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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
Jan 30, 2007
All-Star game in Okinawa proves a slam dunk
GINOWAN, Okinawa Pref. -- Never underestimate the impact of a dream.
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Jan 28, 2007
Sparks plugs hoop with windmill dunk
GINOWAN, Okinawa Pref. -- Rasheed Sparks is having a sensational season for the Takamatsu Five Arrows.
BASKETBALL
Jan 28, 2007
Okinawan sky Starry on big Saturday
GINOWAN, Okinawa Pref. -- The hometown hero had the spotlight to himself. Well, at least for a few seconds; after all, this was a stars' showcase.
BASKETBALL
Jan 27, 2007
A big step: bj-league stages 1st All-Star Game
GINOWAN, Okinawa -- Pick a sport, any sport, and the following is a guarantee: All-Star games are fun events for fans and players alike.
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Jan 26, 2007
Evessa's Tennichi getting results by sticking to winning formula
Successful coaches are constantly looking ahead, constantly concocting new strategies on paper or in their heads as the hours tick away before their team's next contest. Sure, they learn from past games, but they don't dwell on them.
BASKETBALL
Jan 22, 2007
Defending champions stall Apache's momentum
A team's outlook often follows this maxim: You've got to beat the champs to become a title contender.
BASKETBALL / HOOP SCOOP
Jan 21, 2007
IBL looking to become part of basketball boom in Japan
It's an exciting time for basketball in Japan.
BASKETBALL / ONE-ON-ONE WITH ...
Jan 20, 2007
Toney-El keeps Broncos teammates loose with nicknames
The Japan Times will be featuring periodic interviews with players in the bj-league -- Japan's first professional basketball circuit -- which is in its second season. Marcus Toney-El of the Saitama Broncos is the subject of this week's profile.
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Jan 20, 2007
Improved defense fuels Apache turnaround
The Tokyo Apache are not one of the taller teams in the bj-league. But they are one the league's quicker teams.
MORE SPORTS
Jan 19, 2007
U.S., Japan gymnasts benefit from exchange
They spin and tumble, twist and turn, and bend their bodies, whipping them into shapes that often look like caricatures of pretzels.
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Jan 15, 2007
Tokyo shakes up standings with second straight victory over stalwart Niigata
Nothing's decided yet.
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Jan 12, 2007
Evessa's Newton doing yeoman's work game after game
How do you measure hustle on the stat sheet?
BASKETBALL
Jan 8, 2007
HeatDevils notch bj-league win
In Sunday's bj-league games, the Oita HeatDevils rebounded from a 103-52 loss on Saturday to beat the host Niigata Albirex 75-70.
BASKETBALL
Jan 8, 2007
Broncos down Apache
TOKOROZAWA, Saitama Pref. -- Double-overtime games dramatically raise the blood pressure of every coach -- and often cause insomnia.
BASKETBALL / ONE-ON-ONE WITH ...
Jan 7, 2007
Ashby makes big strides on court
The Japan Times will be featuring periodic interviews with players in the bj-league -- Japan's first professional basketball circuit -- which is in its second season. Julius Ashby of the Takamatsu Five Arrows is the subject of this week's profile.
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE PLAYERS OF THE MONTH
Jan 6, 2007
Washington wins Dec. award
He takes a lot of shots and he consistently makes around 50 percent of them. And he had six 20-point games in December.
BASKETBALL / HOOP SCOOP
Jan 1, 2007
Blackwell, Marshall should be All-Stars
Twenty players were chosen to appear in the first-ever bj-league All-Star Game on Jan. 27, and for each of them the day will be special.
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Dec 29, 2006
All-Star game set for Jan. 27
A year ago, the bj-league was just getting started. This year, Japan's pro stars get a special showcase for their basketball skills.
BASKETBALL
Dec 28, 2006
Kita, Humphrey earn awards
Takamatsu Five Arrows guard Makoto Kita is the Circle K Sunkus Player of the Week, the bj-league has announced.
BASKETBALL
Dec 22, 2006
Albirex licking chops from first place
Christmas is only three days away, but it's probably safe to assume the Niigata Albirex BB players and coaches have already received the one gift they wanted from Hoops Santa: to be in first place at this stage of the season.
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.
Ishiba aggravates his own political failures with diplomatic faux pas
Prime Minster Shigeru Ishiba is greeted at the APEC summit in Lima by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday. The Japanese leader was criticized for remaining seated while meeting several world leaders at the event.
Japan's 3.31 million visitors in October set monthly record
Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto in December 2023. Famous autumn leaf colors contributed to increased tourism demand last month from many markets across Asia, Europe and North America, the Japan National Tourism Organization has said.
Japan ranks last in romance satisfaction for second straight year
In a survey of 31 countries, Japan ranked last in terms of those who felt loved, with just 51% of respondents saying so.
Ruling coalition and DPP strike last-minute deal over economic policy
DPP policy chief Makoto Mahaguchi speaks at the party's policy gathering in Tokyo on Wednesday.
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.
Haruki Murakami's 'The City and Its Uncertain Walls' gives deep deja vu
For “The City and Its Uncertain Walls,” translated into English by Philip Gabriel, Haruki Murakami confronts the ghosts who won't leave him alone.
Japanese expats in Asia find community through rugby
The Taiwan Fivewoods celebrate their victory at the 2023 Asian Japanese Rugby Cup in December of last year.
In Fukushima, a weekend of prose, poetry and translation
Aomori-based writer JJ Carter presented on tabletop gaming as creative inspiration for building characters and narratives.
For Dr. Nakamats, aging is just experience in action
Though he didn't win the recent gubernatorial election in Tokyo, the 96-year-old Dr. Nakamats' run was seen as inspirational in Japan's aging society.

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