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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 / ONE-ON-ONE WITH ...
Jan 27, 2015
Shiga's Woodbury embraces pursuit of excellence
The Japan Times features periodic interviews with players in the bj-league. Terrance Woodbury of the Shiga Lakestars is the subject of this week's profile.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Jan 26, 2015
'Helicopter' flies in for reunion with Bryant in Fukuoka
Veteran scoring standout John "Helicopter" Humphrey arrived in Fukuoka on Monday to join the bj-league's Rizing Fukuoka, a league source told The Japan Times.
BASKETBALL
Jan 25, 2015
Wat's head into All-Star break with win over B-Corsairs
Aomori Wat's frontcourt standouts Gyno Pomare and Paul Williams made their presence felt against the Yokohama B-Corsairs on Sunday in the teams' final game before the bj-league's 2015-16 All-Star Game, which will be held on Feb. 1 in Maebashi, Gunma Prefecture.
BASKETBALL
Jan 24, 2015
Takamatsu snaps 14-game losing streak
The Takamatsu Five Arrows collected their first victory since Nov. 16 on Saturday, topping the visiting Rizing Fukuoka 88-86.
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Jan 22, 2015
Takamatsu searching for solution as season slips away
There's a fine line between average and bottom-of-the-pack status.
BASKETBALL
Jan 18, 2015
Lakestars halt Phoenix's win streak at 15
All streaks eventually come to an end.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Jan 18, 2015
Fukuoka triumphs in first game under new coach Joe Bryant
In a game that went down to the wire, Joe "Jellybean" Bryant, the Rizing Fukuoka's new head coach, was able to instill confidence in his players on Saturday night.
BASKETBALL
Jan 16, 2015
Fukushima outplays Iwate in series opener
Set aside an eight-game losing streak in the fall, and the expansion Fukushima Firebonds have played nearly .500 ball so far in their inaugural bj-league season.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / HOOP SCOOP
Jan 15, 2015
Revolving door with coaches damaging growth of Japanese game
A troubling trend is one of the hallmarks of the 2014-15 Japan men's pro basketball season.
BASKETBALL
Jan 11, 2015
Akita dominates second half, rolls to 12th straight win
The Akita Northern Happinets erupted for 62 second-half points against the Saitama Broncos on Sunday.
BASKETBALL
Jan 10, 2015
Lakestars triumph over Bambitious
The Shiga Lakestars clicked on offense in their series opener against the Bambitious Nara on Saturday night.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS / OLYMPIC NOTEBOOK
Jan 10, 2015
Kenyan greats call for law to punish dopers
Is it time to make doping in athletics a criminal offense?
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Jan 9, 2015
Rosters finalized for bj-league All-Star Game
Team rosters for the 2014-15 bj-league All-Star Game were announced on Friday, and veteran guard Kenya Tomori is the lone representative of the Gunma Crane Thunders, the host squad, who's been selected to play.
BASKETBALL
Jan 8, 2015
Shimane signs forward Witherspoon
Forward Wesley Witherspoon, who saw action in three preseason games for the San Antonio Spurs in 2012 as an undrafted rookie, has joined the Shimane Susanoo Magic, the bj-league club announced on Wednesday.
BASKETBALL
Jan 4, 2015
Broncos finally claim first win of season
The Saitama Broncos finally found a way to chalk up a victory on Sunday.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Jan 3, 2015
Hamamatsu rolls to 13th straight victory
Don't expect the Hamamatsu Higashimikawa Phoenix's New Year's resolution to be any different than their overall season goal: to compete for a championship.
BASKETBALL
Jan 2, 2015
Ryukyu ushers in 2015 with victory over Shinshu
The Ryukyu Golden Kings opened the 2015 portion of their season schedule the way they ended 2014: with a victory.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Dec 30, 2014
Ex-Apache coach Bryant hired to lead struggling Fukuoka
Joe Bryant, the now-defunct Tokyo Apache's original head coach, will take over as the Rizing Fukuoka's next bench boss, the bj-league club announced on Monday evening.
BASKETBALL
Dec 28, 2014
High-scoring Nara hammers Tokyo
The Bambitious Nara staged an offensive clinic against the struggling Tokyo Cinq Reves on Sunday.
BASKETBALL
Dec 27, 2014
Akita continues inspired play under rookie head coach Hasegawa
The victories keep coming for the Akita Northern Happinets under first-year head coach Makoto Hasegawa, a former star point guard.
Japan approves ¥21.9 trillion stimulus plan
The policy chiefs of the Democratic Party for the People, Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito — Makoto Hamaguchi (left), Itsunori Onodera (center) and Mitsunari Okamoto — shake hands after reaching an agreement on an economic stimulus package on Wednesday.
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.
Saitama court bans demonstrations over anti-Kurd hate speech
Kurdish people in Japan in 2015. A court injunction has banned acts that defame the Japan Kurdish Cultural Association and are disrespectful, such as putting up banner flags or handing out fliers with hate speech like “Refugees should go back to their home countries.”
China reinstates visa-free travel for Japanese nationals
Beijing Daxing International Airport
U.S. aircraft carrier returns to Japan carrying navy’s ‘most capable fighter’
U.S. 7th Fleet Commander Vice Adm. Fred Kacher speaks to reporters shortly after the arrival of aircraft carrier USS George Washington at Yokosuka naval base in Kanagawa Prefecture on Friday.
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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