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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

Mar 8, 2007

Assistant coach Boettcher hopes to find more like Nakayama

Editor's note: This is the second of a two-part series on Utah Valley State's connection to Japanese basketball. The Wolverines' season concluded Saturday.

BASKETBALL

Mar 7, 2007

Hoop dreams: Nakayama aims to inspire compatriots

Editor's note: This is the first of a two-part series on Asumi Nakayama and the Utah Valley State women's basketball team, which wrapped up its 2006-07 season on Saturday. Part II tomorrow explores the relationship assistant coach Chris Boettcher, who has lived and coached in Japan, has developed with...

MORE SPORTS

Mar 7, 2007

Prince Rabbits advance to c'ship round

Six goals are nice in any hockey game.

MORE SPORTS

Mar 5, 2007

Prince Rabbits move closer to place in Asia c'ship

Led by its high-powered offense, the Seibu Prince Rabbits are one win away from a berth in the Asia League Ice Hockey Championship.

BASKETBALL / ONE-ON-ONE WITH ...

Mar 4, 2007

Garrison: Hard work key to success

The Japan Times will be featuring periodic interviews with players in the bj-league -- Japan's first professional basketball circuit -- which is in its second season. Matt Garrison of the Niigata Albirex BB is the subject of this week's profile.

MORE SPORTS

Mar 4, 2007

Arakawa accepts FSAJ Award

She's been dubbed "Cool Beauty" by the Japanese press. Her composure on the ice is equally stunning.

BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK

Mar 3, 2007

Playoff push starts this weekend

OSAKA -- It's no secret that the Osaka Evessa are one of the hardest working teams in the bj-league. Or maybe they are No. 1 on that list.

BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE PLAYERS OF THE MONTH

Mar 2, 2007

Ellis, Sparks earn February accolades

If your name is Andy Ellis, you want February to continue for another two months. After all, your scoring prowess in the year's second month has been impressive.

BASKETBALL

Feb 26, 2007

Evessa complete sweep of Niigata

OSAKA -- Championship teams usually share one common trait: They raise their level of play in the most critical stages of games.

BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK

Feb 23, 2007

Davis, Newton top pivots

Who is the bj-league's best all-around center?

BASKETBALL / HOOP SCOOP

Feb 21, 2007

Kimura fulfills dream in bringing pro hoops to Okinawa

"Dreams come true. Without that possibility, nature would not incite us to have them.'' --

BASKETBALL

Feb 19, 2007

89ers ride free throws in rout

If he had occupied the tiny speck of real estate known as the free-throw line any longer, the authorities would've demanded that Mamadou Diouf start paying rent, and rightfully so.

Japan Times

BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK

Feb 17, 2007

Benoit key to Broncos' hopes

His team has nowhere to go but up.

BASKETBALL

Feb 11, 2007

Bryant to appear on NHK show

Tokyo Apache coach Joe Bryant, father of Los Angeles Lakers superstar Kobe Bryant, will appear on the NHK program "Eigo de Shaberanaito" on Feb. 16, the bj-league team announced.

BASKETBALL / ONE-ON-ONE WITH ...

Feb 11, 2007

Murry relishing shot at pro ball

The Japan Times will be featuring periodic interviews with players in the bj-league -- Japan's first professional basketball circuit -- which is in its second season. Point guard Nile Murry of the Toyama Grouses is the subject of this week's profile.

BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK

Feb 10, 2007

Ashby delivers for Five Arrows

Every basketball coach wants their center to become, well, a center of attention.

BASKETBALL

Feb 10, 2007

Takeuchi to sign with Aisin

Center Kosuke Takeuchi, one of Japan's up-and-coming basketball standouts, will next play for the Aisin Seahorses, the JBL announced. Takeuchi, who turned 22 in January, played college ball at Keio University.

BASKETBALL / ONE-ON-ONE WITH ...

Feb 3, 2007

Evessa coach Tennichi influenced by Westhead

The Japan Times will feature periodic interviews with players in the bj-league -- Japan's first professional basketball circuit -- which is in its second season. Head coach Kensaku Tennichi of the Osaka Evessa is the subject of this week's profile. He led the Osaka Evessa to the bj-league's first championship...

BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE PLAYERS OF THE MONTH

Feb 2, 2007

Ward, James take honors for January

The best defense is a strong offense, someone with a clipboard, a whistle and a captive audience once said.

BASKETBALL

Feb 1, 2007

MVP Washington to sit out two games with sprained ankle

Osaka Evessa power forward Lynn Washington will miss this weekend's games with a sprained ankle, coach Kensaku Tennichi said Wednesday.

You can often see generations of families enjoying performances together at Fuji Rock Festival.

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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