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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.
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Aug 23, 2007
Moses certain Liu will shine in Osaka
Do you want an expert's prediction on the IAAF World Athletics Championships?
BASKETBALL
Aug 21, 2007
Apache sign veteran center Davis
The Tokyo Apache announced Monday the signing of veteran center Nick Davis, addressing a major weakness — lack of a major presence in the middle. Davis, a dominant force in the paint for the Niigata Albirex BB in each of the bj-league's two seasons, was not re-signed by the Albirex after last season....
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Aug 19, 2007
Moses trying to help less fortunate hurdle obstacles
Edwin Moses was an untouchable, unbeatable performer as a track and field superstar during his heyday in the 1970s and '80s.
BASKETBALL / HOOP SCOOP
Aug 18, 2007
JBA needs to give Suzuki more time to turn national team around
Continuity helps breed success. Without it, a sports team rarely finds the necessary components — leadership, in-game chemistry and mastering the fundamentals — to become an elite team.
BASKETBALL
Aug 16, 2007
Saitama's James holds his own in NYC hoops tournament
"If I can make it there, I'll make it anywhere," legendary crooner Frank Sinatra told us in "New York, New York."
BASKETBALL / HOOP SCOOP
Aug 11, 2007
Albirex stand tall for Niigata
"Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear — not absence of fear.''
BASKETBALL
Aug 2, 2007
Kazakhstan hands Japan first defeat of tournament
Kazakhstan handed Japan its first defeat of the FIBA Asia Championship on Tuesday night in Tokushima, topping the tournament hosts 93-85 in a Group 2 game in the quarterfinal round.
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Jul 30, 2007
Japan wins Pacific Rim Bowl
The Japan All-Stars defeated Ashland High School 28-21 in the 10th Pacific Rim Bowl on Friday in Ashland, Ore. Shunsuke Wada scored the decisive touchdown, a 77-yard touchdown reception from Shoma Taniguchi of Ritsumeikan Uji, midway through the fourth quarter, helping Japan win for the fourth straight...
BASKETBALL
Jul 30, 2007
Japan rallies past Lebanon
Japan improved to 2-0 in the FIBA Asia Championship, rallying for a 77-67 Group B victory over Lebanon on Sunday in Tokushima. Japan, which trailed 60-52 entering the final period, outscored Lebanon 25-7 in the decisive quarter.
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Jul 28, 2007
Kihara off to rough start in Israel
Pitcher Ryoju Kihara has struggled in the inaugural season of the Israeli Baseball League. The right-hander, who pitches for the Netanya Tigers, has a 24.79 ERA in four appearances (one start). He's worked four innings and allowed 11 runs on six hits, walked nine and struck out none through Thursday's...
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Jul 27, 2007
Murofushi keeping online diary
Koji Murofushi, Japan's record-breaking hammer thrower, is writing an exclusive online diary for the International Association of Athletic Federations (IAAF). Read his insights by logging on to www.iaaf.org/. Here's a snippet from a recent diary: "Humans cannot hope to beat animals in running or jumping...
SPORTS / SPORTS SCOPE
Jul 24, 2007
MLB, NPB should retire legendary Bambino's uniform number
Should Major League Baseball retire Babe Ruth's No. 3?
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Jul 22, 2007
All-Stars set for Pacific Rim Bowl
The 2007 Pacific Rim Bowl will be held on July 27 in Ashland, Ore., pitting the Japan All-Stars and the Ashland High School football team. The Japan All-Star team is made up of 45 seniors-to-be from Kansai, with more than 200 players trying out for the team from over 50 high schools. The team is slated...
BASKETBALL
Jul 21, 2007
Landa named Rizing coach
Howie Landa, one of the finest U.S. junior college basketball coaches of all time, is the Rizing Fukuoka's first head coach, the bj-league expansion team announced. He agreed to a one-year contract, which begins September 1. Landa, 75, graduated from Central High School in Philadelphia in 1950 and then...
