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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
Oct 30, 2009
Teams need true home venues for legitimacy
The Toyama Grouses are listed as the home team at nine venues for the bj-league's 2009-10 season. The Rizing Fukuoka and Osaka Evessa are both listed as the home team at eight different venues, while the Oita HeatDevils are scheduled to use seven home venues this season.
BASKETBALL
Oct 26, 2009
Apache gather steam with win over Broncos
After a slow start this season, the Tokyo Apache are starting to hit on all cylinders.
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Oct 23, 2009
Solid nucleus helps Sendai to league-best 6-0 mark
With six victories in as many games, including a series sweep over the Niigata Albirex BB last weekend the Sendai 89ers have a well-deserved break this weekend.
BASKETBALL
Oct 19, 2009
Five Arrows hit target for first win of season
The run-and-gun Takamatsu Five Arrows picked up their first victory of the season on Sunday, prevailing 95-91 over the visiting Kyoto Hannaryz.
BASKETBALL
Oct 18, 2009
Golden Kings remind rivals of title pedigree
The Ryukyu Golden Kings put 70 points on the board after halftime on Saturday.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Oct 17, 2009
Johnson has work cut out for him in trying to turn around hapless Grouses
There have been few highlights for the Toyama Grouses during their brief existence as a pro basketball team.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Oct 16, 2009
NBA lockout gives Greene a shot at big time
Considered a top official during the bj-league's first four seasons, Tim Greene is now in uncharted territory.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Oct 14, 2009
Albirex's efficient attack too much for Apache
The Tokyo Apache are struggling to find a collective identity and successfully combine all the elements of new coach Motofumi Aoki's game plan.
BASKETBALL
Oct 12, 2009
Champ Golden Kings split series with Evessa
Despite the absence of Jeff Newton from the lineup on Sunday, the Ryukyu Golden Kings earned a series split in the season-opening battle of the bj-league's Western Conference powers.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Oct 9, 2009
Coach Rowsom faces tough task in rebuilding HeatDevils
From humble beginnings growing up in a town of 900 people in North Carolina, Brian Rowsom defied the odds by making it to the NBA.
SPORTS / BOOS AND BRAVOS
Oct 9, 2009
Kameda clan stoops to a new low
BOO — Good sportsmanship isn't something the Kameda family comprehends. Review the facts from October 2007 to see the stunts the Kameda brothers pulled in the ring.
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Oct 9, 2009
Kings GM Kimura recalls title run in new book
A positive symbol of the bj-league's growth is contained in a new 240-page book written by Tatsuro Kimura, the Ryukyu Golden Kings' general manager and president.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Oct 7, 2009
White comes through in crunch time to help Phoenix top Apache
Wendell White showcased his shooter's touch in crunch time on Tuesday.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Oct 4, 2009
Joho, Schlatter lead Lakestars past Kyoto in bj-league season opener
KYOTO — A year ago, the Osaka Evessa handed the Shiga Lakestars a loss in their debut game in the bj-league.
OLYMPICS
Oct 2, 2009
Mills: IOC voters face difficult choice for 2016 Olympic bid
Running legend Billy Mills, a tireless ambassador for the Olympic movement and one of the world's greatest motivational speakers, took time out of his busy schedule to offer his thoughts on the 2016 Summer Olympics bid.
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Oct 2, 2009
Lakestars excited about adding Joho
The Shiga Lakestars made a bold move this week, acquiring Masashi Joho from the Tokyo Apache for forward Reina Itakura.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / ONE-ON-ONE WITH ...
Sep 30, 2009
Hopes of Hannaryz riding on Abdul-Rauf
The Japan Times will be featuring periodic interviews with players in the bj-league. The league's fifth season begins on Saturday. Guard Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf of the expansion Kyoto Hannaryz is the subject of this week's profile.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / HOOP SCOOP
Sep 27, 2009
Source says JBL teams in trouble, league not viable in long term
Japanese basketball is suffering from an identity crisis. Besides Yuta Tabuse, the average citizen cannot name a handful of other top-level Japanese players. Indeed, this is problem No. 1.
BASKETBALL
Sep 26, 2009
Five Arrows will play as search for sponsors continues
The Takamatsu Five Arrows are still in dire financial straits, but they are moving along to prepare for the season's opening game against the host Sendai 89ers on Oct. 3.
BASKETBALL
Sep 25, 2009
Five Arrows won't skip season
It's official: The Takamatsu Five Arrows will play in the 2009-10 season, putting to rest the question of whether the team would suspend operations for the upcoming bj-league campaign and try to re-enter the league next season.
Who needs AI when you have Hatsune Miku?
Over the first six months of 2024, a handful of songs using Vocaloid singer Hatsune Miku’s voice have enjoyed widespread attention, underlining a global interest in the character and the technology she represents.
Yen’s woes seem too big for even a BOJ hike this month to solve
The Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo
China’s economic growth comes in worse than expected
Pedestrians in the Wangfujing shopping area in Beijing on July 11, 2024. China's economic growth in the second quarter was lower than forecast, adding pressure on Chinese leaders to lift confidence at the Chinese Communist Party's third plenum this week.
Kansai airports to increase takeoff and landing slots ahead of Osaka Expo
Kansai International Airport in Izumisano, Osaka Prefecture. The upper limit on the number of takeoff and landing slots at the airport as well as Kobe Airport in Hyogo Prefecture will be raised in spring next year ahead of the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka.
Shooter came within inches of killing Trump, but left few clues as to why
An aerial view shows the stage where Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump had been standing during an assassination attempt the day before, and the roof of a nearby building where a gunman was shot dead by law enforcement, in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Sunday.
The neurological disorder that 'kills culture'
Akiko Trush says her experience with the neurological disorder dystonia left her feeling like she wanted to chop her own hand off.
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
After Trump shooting, U.S. presidential race might take a violent turn
United States Secret Service Counter Snipers stand guard on a rooftop during a campaign rally for U.S. President Donald Trump in Avoca, Pennsylvania, in 2020.
No AC this summer? No problem (for me).
Think air conditioning is a requirement for a Tokyo summer? Think again.

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