author

 
Menu
Search
 
November 24, 2024
 

Today's print edition

Home Delivery
Subscribe for more access
Ed Odeven

Meta

Website

https://edodevenreporting.wordpress.com/

Twitter

@ed_odeven

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 / BJ-LEAGUE PLAYERS OF THE MONTH
Dec 10, 2011
Hamamatsu's Dixon recognized for leadership as team climbs in standings
With floor leader Jermaine Dixon providing inspired, smart leadership, the Hamamatsu Higashimikawa Phoenix rediscovered their mojo in November, winning seven of their eight bj-league games.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Dec 9, 2011
Nakase, Westover to lead All-Star teams
Natalie Nakase of the Saitama Broncos grabbed the spotlight by becoming the first female head coach in bj-league history on Nov. 24.
BASKETBALL
Dec 5, 2011
Hard-working Hannaryz extend win streak to eight
Former NBA center Lance Allred had 18 points and 20 rebounds and Jermaine Boyette scored a game-high 20 points to lead the visiting Kyoto Hannaryz to their eighth win in a row, an 80-73 triumph over the Miyazaki Shining Suns on Sunday in the bj-league.
BASKETBALL
Dec 4, 2011
Happinets edge Golden Kings in marquee matchup
Point guard Michael Gardener returned to the lineup after a two-game absence due to an ankle injury, and the Akita Northern Happinets held off the visiting Ryukyu Golden Kings 78-75 Saturday in a showdown of teams that began the day in first place in their respective conferences.
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Dec 2, 2011
Hannaryz building momentum in Western Conference
In the rugged Western Conference, the Kyoto Hannaryz face a rough road ahead in their quest to reach the Final Four for the first time in franchise history.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Dec 2, 2011
Jets capitalize as Evessa struggle without Washington
It's absurd to expect the Osaka Evessa to perform at the same level without injured do-it-all leader Lynn Washington, the well-known two-time MVP and famous No. 44 jersey.
BASKETBALL
Nov 28, 2011
Captain Shimizu leads Shining Suns to victory
Taishiro Shimizu played for several forgettable Saitama Broncos teams in the first five years of his bj-league career. But since joining his hometown Miyazaki Shining Suns for their inaugural 2010-11 season, the veteran guard has been reinvigorated.
BASKETBALL
Nov 27, 2011
High-powered Golden Kings overwhelm HeatDevils
The Oita HeatDevils set the bj-league's standard for bad basketball in the 2008-09 season, going 8-44.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Nov 25, 2011
Nakase becomes first female head coach in bj-league
It's official: Natalie Nakase is the first female head coach in bj-league history.
BASKETBALL / HOOP SCOOP
Nov 23, 2011
Coach K's winning formula is a lesson for all sports teams
What leads to long-term team success in team sports?
BASKETBALL
Nov 21, 2011
Broncos whip Grouses; Murray's status unclear
With head coach Dean Murray serving a suspension for "a violation of team rules," according to a team source, acting head coach Natalie Nakase led the Saitama Broncos to a 93-74 win over the Toyama Grouses on Sunday.
BASKETBALL
Nov 20, 2011
Lowly Five Arrows fall to 0-11
The Takamatsu Five Arrows had back-to-back disastrous seasons entering the 2011-12 campaign, losing 77 of their 100 games in that span.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Nov 19, 2011
Jets snap losing streak by holding off 89ers at home
There's a reason the free-throw line is often referred to as the "charity stripe" in basketball vernacular.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Nov 18, 2011
Parmer not panicking over Hamamatsu's slow start
Jeffrey Parmer realizes the two-time defending champion Hamamatsu Higashimikawa Phoenix are a work in progress.
BASKETBALL
Nov 15, 2011
89ers grab second straight OT triumph, stretch win streak to four
The Sendai 89ers outlasted the visiting Toyama Grouses on Sunday, winning 89-80 in overtime and extending their winning streak to four games.
BASKETBALL
Nov 13, 2011
89ers edge Grouses in OT, earn first home win since before March 11 earthquake
The Sendai 89ers edged the visiting Toyama Grouses 88-84 in overtime on Saturday. In doing so, the 89ers recorded their first home win since before the Great East Japan Earthquake.
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Nov 11, 2011
Experience, versatility keys to Golden Kings' success
The Ryukyu Golden Kings, coming off a third consecutive Final Four appearance, look poised to make another run at a championship.
BASKETBALL
Nov 7, 2011
Broncos lose in spite of Humphrey's best efforts
John "Helicopter" Humphrey had carried his team for most of the game.
BASKETBALL
Nov 6, 2011
Joho's 33-point effort leads Grouses past Big Bulls
Three former Tokyo Apache standouts — Masashi Joho, Cohey Aoki and Jumpei Nakama — had prominent roles in their teams' Saturday victories as highlighted below.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Nov 6, 2011
Road to recovery: Sendai 89ers help healing
March 6, 2011, was a typical Sunday for the Sendai 89ers.
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.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Longform

Construction takes place on the Takanawa Gateway Convention Center in Tokyo, slated to open in 2025.
A boom for business tourism in Japan?
By Kathryn Wortley

SUSTAINABLE JAPAN

The celebrated artist ‘updating’ the kimono
The celebrated artist ‘updating’ the kimono

SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTS note

Read more

SUPPLEMENTS BINDER