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Jul 13, 2007
Japan, U.S. steamroll into IFAF finale
KAWASAKI — Japan's quest for a third consecutive title in the IFAF World Football Championships is alive.
BASKETBALL / HOOP SCOOP
Jun 21, 2007
Yano, Rawl pursue new path to sporting success
The first real innovator in human history invented the wheel, ushering in an era of lighter workloads and easier trips. Others have made notable contributions: Thomas Edison perfected the light bulb; Johannes Gutenberg gave us the printing press; and Wilbur and Orville Wright demonstrated that airplanes...
SPORTS / SPORTS SCOPE
Jun 10, 2007
Shiraishi credits sailing career to mentor Tada
"Ask yourself when you last spent a single day with no human contact — then multiply this by 100!" — VELUX 5 OCEANS pre-race press release.
BASKETBALL
Jun 9, 2007
Palmer weighs future
For David Palmer, winning back-to-back championships with the Osaka Evessa will always be an unforgettable memory.
BASKETBALL / HOOP SCOOP
Jun 3, 2007
Planells envisions bj-league becoming one of best in the world
When you've worked as a head varsity coach at high schools in Arizona and California, served as a collegiate assistant at a community college and a major Division I university, earned a paycheck as a basketball choreographer for major motion pictures, toiled as a head coach in something known as the...
BASKETBALL
Jun 2, 2007
Planells prepared for life in Okinawa with Golden Kings
The NBA Finals is about to begin in a few days. The Spurs' Tim "The Big Fundamental" Duncan will be shooting for his fourth championship ring. His legacy is already set. He is one of the greatest big men to ever play the game.
Japan to revise consumption tax exemption for overseas tourists
Tourists walk through Nakamise shopping street near Sensoji Temple in Tokyo in April
Japan's tourism industry hit by cancellations after megaquake alert
A beach closed due to a megaquake alert in Hiratsuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, from Friday to Thursday.
Focus shifts to incoming typhoon as Tropical Storm Maria dissipates
Newly formed Tropical Storm Ampil, which is forecast to approach eastern Japan this weekend, is seen on the left side of this satellite image.
Kishida to step down in September in bid to show ‘LDP has changed’
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks during a news conference Wednesday at the Prime Minister's Office in Tokyo.
Publisher finds surprise audience after translating history textbooks
Yamakawa Shuppansha president Takeshi Nozawa holds the publisher's textbook on Japanese history — used in high schools across Japan — alongside the new English version in Tokyo on May 23.
Economic security is about strengthening and sustaining growth, former minister says
Former economic security minister Takayuki Kobayashi says changes in the international balance of power, along with deepening economic interdependence, have led some countries to attempt to use their economic power to impose their will on others.
Ice bandanas, convenience store breaks: Running under Japan’s summer sun
Blistering heat is becoming a fixture of summer in Japan, but a few tweaks to your routine can make your outdoor runs bearable — if not enjoyable — until cooler temperatures return.
Japan issued its first-ever megaquake alert. What does that mean?
Naoshi Hirata (center), chairman of a committee tasked with evaluating the risk of a Nankai Trough earthquake, speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on Friday.
France brings down the curtain on its Olympic party with Tom Cruise and Leon Marchand
Fireworks are set off during the closing ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympics at Stade de France in Saint-Denis on Sunday.
Japan fuels U.S. LNG boom even as climate targets and impacts loom
Flaring at the Cameron LNG export terminal in Hackberry, Louisiana. Flaring, a common sight at LNG plants, is a controlled burning of gas for reasons ranging from depressurizing equipment to disposing of gas that can’t be used. The practice is a "waste of money" and negatively impacts climate change and human health, says the International Energy Agency.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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Sociologist Gracia Liu-Farrer argues that even though immigration doesn't figure into Japan's autobiography, it is more of a self-perception than a reality.
In search of the ‘Japanese dream’
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