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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
Jan 9, 2012
Happinets back on top after sweeping Grouses
The Akita Northern Happinets climbed back into first place by completing a weekend sweep of the Toyama Grouses on Sunday.
BASKETBALL
Jan 8, 2012
Defense fuels 89ers as Kyoto's win streak ends
The Sendai 89ers belatedly rang in the new year with a confidence-boosting win on Saturday. At the same time, the Kyoto Hannaryz lost their first game since Nov. 6, falling 76-62 to the host 89ers.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / ONE-ON-ONE WITH ...
Jan 8, 2012
Confident backcourt star Dixon makes things happen for Phoenix
The Japan Times features periodic interviews with players in the bj-league. Jermaine Dixon of the Hamamatsu Higashimikawa Phoenix is the subject of this week's profile.
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Jan 6, 2012
Big man Holm gives Albirex a powerful presence inside
What was the best offseason pickup by a bj-league team?
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Jan 5, 2012
Levanga cruises past Jets
If anything, Wednesday afternoon's Chiba Jets-Levanga Hokkaido contest was a small step forward for Japanese basketball.
BASKETBALL
Jan 3, 2012
Jets beat Two Three in Emperor's Cup debut
The Chiba Jets' defensive intensity picked up in the second half of Monday's Emperor's Cup game against club team Two Three. At the same time, the Jets starting making shots with regularity.
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE PLAYERS OF THE MONTH
Jan 1, 2012
Ikeda's 3-point shooting provides big spark for Albirex offense
Yuichi Ikeda excelled as a 3-point shooter in December, having the type of month that most specialized shooters can only dream about.
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Dec 30, 2011
Miyazaki improves roster with addition of Mims
It's the time of the season for teams to add reinforcements as they begin jockeying for playoff positions.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Dec 29, 2011
Grouses escape Yokohama with slim victory
The Justin Burrell Show didn't have a happy ending for the Yokohama B-Corsairs on Wednesday afternoon.
BASKETBALL
Dec 26, 2011
Phoenix pile more woe on struggling Broncos
The proof is in the record book, so go ahead and look it up.
BASKETBALL
Dec 25, 2011
Hannaryz rally late, stretch winning streak to 11 games
The Kyoto Hannaryz gave their fans the perfect Christmas Eve git: a thrilling comeback win over the visiting Akita Northern Happinets.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Dec 23, 2011
Western Conference squads enjoying success on road
If this season's first 20 games have proven anything, there's no such thing as home sweet home for the Miyazaki Shining Suns. Nor is there a home-court advantage for coach Koto Toyama's team.
BASKETBALL
Dec 19, 2011
Tyner gives Evessa a big lift in triumph over Northern Happinets
The Osaka Evessa needed a spark on Sunday.
BASKETBALL
Dec 18, 2011
Parker, Shimane breeze past Oita
The Shimane Susanoo Magic fired on all cylinders on Saturday in a 91-71 road win over the lowly Oita HeatDevils.
BASKETBALL
Dec 18, 2011
Murray insists firing due to bogus reasons
The Saitama Broncos have been consistently bad or mediocre since the bj-league's inception in 2005. Despite being one of the league's two original teams, along with Niigata's JBL-defecting squad, the Broncos have never managed to finish above .500 and never advanced to the playoffs.
BASKETBALL / HOOP SCOOP
Dec 18, 2011
Don't expect Japanese basketball to embrace a real, workable plan
Every few months a false sense of hope surfaces on the blogosphere and in the mainstream media, where optimists peddle the message that Japan's basketball "leaders" finally have their act together, that a new men's pro league will, ahem, finally replace the outdated, increasingly irrelevant JBL and the...
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Dec 16, 2011
Losing streak by Five Arrows nearing epic proportions
Considering their recent history, it's no surprise the Takamatsu Five Arrows are piecing together a season that resembles a comedy of errors. But the fact that the team has made zero roster upgrades or additions in recent weeks may come as a shock to even the biggest of cynics.
BASKETBALL
Dec 13, 2011
Hannaryz extend winning streak to 10
Eighteen bj-league teams were in action over the weekend, and none looked better than the Kyoto Hannaryz, who extended their winning streak to 10 with a two-game sweep of the visiting Chiba Jets on Sunday.
BASKETBALL
Dec 11, 2011
Humphrey, Satterfield power Broncos to win
The Saitama Broncos entered the season with two of the bj-league's brightest stars on their roster: ex-NBA point guard Kenny Satterfield, the circuit's reigning assist king, and two-time scoring champion John "Helicopter" Humphrey, a fan favorite around the league during his highlight-reel days as a...
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / ONE-ON-ONE WITH ...
Dec 11, 2011
Three-point ace Takeno shooting for a championship
The Japan Times features periodic interviews with players in the bj-league. Akitomo Takeno of the Rizing Fukuoka is the subject of this week's profile.
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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