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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
May 27, 2008
Machida drafted No. 1 by Shiga
This is a sign of the emerging significance of the bj-league: More than 350 players participated in the tryout process this season. And then the 2008 bj-league draft was held on Monday.
BASKETBALL
May 23, 2008
Ryuku Golden Kings terminate Planells
The Ryukyu Golden Kings lost 34 of 44 games in their first season in the bj-league, finishing with the worst record in the five-team Western Conference. And Hernando Planells, who guided the team during its rocky first season will not return as head coach next season, The Japan Times has learned.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
May 18, 2008
Shibata out to prove self again in Olympics
Ai Shibata made history in 2004, becoming the first Japanese female swimmer to capture a gold medal in an Olympic freestyle race. In her mind, though, her triumph in the 800-meter freestyle at the Athens Olympics is, well, ancient history.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE PLAYERS OF THE YEAR
May 12, 2008
Newton's steady play makes him most valuable player in bj-league
With a superbly consistent anchor in the middle, the Osaka Evessa captured their third title in as many bj-league seasons on May 4.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
May 11, 2008
Aoki top Japanese player in bj-league
Cohey Aoki settled into a comfortable groove as the starting point guard of the Tokyo Apache.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / HOOP SCOOP
May 10, 2008
Washington helped Evessa down stretch, but did not deserve MVP
The bj-league is working tirelessly around the clock to make itself a recognizable product — a collection of teams, coaches and players that is identifiable and popular — in a nation where basketball plays second fiddle to almost every other sport. And it deserves credit for elevating the...
BASKETBALL
May 5, 2008
89ers top Fukuoka for third place
Bobby St. Preux scored 15 fourth-quarter points to lead the Sendai 89ers to a 95-91 win over the Rizing Fukuoka in Sunday's bj-league third-place game.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
May 5, 2008
Evessa turn back Tokyo
Matt Lottich, Mikey Marshall, Jeff Newton and Lynn Washington combined for 62 of the Evessa's 66 points in their 66-56 win over the Tokyo Apache in the bj-league championship game on Sunday at Ariake Colosseum.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
May 4, 2008
Evessa rise to occasion
The Osaka Evessa booked a spot in the bj-league championship game for a third consecutive season, routing the upstart Rizing Fukuoka 100-73 in Saturday's first semifinal game at Ariake Colosseum.
BASKETBALL
May 4, 2008
Apache join Osaka in bj-league's title game
The Tokyo Apache's remarkable 2007-08 turnaround catapulted the team into the bj-league playoff semifinals. And a gritty, mettle-revealing performance on Saturday night pushed the team into the championship game against the Osaka Evessa.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
May 3, 2008
Fukuoka aims to end Osaka's bid for 3rd title
Saturday's first bj-league semifinal contest provides a classic storybook plot: the two-time reigning champions vs. the hot upstart team.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
May 3, 2008
Tokyo, Sendai battle for bj-league title shot
The seventh showdown will shatter the stalemate.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / ONE-ON-ONE WITH ...
May 2, 2008
Big man Newton an integral part of Evessa's run at third straight bj-league title
The Japan Times will be featuring periodic interviews with players in the bj-league — Japan's first professional basketball circuit — which is in its third season. Jeff Newton of the Osaka Evessa, who face the Rizing Fukuoka in Saturday's semifinal showdown at Ariake Colosseum, is the subject...
BASKETBALL
Apr 25, 2008
Nakamura to coach new bj-league team
Longtime coach Kazuo Nakamura will lead the Hamamatsu Higashi Mikawa Phoenix in their inaugural season in the bj-league, it was announced on Wednesday.
BASKETBALL
Apr 23, 2008
Gardener nabs monthly award
Rizing Fukuoka shooting guard Michael Gardener, coming off a spectacular 34-point outing against the Takamatsu Five Arrows, was named the Circle K Sunkus Player of the Week, the bj-league announced on Tuesday.
BASKETBALL
Apr 23, 2008
Neumann honored
John Neumann, the globe-trotting, high-intensity head coach of the first-year Rizing Fukuoka has been named the bj-league Coach of the Year, the league announced.
BASKETBALL
Apr 21, 2008
Fukuoka books place in bj-league semis
TAKAMATSU — Sometime between early March and mid-April, the Rizing Fukuoka began to resemble a playoff-caliber basketball team.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / HOOP SCOOP
Apr 20, 2008
Sojourner promoting game on and off court
There are professional athletes in all sports who fit this bill: They are outgoing, passionate about their chosen profession and more than willing to speak their mind about what they think the powers that be can do to improve the sport on levels.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Apr 19, 2008
Kobe Bryant has Apache poised for title run
Joe Bryant and his famous son, Kobe, have made remarkable turnarounds with their respective basketball teams.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Apr 18, 2008
Neumann's Rizing try to keep roll going against Takamatsu
John Neumann arrived in Fukuoka last September to coach a team without an identity, a team with a tricky spelling and a team that has quietly and courageously produced an impressive opening chapter.
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.
Bloodied Trump survives assassination attempt at political rally
Former U.S. President Donald Trump is surrounded and evacuated by Secret Service agents at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday. Trump was rushed off stage at the rally after shots rang out.
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.
Yen’s woes seem too big for even a BOJ hike this month to solve
The Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo
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.
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.
She’s paying ¥1 million to help behind the scenes at the Paris Olympics
Mai Tarumi, who previously volunteered at the postponed Tokyo Olympics in 2021, has a travel budget of ¥1 million for her trip to volunteer at the Paris Games.

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