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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 / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK

May 4, 2012

Playoffs could provide surprises in both conferences

And now, finally, it's time for the real season to tip off.

Japan Times

BASKETBALL

May 3, 2012

Rizing's Palmer headlines bj-league's Best Five team

As the bj-league's rapid growth has infused new talent into the nation's first pro basketball league, those players and coaches have made a big impact on the sport.

BASKETBALL

Apr 30, 2012

Albirex finish regular season with rout of Broncos

After a one-point triumph in the series opener, the Saitama Broncos reverted to form in a lopsided loss to the Niigata Albirex BB to close out their seventh consecutive non-winning season since the bj-league's inception in 2005.

Japan Times

BASKETBALL

Apr 29, 2012

Hot-shooting Kawabe sparks Hannaryz in win over Rizing

Taizo Kawabe came off the bench and scored a season-high 22 points on Saturday, leading the Kyoto Hannaryz to an 82-67 victory over the host Rizing Fukuoka.

Japan Times

BASKETBALL / HOOP SCOOP

Apr 29, 2012

Yokohama's Burrell the total package

Justin Burrell embodies the best attributes of professional sports.

Japan Times

BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK

Apr 27, 2012

Staten an island of strength for Jets in inaugural season

With 50 games in the books, the Chiba Jets' first chapter is nearly written.

BASKETBALL

Apr 23, 2012

Lowly Five Arrows' skid reaches 23 games

The Takamatsu Five Arrows' season has been an epic failure. A complete disaster.

BASKETBALL

Apr 22, 2012

B-Corsairs finish home slate with series sweep

For a professional sports team, playing better in a season's late stages is more important than doing so at the beginning.

Japan Times

BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK

Apr 20, 2012

Geary displays coaching acumen for first-year club

Building a successful basketball team from scratch requires patience, enthusiasm, hard work and first-rate instincts.

Japan Times

BASKETBALL / HOOP SCOOP

Apr 20, 2012

For Iwate's Malloy, Hurricane Katrina provided valuable life lessons

Natural disasters can alter one's outlook on life in a positive way, and give an individual a greater sense of purpose or focus in everything he/she does.

BASKETBALL

Apr 16, 2012

Shining Suns spoil Jets' home finale

There was a storybook finish to Sunday's Chiba Jets-Miyazaki Shining Suns game. But unlike a Disney-like fantasy for the hosts, the Shining Suns authored a riveting last-second finish, winning 78-76.

Japan Times

BASKETBALL

Apr 15, 2012

Aoki plays starring role in Evessa triumph over Grouses

The post-Lynn Washington era officially began on Saturday, and the Osaka Evessa defeated the Toyama Grouses 85-81 in the bj-leaue series opener.

Japan Times

BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK

Apr 13, 2012

Ota exemplifies impact good role players can have

Role players rarely dominate the headlines. But smart coaches and successful player-personnel bosses build teams that get potent production from lesser-known players.

Japan Times

BASKETBALL

Apr 11, 2012

Evessa claim star Washington has decided to 'retire'

Osaka Evessa power forward Lynn Washington has been the most recognizable player in bj-league history.

BASKETBALL

Apr 9, 2012

B-Corsairs sweep past Happinets

Nobody guaranteed that the Yokohama B-Corsairs would be a formidable foe in their inaugural season. To do so, the notion would've been instantly dismissed as an outrageous prediction by most hoop observers.

Japan Times

BASKETBALL

Apr 8, 2012

Singleton carries 89ers in win over Phoenix

Every team wants big-time production from its big man.

BASKETBALL

Apr 7, 2012

Washington in limbo week after exoneration

It's been a week since Osaka Evessa star Lynn Washington was cleared of all drug charges by Osaka Prefectural Police after 18 days in custody. Yet there still has been no formal announcement by either the Western Conference team or the bj-league about Washington's status.

Japan Times

BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK

Apr 6, 2012

Unhappy Satterfield parts ways with last-place Saitama

Former NBA point guard Kenny Satterfield's drama-filled, unhappy second season in the bj-league has come to an end.

BASKETBALL

Apr 2, 2012

Hot shooting gives Broncos revenge over 89ers

The Saitama Broncos were embarrassed on their home court on Saturday, losing by 40 points.

Japan Times

BASKETBALL

Apr 1, 2012

Evessa's Washington exonerated by police in drug case

A few hours after his Friday release from Osaka Prefectural Police custody, Osaka Evessa power forward Lynn Washington admitted this 18-day ordeal was "a very humbling experience."

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The neurological disorder that 'kills culture'

By Tomoko Otake

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