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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 / HOOP SCOOP
Dec 5, 2010
Kawachi has backers, detractors
Knowing that the Japan Basketball Association (JBA) had no interest in establishing a legitimate professional league several years ago and that he would face fierce resistance from the sport's old boy network, Toshimitsu Kawachi took a courageous step and formed a rival circuit, which included a pair...
BASKETBALL
Dec 4, 2010
Apache, Alvark hold historic scrimmage
The bj-league's Tokyo Apache and JBL's Toyota Alvark have knocked down the first barrier separating the nation's two professional basketball leagues, even if it happened in secrecy, The Japan Times has learned.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Dec 3, 2010
Satterfield aiming to get lowly Broncos on right path
Kenny Satterfield believes the rebuilding Saitama Broncos took a big step forward by adding center George Leach to the mix last month.
BASKETBALL
Dec 1, 2010
Hokkaido JBL team in financial trouble
The Rera Kamuy Hokkaido have the JBL's worst record (4-12) entering December, and as the league resumes after a monthlong break this weekend following the completion of the Asian Games, the cash-strapped Sapporo club has made a major change at the top.
BASKETBALL
Nov 29, 2010
Broncos go back to basics to squeeze out Happinets
TOKOROZAWA, Saitama Pref. — The Saitama Broncos excelled at the basics on Sunday.
BASKETBALL
Nov 28, 2010
Nakamura has hot hand in Hannaryz's rout over Five Arrows
The Kyoto Hannaryz had lost four of their previous five games entering this weekend's series against the Takamatsu Five Arrows, including a pair of lopsided defeats to the Hamamatsu Higashimikawa Phoenix last week.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / ONE-ON-ONE WITH ...
Nov 28, 2010
Nakanishi draws on vast experience to help Rizing
The Japan Times will be featuring periodic interviews with players and other individuals from the bj-league. Rizing Fukuoka guard Jun Nakanishi is the subject of this week's profile.
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Nov 26, 2010
Marshall the catalyst for Shiga's quick start
Under first-year coach Takatoshi Ishibashi the Shiga Lakestars have emerged as a dangerous, difficult-to-beat team.
BASKETBALL
Nov 22, 2010
Apache beat Happinets to extend winning streak to three
The Tokyo Apache stretched their winning streak to three games and improved to .500, defeating the host Akita Northern Happinets 99-87 on Sunday.
BASKETBALL
Nov 21, 2010
Golden Kings look sharp in win over Evessa
The Ryukyu Golden Kings are starting to play like a championship contender again, and two former league MVPs are setting the tone for the Western Conference club.
BASKETBALL / HOOP SCOOP
Nov 21, 2010
Strategy needed to boost bj-league game attendance
Whatever the bj-league is doing to promote itself across the nation, it isn't working. In fact, it's failing miserably to attract anything that resembles a decent-size fan base.
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Nov 19, 2010
Defense helping Oita in Hepp's first season
First-year coach L.J. Hepp has steered the Oita HeatDevils into a solid position through 10 games.
BASKETBALL
Nov 16, 2010
Phoenix stay ahead of the pack in Eastern Conference
The Hamamatsu Higashimikawa Phoenix remain the elite team in the bj-league's Eastern Conference until proven otherwise.
BASKETBALL
Nov 14, 2010
Lakestars' Joho finds shooting touch in win over Evessa
Masashi Joho made a major impact in the early going and played a key role in the Shiga Lakestars' 75-68 triumph over the Western Conference-leading Osaka Evessa on Saturday in the bj-league.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Nov 12, 2010
Parity keeps things interesting early in the season
A few trends have emerged in the season's opening month.
BASKETBALL
Nov 8, 2010
Tyler shines in Apache win; Parker sets single-game scoring mark
After a relatively quiet first four games in a Tokyo Apache uniform, teenage forward Jeremy Tyler had a breakthrough weekend against the Saitama Broncos, culminating with a game-high 27-point outing on Sunday in the Apache's 91-83 road triumph.
BASKETBALL
Nov 7, 2010
High-scoring Five Arrows hold off Rizing
The Takamatsu Five Arrows found the right combinations on offense, and they needed every point along the way, prevailing 105-102 over the rival Rizing Fukuoka on Saturday in the bj-league.
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Nov 5, 2010
Blackwell making smooth transition to management
Ryan Blackwell has successfully guided the Osaka Evessa during his first month as the team's new head coach.
BASKETBALL
Nov 1, 2010
Andrews' last-second basket propels Albirex past Broncos
Zach Andrews nailed a buzzer-beater as the Niigata Albirex defeated the visiting Saitama Broncos 68-67 on Sunday.
BASKETBALL
Oct 31, 2010
Defending champion Phoenix make statement against Apache
The Hamamatsu Higashimikawa Phoenix haven't skipped a beat since winning the bj-league championship for the first time in May.
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.
Tokyo Metro’s overseas efforts begin in earnest with London deal
Tokyo Metro will soon have a role in the running of London's Elizabeth Line, a major train route serving the U.K.’s capital city and environs.
Saitama court bans demonstrations over anti-Kurd hate speech
Kurdish people in Japan in 2015. A court injunction has banned acts that defame the Japan Kurdish Cultural Association and are disrespectful, such as putting up banner flags or handing out fliers with hate speech like “Refugees should go back to their home countries.”
China reinstates visa-free travel for Japanese nationals
Beijing Daxing International Airport
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.
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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