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Kaz Nagatsuka
Kaz Nagatsuka is a staff writer covering Japanese sports, including Japanese professional baseball, basketball, American football and individual sports. He has covered big sporting events such as the World Baseball Classic, the NFL Super Bowl and soccer's World Cup.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Dec 1, 2013
Brave Thunders keep roll going against Brex
The Toshiba Brave Thunders continue their supremacy in the NBL Eastern Conference.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Nov 30, 2013
Gibbs carries Toyota Motors to OT victory over Hitachi
Toyota Motors' Jeffrey Gibbs clicked in overtime, scoring 14 points in that period alone, to help the Alvark to a 98-84 victory over the Hitachi Sunrockers at Ota City General Gymnasium on Saturday.
Japan Times
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Nov 30, 2013
Fujitsu import adjusts
Once, or twice at most. That's the number of times that a quarterback usually throws a pass to the side of the field occupied by a great cornerback.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Nov 14, 2013
Funding gap puts NBL on unequal footing in drive to attract fans
This fall, the National Basketball League proudly launched as Japan's new top hoop circuit. But it has also been ridiculed by naysayers as simply a rebranding of its predecessor — the Japan Basketball League — with its content practically the same.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Nov 9, 2013
Toshiba prevails over Toyota in series opener
Toshiba big man Nick Fazekas put up a double-double performance with 19 points and 20 rebounds as the Brave Thunders took the first game of a two-game series over their archrival Toyota Motors Alvark with a 73-65 win at Yoyogi National Gymnasium No. 2 on Saturday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL
Nov 5, 2013
In good or bad times, title-winning Eagles, fans share special bond throughout Tohoku
The Japan Series-winning run by the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles was one of the best feel-good stories in Japanese pro baseball in 2013.
Japan Times
BASEBALL
Oct 30, 2013
Aggressive-minded pitchers find success for Eagles
You've got to play aggressively — that's one of the cliches that has been used millions of times in sports.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 29, 2013
Kokubo turns to youthful talent to carry Samurai Japan for Taiwan exhibition series
Recently introduced Japan baseball national team manager Hiroki Kokubo doesn't appear to impose victories on his players right away.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 24, 2013
Eagles win rights to coveted lefty Matsui
Tohoku Rakuten club president Yozo Tachibana had no choice but to take the last ticket from the lottery box, because the representatives from the other four teams had already chosen by the time his turn arrived.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Oct 23, 2013
Versatile Bozeman making impact for Toshiba Brave Thunders
For sure, there are countless basketball players who can compete at multiple positions. But it's hard to find someone that's as exceptionally versatile as Cedric Bozeman, who basically plays all positions but center.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 16, 2013
Maeda says 'fearless' Carp have momentum against Giants
Knowing how big an achievement it is for the club to still be playing this time of year, ace hurler Kenta Maeda had a proverbial huge monkey on his back while on the mound at Koshien Stadium last Saturday, when the Hiroshima Carp faced the Hanshin Tigers.
Japan Times
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Oct 15, 2013
After Olympic glory, middleweight boxer Murata now eyes global stardom
London Olympic gold medal-winning boxer Ryota Murata is thinking big about his professional career to come.
Japan Times
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Oct 8, 2013
Stanton finds niche in Japan as tight end, teacher
Football player John Stanton is one of the IBM BigBlue's most feared offensive weapons.
BASKETBALL
Sep 28, 2013
Alvark beat Brex to get NBL up and running
The Toyota Motors Alvark Tokyo got off to a strong start in the inaugural National Basketball League as they prevailed both offensively and defensively in a 86-78 victory over the Link Tochigi Brex at Yoyogi National Gymnasium No. 2 on Saturday.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Sep 27, 2013
Players react after NBL takes unilateral action
On Sept. 16, after a pair of National Basketball League preseason games wrapped up, four players came into the press room at Yoyogi National Gymnasium No. 2 in suits to announce something the nation's sport had never seen before.
Japan Times
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Sep 25, 2013
Harvard grad Gordon hoping to make impact for Frontiers
Fujitsu Frontiers running back Gino Gordon earned a chance to play in Japan and really cherishes the opportunity.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Sep 15, 2013
NBL gets ready to begin inaugural season
With the National Basketball League getting under way in a couple of weeks' time, league officials, coaches and players expressed their excitement at a news conference in Tokyo on Sunday evening.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Aug 21, 2013
Patience runs out for struggling ace Wakui
Thirty-eight pitches. That's the number Hideaki Wakui of the Seibu Lions tossed in Tuesday night's game against the Chiba Lotte Marines.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Jul 29, 2013
Japan eager to prove worth at FIBA Asia Championship
Japan's men's national basketball team has little credibility left after racking up a series of disappointing results on the international stage in recent years.
Japan Times
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Jul 25, 2013
Yamagata aims to reach 100-meter final at world championships
Everybody now talks about high school sprinting sensation Yoshihide Kiryu, recognizing the 17-year-old is the fastest current man in Japan.
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.
Harry Kewell fired by Yokohama F. Marinos
Yokohama F. Marinos coach Harry Kewell before an Asian Champions League match against Ulsan Hyundai, in Ulsan, South Korea, on April 17
Statue of A-bombed Japanese girl in Seattle stolen
The Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes statue in Seattle's Peace Park. The statue was reported missing on Friday by the city government of Seattle.
'Super spicy' potato chips land Japan students in hospital
High school students were taken to hospital in Tokyo on Tuesday after eating "super spicy" potato chips.
Yen’s woes seem too big for even a BOJ hike this month to solve
The Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo
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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