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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 / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Apr 29, 2011
Hamamatsu's Parmer named season MVP
When a team goes 40-6 in the regular season, its players deserve recognition for their success.
BASKETBALL / HOOP SCOOP
Apr 29, 2011
Media should be included in voting for bj-league awards
It's time for the bj-league to get rid of its voting system — players and coaches have votes but the media doesn't — for the Best Five team and related awards. The current selection process reminds one of an elementary school popularity contest.
BASKETBALL
Apr 27, 2011
Magic hope to end Rizing jinx in Western Conference playoffs
The bj-league postseason begins on Wednesday as the upstart Shimane Susanoo Magic try to extend their season into May by upsetting the Rizing Fukuoka.
BASKETBALL
Apr 25, 2011
Evessa lock up No. 2 seed in Western Conference
Bouncing back from a three-point loss on Saturday, a game that helped the rival Ryukyu Golden Kings wrap up the Western Conference's regular-season title, the Osaka Evessa locked up the West's No. 2 seed for the playoffs and a bye into the conference semifinals.
BASKETBALL
Apr 24, 2011
Ryukyu wins West, earns top seed for playoffs
The Ryukyu Golden Kings captured the Western Conference's regular-season title and the No. 1 seed for the playoffs on Saturday, clobbering the host Miyazaki Shining Suns 113-82.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / HOOP SCOOP
Apr 24, 2011
Miyazaki's Cole displays fortitude by sticking it out
For every expansion team, its inaugural season is a series of highs and lows. There's the exhaustion and enthusiasm that it takes to build a team from scratch and the growing pains that go with it. And it's never an easy task.
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Apr 22, 2011
Lack of action makes it tough for Albirex BB
The Niigata Albirex BB will enter the postseason after a remarkably light schedule in recent weeks. So light in fact that it's easy to forget when the team actually played games in back-to-back weeks.
BASKETBALL
Apr 18, 2011
Nakamura's Phoenix dig deep to take down Rizing in overtime again
Playing their second overtime contest in as many days, coach Kazuo Nakamura's club found the energy, focus and smarts to pull out another big win over the pesky Rizing Fukuoka.
BASKETBALL
Apr 17, 2011
Arnold's clutch 3-pointer sinks Rizing in OT
The Hamamatsu Higashimikawa Phoenix never shy away from firing up a barrage of 3-point shots. This is a one of their trademarks.
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Apr 15, 2011
Blazers pass on Swift after tryout this week
The Tokyo Apache's season is finished, but big man Robert Swift's goal of returning to the NBA lives on.
BASKETBALL
Apr 11, 2011
Shimane's Ishizaki punishes Northern Happinets
When Takumi Ishizaki signed a contract last summer to play for the expansion Shimane Susanoo Magic for the 2010-11 season, the expansion club immediately became a playoff contender.
BASKETBALL
Apr 10, 2011
Rizing whip Lakestars, extend winning streak to seven
The Rizing Fukuoka are playing their best basketball of the season as they gear up for the playoffs next month.
BASKETBALL
Apr 9, 2011
Player concerns may force Final Four move
Voices of opposition have emerged to the bj-league's possible plans to hold this season's Final Four at Ariake Colosseum, and this could force the league to move the final playoff rounds to another region, possibly Kansai.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Apr 8, 2011
Shiga must cope with loss of injured Peppers
When he arrived in the city alongside picturesque Lake Biwa , the well-traveled Josh Peppers gave the Shiga Lakestars an added component that every team covets: a professional scorer.
BASKETBALL
Apr 4, 2011
Rizing edge Magic on day of bj-league blowouts
Nobody said these are ordinary times in Japan. That sentiment also describes Sunday's bj-league action.
BASKETBALL
Apr 3, 2011
Golden Kings beat Evessa in OT clash
The Ryukyu Golden Kings were the better team in overtime on Saturday. That played a pivotal role in their 101-94 triumph over the visiting Osaka Evessa.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Apr 1, 2011
Satterfield acquisition a big move for Evessa
After all of the unexpected changes this season over the past few weeks, this is no surprise: The Osaka Evessa and Ryukyu Golden Kings will play a meaningful series in April, one that could have a significant impact on the playoff picture.
BASKETBALL
Mar 28, 2011
Nakamura gets reward as focused Phoenix beat Northern Happinets
FUJIEDA, Shizuoka Pref. — Kazuo Nakamura, the Hamamatsu Higashimikawa Phoenix's excellent coach, expects superior results from his players. And he usually gets them.
BASKETBALL
Mar 27, 2011
Golden Kings trounce Grouses
The Ryukyu Golden Kings look like a title contender. Their latest victory, a thorough 105-71 shellacking of the Toyama Grouses, was a bold reminder of the team's across-the-board strengths.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / HOOP SCOOP
Mar 27, 2011
Time for JBA to give up charade on merger
Under normal circumstances things move at a snail's pace within the Japan Basketball Association. So it's anyone's guess if talks between JBA officials and their bj-league counterparts will pick up anytime soon and/or if any progress will be made in the months to come for the creation of a new "top league"...
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.
Yen’s woes seem too big for even a BOJ hike this month to solve
The Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo
Japan finds a 'stealth' cure for zombie businesses: Let them fail
A worker at Sakai Seisakusyo prepares to transport metal rods at its factory in Kakamigahara, Gifu Prefecture, on July 8.
Trump makes his grand RNC entrance with a bandaged ear and a VP pick
Former U.S. President Donald Trump during the Republican National Convention (RNC) in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on Monday
China’s economic growth comes in worse than expected
Pedestrians in the Wangfujing shopping area in Beijing on July 11, 2024. China's economic growth in the second quarter was lower than forecast, adding pressure on Chinese leaders to lift confidence at the Chinese Communist Party's third plenum this week.
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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