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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
May 26, 2012
Ex-Evessa star's spouse released from custody
Longtime Osaka Evessa star Lynn Washington's wife, Dana, was released by Osaka Prefectural Police on Friday, sources, including Ryan Blackwell, who coached the team over the past two seasons, said. Her release — in the aftermath of her arrest on drug charges in February — completes a long saga that...
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
May 25, 2012
Evessa split with coach Blackwell
The Osaka Evessa have decided not to renew coach Ryan Blackwell's contract, The Japan Times learned late Wednesday night.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
May 25, 2012
Namizato involvement casts cloud over Golden Kings' win
Ryukyu Golden Kings' 2011-12 championship memorabilia are now proudly displayed throughout Okinawa, what with the team dethroning the Hamamatsu Higashimikawa Phoenix in Sunday's title game. At the same time, the long summer of discontent has already arrived.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / HOOP SCOOP
May 22, 2012
Newton, Golden Kings know what it takes to excel
Seven seasons are in the record books now, and the only numbers that truly resonate are championships.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
May 21, 2012
Golden Kings beat Phoenix for bj-league title
The Ryukyu Golden Kings withstood every challenge the two-time defending champion Hamamatsu Higashimikawa Phoenix threw at them Sunday evening.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
May 21, 2012
McHenry snaps up playoff MVP award
Throughout his four seasons with the Ryukyu Golden Kings, high-flying forward Anthony McHenry has been an integral part of their success.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
May 20, 2012
Golden Kings set up final rematch
Superior teamwork and execution carried the Ryukyu Golden Kings to the Western Conference title and the best regular-season record (39-13) among the bj-league's 19 teams.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
May 20, 2012
Phoenix outlast B-Corsairs to reach bj-league title game
Championship experience and crunch-time poise carried the Hamamatsu Higashimikawa Phoenix to an 87-78 victory over the expansion Yokohama B-Corsairs in the bj-league's Eastern Conference final on Saturday at Ariake Colosseum.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
May 18, 2012
Ryukyu star Newton set for seventh straight Final Four
This is arguably the most remarkable statistic in the bj-league's seven-year history: Center Jeff Newton's teams have advanced to the Final Four every season.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / ONE-ON-ONE WITH ...
May 18, 2012
Kyoto's Allred has unique perspective on game, life
The Japan Times periodically features interviews with players in the bj-league. Lance Allred of the Kyoto Hannaryz is the subject of this week's profile.
BASKETBALL
May 14, 2012
Phoenix, Golden Kings return to Final Four
As expected, the Hamamatsu Higashimikawa Phoenix and Ryukyu Golden Kings, regular-season winners of the Eastern and Western Conference titles, respectively, will return to the bj-league's Final Four again this coming weekend with a shot at meeting in the title game for the second consecutive year.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
May 13, 2012
Niigata prevails over defending champs in series opener
The Niigata Albirex BB had six players reach double figures in scoring in Saturday's 89-80 victory over the two-time reigning champion Hamamatsu Higashimikawa Phoenix in Game 1 of their bj-league Eastern Conference semifinal playoff series.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
May 13, 2012
Surging Yokohama continues amazing season, advances to Final Four
Self-assurance has been a recurring theme for the Yokohama B-Corsairs throughout their inaugural season.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
May 12, 2012
Burrell powers B-Corsairs into Final Four
With a trip to the Final Four on the line, the Yokohama B-Corsairs and Akita Northern Happinets knew nothing would be easy in Friday's high-stakes contest. And both teams displayed a sense of urgency from start to finish in Game 2 of the bj-league's Eastern Conference semifinal series at Yokohama Cultural...
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
May 11, 2012
Hamamatsu, Ryukyu, Osaka favored to make Final Four
The Hamamatsu Higashimikawa Phoenix have a rookie head coach in Ryuji Kawai, but a veteran nucleus of players that captured consecutive championships in 2009-10 and 2010-11 under Kazuo Nakamura, the bj-league's elder statesman.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
May 11, 2012
Upstart B-Corsairs open playoff series with victory
The Yokohama B-Corsairs burst onto the scene as a brand new franchise with an unusual — but hip — name and no identity when the 2011-12 bj-league season tipped off in October.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
May 9, 2012
Addition of Burns has made difference for Yokohama
The Yokohama B-Corsairs were a solid, hard-working team before guard Draelon Burns arrived in the port city and donned the team's colorful uniform for the first time.
BASKETBALL
May 7, 2012
Akita, Kyoto pull off tiebreaker wins; Niigata, Shiga earn sweeps
The Kyoto Hannaryz, Shiga Lakestars, Akita Northern Happinets and Niigata Albirex BB have all advanced to the bj-league's conference semifinal round, and now shift their attention to their next opponents.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
May 6, 2012
Singleton's dunk at buzzer gives Sendai dramatic victory
Playoff basketball is supposed to be exciting. And with a festive atmosphere on Golden Week, the bj-league's first scheduled postseason contest of the 2011-12 season lived up to the hype on Saturday.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
May 4, 2012
Banner day for Yokohama: Burrell MVP, Geary top coach
The expansion Yokohama B-Corsairs, one of the bj-league's biggest surprises this season, are the hottest team entering the postseason. With nine straight wins, Yokohama has found its stride at the best time as the hunt for a title begins.
U.S. aircraft carrier returns to Japan carrying navy’s ‘most capable fighter’
U.S. 7th Fleet Commander Vice Adm. Fred Kacher speaks to reporters shortly after the arrival of aircraft carrier USS George Washington at Yokosuka naval base in Kanagawa Prefecture on Friday.
Japan approves ¥21.9 trillion stimulus plan
The policy chiefs of the Democratic Party for the People, Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito — Makoto Hamaguchi (left), Itsunori Onodera (center) and Mitsunari Okamoto — shake hands after reaching an agreement on an economic stimulus package on Wednesday.
Japan will spend ¥325 million in government funds on Princess Yuriko's funeral
Princess Yuriko waves during the New Year's public greeting at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo in January 2019.
MUFG fires worker over ¥2 billion theft from clients’ safe deposit boxes
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group is investigating the incident and consulting with the police.
China reinstates visa-free travel for Japanese nationals
Beijing Daxing International Airport
Shohei Ohtani wins National League MVP award
Shohei Ohtani celebrates after hitting a three-run home run against the Padres during the National League Division Series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles last month.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”
Around a quarter of Japan married couples in their 20s met through dating apps
A survey released by an organization promoting “Good Couples Day” shows that 24% of couples in their 20s met their marriage partner through a dating app.
'Tokyo Swindlers': Get deep into the minds of real estate con artists
In Ko Shinjo's "Tokyo Swindlers," a group of con artists manipulates real estate giants into falsified deals within the highly competitive, quick market.
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.

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