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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.

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BASKETBALL

Mar 5, 2012

Brave Warriors take advantage of Jets' struggles to claim win

Statisticians develop fancy formulas to calculate lots of numbers and to identify patterns in those numbers. Basketball coaches, on the other hand, will often point to one team's domination in certain phases of the game to explain the way things work.

BASKETBALL

Mar 4, 2012

B-Corsairs make point with tenacious defense

As has been the case throughout the season, defense fueled the Yokohama B-Corsairs' win on Saturday, a 66-59 road triumph over the Osaka Evessa.

BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE PLAYERS OF THE MONTH

Mar 3, 2012

89ers' Fitzgerald, Shimura share monthly honor for brilliance on offense

Success on offense begins with good shooting, good passing and good teamwork.

BASKETBALL / HOOP SCOOP

Mar 3, 2012

Time for league to adopt 6-foul rule

There are several sensible reasons for the bj-league to adopt the NBA's six-personal foul disqualification rule. And by doing so, Japan's upstart pro circuit would be increasing the number of personal fouls it permits by one.

Japan Times

BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK

Mar 2, 2012

Aomori's entry delayed a year by lack of sponsorship

By delaying its entry into the bj-league by a year, the Aomori expansion franchise will have more time to get its financial house in order. At least that's the basic assumption one has after last Friday's announcement made official what had been expected for several months.

BASKETBALL

Feb 27, 2012

Golden Kings' Namizato plays starring role in win over Big Bulls

Twenty-two-year-old Narito Namizato is one of the youngest players in the bj-league. He's also one of the boldest, and quickly becoming one of the league's elite players.

Japan Times

BASKETBALL

Feb 26, 2012

Nakase says goal is to coach in NBA

Isn't it funny how likes and dislikes can shape one's future when you least expect it?

Japan Times

BASKETBALL

Feb 26, 2012

89ers edge Five Arrows

The worst team in bj-league history suffered another setback on Saturday.

BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK

Feb 24, 2012

Knight still wonders why no team would give him shot

As the playoff chase picks up steam in the coming weeks, several bj-league general managers could be shaking their heads and asking themselves, "Why didn't I sign Billy Knight?"

BASKETBALL

Feb 20, 2012

Washington dominates as Evessa beat Broncos

Sometimes, the best players need to demand the ball.

BASKETBALL

Feb 19, 2012

Ashby carries Lakestars to dramatic win over Grouses

First-year coach Alan Westover's Shiga Lakestars became the fifth Western Conference squad to reach 20 wins this season in the bj-league, and they did so in dramatic fashion.

Japan Times

BASKETBALL / ONE-ON-ONE WITH ...

Feb 19, 2012

Setoyama says team play has Kyoto on pace for Final Four

The Japan Times features periodic interviews with players in the bj-league. Kyosuke Setoyama of the Kyoto Hannaryz is the subject of this week's profile.

BASKETBALL

Feb 18, 2012

Search on for new coach after JBA drops Wisman

After less than two years in charge, Thomas Wisman's ouster on Wednesday by the Japan Basketball Association was expected by those who pay attention.

Japan Times

BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK

Feb 17, 2012

Shimura steps up as Sendai stays on course for playoffs

It's a bye week for the Sendai 89ers, and the perfect time to take stock of their season through 32 games.

BASKETBALL / HOOP SCOOP

Feb 15, 2012

Opinions split on moving powerhouse Phoenix to Western Conference

There's a very real possibility that the Hamamatsu Higashimikawa Phoenix will play in the bj-league's Western Conference next season, as the league's preliminary scheduling blueprint for 2012-13 has shown. It's not official yet, but the expectation here is that it's a done deal.

BASKETBALL

Feb 13, 2012

Aoki buzzer-beater propels Evessa to win over Brave Warriors

Game highlights may rarely appear frequently on national news telecasts, but the bj-league is providing lots of drama on a regular basis.

BASKETBALL

Feb 12, 2012

Palmer's heroics give Golden Kings win over Phoenix

David Palmer canned a game-winning 3-pointer with 6 seconds left to give the visiting Ryukyu Golden Kings a pulse-rising 80-78 victory over the two-time defending champion Hamamatsu Higashimikawa Phoenix on Saturday night in the bj-league.

BASKETBALL

Feb 11, 2012

B-Corsairs take step in right direction with victory over Susanoo Magic

To qualify for the playoffs, the Yokohama B-Corsairs will probably need to play .500 ball for the remainder of the season. Of course, every victory is a step in that direction.

Japan Times

BASKETBALL

Feb 10, 2012

Solid record not enough for Ogawa in Fukuoka

The euphoria of Sunday's series-ending road victory for the undermanned Rizing Fukuoka against the Kyoto Hannaryz, a rising power, didn't last very long.

BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK

Feb 10, 2012

Obuchi's return to form gives Evessa more firepower

For Masashi Obuchi, an innate scoring sense and recognition of when and where to take shots served him well during his early days in the bj-league.

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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'

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