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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 / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Apr 17, 2009
Shiga hoping to make playoffs with late run
Like any expansion team, the Shiga Lakestars have experienced the emotional highs and lows that are associated with being a first-year club.
BASKETBALL
Apr 14, 2009
HeatDevils snap slide; Grouses keep falling
One long losing streak ended on Sunday, another continued.
Japan Times
SPORTS / SPORTS SCOPE
Apr 12, 2009
Setoguchi emerges as bright star
In his first full NHL season, San Jose Sharks right wing Devin Setoguchi has established himself as a formidable offensive force for the league's top team.
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Apr 10, 2009
Broncos making late push for playoff spot
The Saitama Broncos picked up a pair of important victories last weekend, overwhelming the Toyama Grouses in the process. Those wins were by a combined 50 points.
BASKETBALL
Apr 8, 2009
Tabuse, Orimo named to national team roster
Link Tochigi Brex point guard Yuta Tabuse and Rera Kamuy Hokkaido sharpshooter Takehiko Orimo headline the 22-player roster for the Japan men's national basketball team's training camp this week, the Japan Basketball Association announced on Tuesday.
BASKETBALL
Apr 6, 2009
Slow Broncos recover to blow Grouses away
TOKOROZAWA, Saitama Pref. — Fast and furious after a woeful game-opening stretch, the Saitama Broncos put their footprint on the game in a hurry over the next three-plus quarters.
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE PLAYERS OF THE MONTH
Apr 5, 2009
Washington, Ryukyu forwards recognized for excellence in March
Two-time league MVP Lynn Washington knows how to inspire his Osaka Evessa teammates.
BASKETBALL
Apr 5, 2009
Sendai blows big lead, recovers to top Phoenix
The Sendai 89ers picked up their ninth victory in 10 games, edging the Hamamatsu Higashimikawa Phoenix 98-94 in a down-to-the-wire bj-league contest on Saturday.
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Apr 3, 2009
Takeno, Ikeda stars of future for Albirex
As its fan base continues to grow over the next several seasons, Niigata Albirex BB standouts Akitomo Takeno and Yuichi Ikeda will emerge as household names for the bj-league. In fact, they've already shown flashes of greatness.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Mar 30, 2009
Confident Gardener finds his range to boost Phoenix past Apache
If you shot 4-for-31 from the field, as Michael Gardener did on Saturday, you'd probably expect to shoot a better percentage in your next basketball game.
BASKETBALL
Mar 29, 2009
Hot-shooting Ikeda carries Albirex to win
Saturday's game will be an easy one for Niigata Albirex forward Yuichi Ikeda to remember. After all, he put as many points on the board — 32 — as his jersey number in an 81-69 victory over the Saitama Broncos on Saturday.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / HOOP SCOOP
Mar 28, 2009
Big man in the middle Sun helping Phoenix's ascent
Any professional basketball team would welcome the option of having a 236-cm center. In a sport that places a premium on height, an inside tower gives a team power.
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Mar 27, 2009
League admits blown call cost Saitama game
Some games are difficult to forget.
BASKETBALL
Mar 23, 2009
Sparks' clutch basket powers Five Arrows
Rasheed Sparks nailed a buzzer-beating 3-pointer to lift the Takamatsu Five Arrows to an 86-84 road win over the Saitama Broncos on Sunday afternoon.
BASKETBALL
Mar 22, 2009
Golden Kings edge Phoenix in marquee showdown
In a possible preview of this season's bj-league championship game, the Ryukyu Golden Kings defeated the host Hamamatsu Higashimikawa Phoenix 86-80 on Saturday.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / ONE-ON-ONE WITH ...
Mar 22, 2009
Holm on the rebound with Sendai after tough year
The Japan Times will be featuring periodic interviews with players in the bj-league — Japan's first professional basketball circuit — which began its fourth season in October. Chris Holm of the Sendai 89ers is the subject of this week's profile.
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Mar 20, 2009
Sojourner continues with charitable efforts
Grassroots efforts play a pivotal role in helping a sport grow and develop a vital presence in a society.
BASKETBALL
Mar 16, 2009
Golden Kings eke out win over Grouses
Parity was the name of the game on Sunday in the bj-league. All six of the day's games were decided by 10 points or less, including the Ryukyu Golden Kings' 82-81 win over the host Toyama Grouses.
BASKETBALL
Mar 15, 2009
Peppers nails game-winning 3 in 89ers debut
Josh Peppers nailed a 3-pointer with 1 second remaining to give the Sendai 89ers an 89-86 win over the visiting Osaka Evessa on Saturday.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / HOOP SCOOP
Mar 15, 2009
JBA's archaic ways suffocating basketball's development in Japan
The status quo's got to go.
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.
Man charged with murder allegedly made victim date other men for money
A car carrying suspect Ryotaro Masuda, who was indicted for allegedly beating his 25-year-old girlfriend to death, leaves the Shibuya Police Station in Tokyo on Thursday.
Russia fired experimental ballistic missile at Ukraine, Putin says
Ukrainian firefighters work on a spot following an airstrike in Dnipro on Thursday.
Ex-yokozuna Kitanofuji dies at 82
Yokozuna Kitanofuji enters the ring during the May 1970 grand sumo tournament in Tokyo.
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.”
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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