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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

Jan 14, 2008

Motivated Apache complete sweep

Never underestimate the power of motivation.

BASKETBALL

Jan 13, 2008

Sendai routs Rizing

The Sendai 89ers have exhibited stellar team-first play all season. This successful formula continued in their 104-85 home win over the Rizing Fukuoka on Saturday.

Japan Times

BASKETBALL / ONE-ON-ONE WITH ...

Jan 13, 2008

Blackwell key component in success of Sendai this season

The Japan Times will be featuring periodic interviews with individuals in the bj-league — Japan's first professional basketball circuit — which is in its third season. Ryan Blackwell of the Sendai 89ers is the subject of this week's profile.

Japan Times

BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK

Jan 11, 2008

Erratic HeatDevils struggling to find formula for return to playoffs

The Oita HeatDevils have played 16 basketball games this season. In that time, they've proven one thing: They are as unpredictable as the presidential election polls in the United States.

BASKETBALL

Jan 9, 2008

Grouses' Brown earns award

Toyama Grouses power forward Jamar Brown has made a solid impact for the second-year club since he arrived in Japan. He continued that trend last weekend, helping his struggling team record its second victory of the season, a 79-78 win over the Saitama Broncos in the series opener on Saturday. Brown...

BASKETBALL

Jan 7, 2008

Niigata completes two-game sweep

The Niigata Albirex BB completed a two-game sweep of the Tokyo Apache on Sunday, defeating Joe Bryant's club 89-80. It was the Apache's fourth straight loss. All-Star forward Rodney Webb scored 31 points and cleared 13 rebounds as Niigata improved to 10-8. Fellow All-Stars Matt Garrison and Yuichi Ikeda...

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BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE PLAYERS OF THE MONTH

Jan 5, 2008

Evessa's Marshall earns monthly accolades

Since the start of the 2006-07 bj-league season, this publication has awarded Player of the Month honors to one player for his offensive contributions and to another for his defensive accomplishments.

BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK

Jan 5, 2008

89ers, Evessa still on top

New Year's Day is history. The year is still quite new, though, and 2008 leaves us with the same story from last year: The Sendai 89ers and Osaka Evessa are still in first place in their respective divisions.

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SPORTS / SPORTS SCOPE

Jan 1, 2008

All signs point toward wild, wacky year in Japanese sports

It was an unforgettable year for sports in Japan in 2007.

BASKETBALL

Dec 30, 2007

Kosuge shines in East's runaway victory

BASKETBALL

Dec 30, 2007

Garrison, Sparks leave crowd in awe

NIIGATA — Two winners repeated in their respective skills competitions during the 2007-08 bj-league All-Star Game weekend on Saturday.

BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK

Dec 29, 2007

League, fans preparing for annual All-Star festivities

The bj-league staged its inaugural All-Star Game on Jan. 27 in Ginowan, Okinawa Prefecture. Indeed, it was a terrific chance for the league to reach out to a new fan base in the nation's southernmost region.

BASKETBALL / HOOP SCOOP

Dec 29, 2007

Japanime holding all the cards in buildup to All-Star Game

Glenn Kardy calls himself a "crazy baseball fan." His earliest sports memory is a wild one. He can still remember the heated seventh inning of Game 2 of the 1972 American League Championship Series between the Tigers and A's.

BASKETBALL

Dec 28, 2007

Apache guard Aoki continues climb to stardom

There are times this season when Cohey Aoki is the best offensive player on the basketball court.

BASKETBALL

Dec 25, 2007

James leads Broncos past 89ers

The Saitama Broncos earned a two-game split with the host Sendai 89ers, picking up a 90-81 win on Monday. Gordon James, the Broncos' All-Star power forward, scored a game-high 28 points and pulled down 18 rebounds. James Davis scored 14 points, Kazuhiro Shoji had 11 along with seven rebounds and six...

BASKETBALL

Dec 24, 2007

Osaka sweeps Tokyo

The Osaka Evessa completed a two-game sweep of the Tokyo Apache on Sunday, recording an 82-79 victory.

BASKETBALL

Dec 22, 2007

Apache, Evessa set for big showdown

It's a big weekend for the bj-league.

BASKETBALL / HOOP SCOOP

Dec 21, 2007

Broncos, Rizing develop at different pace

TOKOROZAWA, Saitama Pref. — Two teams walked off the basketball court on Monday night with identical 5-7 records. These teams, however, have different tales to tell about what they hope to accomplish this season in the bj-league.

BASKETBALL

Dec 19, 2007

Takushi earns weekly award

Point guard Naoto Takushi is one of Japan's rising basketball stars.

BASKETBALL

Dec 17, 2007

Grouses get first win

The Toyama Grouses ended a season-long losing streak on Sunday, earning a 74-70 victory over the visiting Takamatsu Five Arrows.

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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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