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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.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / HOOP SCOOP
Aug 12, 2008
Cool Wade sparkles in return to spotlight
BEIJING — I've attended hundreds of basketball games at the high school, college, and professional level in the United States, as well as the 2006 FIBA World Championship in Japan and a few dozen bj-league games over the past two seasons.
OLYMPICS / ODDS AND EVENS
Aug 11, 2008
Li inspired gymnasts with his high-wire act
BEIJING — It was a magical moment, and it's worth taking a moment to revisit.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS / 2008 BEIJING OLYMPICS: SWIMMING
Aug 11, 2008
Kitajima poised to defend title in 100m breaststroke
Kosuke Kitajima took care of business in the 100-meter men's breaststroke semifinals on Sunday morning at the Water Cube, winning the first heat in 59.55 seconds.
SPORTS / ODDS AND EVENS
Aug 11, 2008
China, U.S. matchup shows game's growth
BEIJING — Has there ever been a greater home-court advantage in basketball history?
Japan Times
OLYMPICS / 2008 BEIJING OLYMPICS: JUDO
Aug 10, 2008
Tani falls short in quest for gold
Her fighting spirit never wavered and her effort was never less than stellar, but judoka Ryoko Tani came up short in Beijing on Saturday in her quest to capture a third straight Olympic gold medal.
OLYMPICS
Aug 10, 2008
Important message not quite lost in translation
BEIJING — Olympic blunder No. 1: For any writer making his first trip to the Olympics, the individual will make his/her share of silly mistakes: getting from Point A to Point B in time, misreading the event schedules, etc.
OLYMPICS
Aug 9, 2008
In the Olympic Village, for real and for not so real
Call him the people's champion or an everyday man, either way Rafael Nadal is sure to win his fair share of new fans during the Beijing Games.
OLYMPICS / 2008 BEIJING OLYMPICS
Aug 9, 2008
Beijing joyfully steps forward
BEIJING — There are numerous slogans plastered on walls and Web sites with equal frequency in Beijing. The "One World, One Dream" Olympic motto and "Light the passion, share the dream" theme for the torch relay are prominently featured.
SPORTS / ODDS AND EVENS
Aug 8, 2008
Selection of runner Lomong to carry U.S. flag particularly poignant
BEIJING — After a tasty buffet meal at a nearby hotel restaurant followed by a few cups of delicious green tea — I had plenty of choices; there was a separate tea menu, featuring at least a dozen varieties — I'm content to return to job-related duties.
SPORTS / ODDS AND EVENS
Aug 7, 2008
Beijing putting best foot forward as opening ceremony draws near
BEIJING — The Olympic hosts want to make a good first impression. That's no big surprise. The world is watching, and it's why you are greeted by one set of smiling volunteers when you walk off the airplane at Beijing Capital International Airport.
Japan Times
SPORTS / ODDS AND EVENS
Aug 6, 2008
Compelling stories plentiful as Beijing Games near
BEIJING — I learned this when I was a wee lad: One of life's great diversions is learning about other people's eccentricities. My maternal grandparents taught me this, using sports as the backdrop for this timeless principle.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS / 2008 BEIJING OLYMPICS
Aug 3, 2008
Japan hopes for repeat of glory in Beijing
As a nation, Japan collected a record 37 medals at the 2004 Summer Games, including 16 golds, which matched the nation's all-time record set at the 1964 Tokyo Games. And so it's only natural for people to be curious if Japan can duplicate that level of success or achieve a higher medal count at the 2008...
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Aug 1, 2008
Chinese giant Sun set to rise in Japan
Sun Ming Ming is the bj-league's new center of attention — literally.
SPORTS / SPORTS SCOPE
Aug 1, 2008
Runner Yamauchi excited about opportunity to compete in Beijing
The essence of one's competitive spirit often comes from this: a joy in participating in the process. And it would be difficult — nearly impossible, in fact — to find another marathon runner who reveres the process as much as Mara Yamauchi.
SPORTS / SPORTS SCOPE
Jul 29, 2008
Past shortcomings motivating factor for many 2008 Olympians
According to conventional wisdom, people forget the runnersup, but they remember the champions.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jul 29, 2008
Olympians get spirited sendoff
Four years after Japan's best-ever performance in the Summer Olympics — a 37-medal effort in Athens — the nation is gearing up for 2008's biggest sporting extravaganza in style.
Japan Times
SPORTS / SPORTS SCOPE
Jul 27, 2008
Athletics squad faces pressure in Beijing
There was a mild dose of optimism Japan would collect a bunch of medals at the 2007 IAAF World Athletics Championships in Osaka. Some said the nation's athletes would benefit from the home stadium advantage and the fact they were acclimated to the hot, humid summers in Kansai.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jul 24, 2008
Yoshida, Hoketsu provide compelling story lines
In less than two weeks, the bright lights in Beijing will shine on thousands of athletes.
Japan Times
SPORTS / SPORTS SCOPE
Jul 19, 2008
Now-retired Nomo made huge impact on baseball
Hideo Nomo's impact on baseball will be felt for decades to come.
BASKETBALL
Jul 18, 2008
Mercury's Oga having solid month
As the WNBA season approaches its midway point, Phoenix Mercury rookie point guard Yuko Oga is in the midst of a solid stretch of play.
Two of America’s biggest debt holders are dumping Treasurys
The U.S. Treasury building in Washington. Investors in Japan and China sold a pile of U.S. debt in the last quarter, just before the U.S. presidential election.
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.
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.
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.
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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