mark as the starting center for the first-year Takamatsu Five Arrows.
BASKETBALL
Jan 12, 2009
Parker, Kawazura combine to lead Fukuoka to OT victory over Shiga
Michael Parker handled the heavy-duty offensive workload, scoring 44 points, and teammate Tsuyoshi Kawazura reminded us that quality is just as important as quantity in sports.
Who needs AI when you have Hatsune Miku?
Over the first six months of 2024, a handful of songs using Vocaloid singer Hatsune Miku’s voice have enjoyed widespread attention, underlining a global interest in the character and the technology she represents.
Yen’s woes seem too big for even a BOJ hike this month to solve
The Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo
China’s economic growth comes in worse than expected
Pedestrians in the Wangfujing shopping area in Beijing on July 11, 2024. China's economic growth in the second quarter was lower than forecast, adding pressure on Chinese leaders to lift confidence at the Chinese Communist Party's third plenum this week.
Kansai airports to increase takeoff and landing slots ahead of Osaka Expo
Kansai International Airport in Izumisano, Osaka Prefecture. The upper limit on the number of takeoff and landing slots at the airport as well as Kobe Airport in Hyogo Prefecture will be raised in spring next year ahead of the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka.
Shooter came within inches of killing Trump, but left few clues as to why
An aerial view shows the stage where Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump had been standing during an assassination attempt the day before, and the roof of a nearby building where a gunman was shot dead by law enforcement, in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Sunday.
The neurological disorder that 'kills culture'
Akiko Trush says her experience with the neurological disorder dystonia left her feeling like she wanted to chop her own hand off.
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
After Trump shooting, U.S. presidential race might take a violent turn
United States Secret Service Counter Snipers stand guard on a rooftop during a campaign rally for U.S. President Donald Trump in Avoca, Pennsylvania, in 2020.
No AC this summer? No problem (for me).
Think air conditioning is a requirement for a Tokyo summer? Think again.
She’s paying ¥1 million to help behind the scenes at the Paris Olympics
Mai Tarumi, who previously volunteered at the postponed Tokyo Olympics in 2021, has a travel budget of ¥1 million for her trip to volunteer at the Paris Games.

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