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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
Sep 23, 2012
Clutch 3-pointer propels Iran past Japan in FIBA Asia Cup final
In the game of basketball, making a big shot in crunch time is as important as total points and rebounds on the stats sheet that's distributed after a game.
BASKETBALL
Sep 22, 2012
Japan tops Qatar, advances to FIBA Asia Cup final
Entering the FIBA Asia Cup, Team Japan set a goal of advancing to the semifinals. Well, the last four is good, but at the same time it sounds like a compromising goal.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Sep 21, 2012
Defense fuels victory for Japan over China in FIBA Asia Cup quarterfinals
Veterans Kosuke Takeuchi and Ryota Sakurai powered Hayabusa Japan at both ends of the floor in a 60-50 win over China in the FIBA Asia Cup quarterfinals at Ota City General Gymnasium on Thursday night.
BASKETBALL
Sep 19, 2012
Iran rallies past Japan in FIBA Asia Cup
Forward Nikkhah Bahrami scored 14 of his 16 points in the second half to help Iran overcome a 12-point deficit in a 71-65 victory over host Japan in their final first-round game in the fourth FIBA Asia Cup at Ota City General Gymnasium on Tuesday night.
BASKETBALL
Sep 15, 2012
Japan edges Qatar in FIBA Asia Cup opener
Power forward Kosuke Takeuchi and guard Kosuke Kanamaru scored 14 points apiece as host Japan defeated Qatar 73-69 in Group B action in the fourth FIBA Asia Cup on Friday night.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Sep 14, 2012
Tsukuda having fun in German League
Up until a year ago, Germany wasn't even an option to for running back Soichiro Tsukuda.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Aug 31, 2012
Fujitsu beats IBM in X League opener
Fujitsu, last year's X League runnerup, prevailed despite IBM quarterback Kevin Craft's mighty passing game as the Frontiers edged the Big Blue 24-20 in the opening game of the 2012 X League season at Tokyo Dome on Thursday night.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Aug 23, 2012
Streaking Hawks brush Lions aside
The Fukuoka Softbank Hawks have struggled for much of the season, but the reigning Japan Series champions finally seem to be putting everything together just as the pennant race is about to turn the final corner.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Aug 20, 2012
Nishioka fired up for unification bout against Donaire
As super bantamweight champion Toshiaki Nishioka prepares to square off against Nonito Donaire of the Philippines in a unification title match, the 36-year-old is as psyched up as he's ever been in his storied career.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Aug 16, 2012
Team Japan makes triumphant return from London
After the 17-day extravaganza of the London Olympics, the Japanese delegation — which gave the country excitement and insomnia on a daily basis — made a triumphant return home on Tuesday.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Jul 23, 2012
Inoue continues to chase NFL dream
People may laughingly call Japanese quarterback Tomotsuna Inoue's challenge reckless, but he isn't letting that stand in his way.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 1, 2012
Poor record not stopping BayStars from aggressive marketing
A professional sports team has essentially two goals: Trying to win a championship and promoting the team to attract fans.
BASKETBALL
Jun 24, 2012
Chiba to quit bj-league
The Chiba Jets, coming off a mediocre 18-34 inaugural season, are jumping ship to the JBL's re-branded top league for the 2013-14 campaign.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Jun 17, 2012
Language skills key for Kawashima
As a goalkeeper for the national team, Eiji Kawashima doesn't want to make a single error during a game.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 1, 2012
Sugiuchi sacrifices glory for team
Just think about it. A 3-2 count, two outs in the ninth inning, and with a perfect game on the line — what would you do on your next pitch?
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
May 31, 2012
Sugiuchi throws no-hitter against Rakuten
All Toshiya Sugiuchi needed was a "W" for his team, and as usual, he got it.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
May 10, 2012
Japan selects Suzuki to lead men's basketball team
The Japan Basketball Association officially introduced Kimikazu Suzuki as the new head coach for the men's national team on Wednesday in Tokyo.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 27, 2012
Inaba falls just short of milestone in Fighters victory
Atsunori Inaba eloquently stated that he doesn't play baseball to come up with 2,000 hits. He plays the game to win for his team.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Apr 23, 2012
High-energy Alvark outplay Sea Horse, capture JBL championship
It was a revealing contrast. It seemed that the more Sea Horses players ran out of gas, the more energetic the Alvark players would become.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Apr 20, 2012
Kumagai ignites Alvark in Game 2 win over Sea Horses
In the game of basketball, sometimes an unexpected hero comes through and wins a game for his team.
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.
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.
Russia fired experimental ballistic missile at Ukraine, Putin says
Ukrainian firefighters work on a spot following an airstrike in Dnipro on Thursday.
Ex-yokozuna Kitanofuji dies at 82
Yokozuna Kitanofuji enters the ring during the May 1970 grand sumo tournament in Tokyo.
Man charged with murder allegedly made victim date other men for money
A car carrying suspect Ryotaro Masuda, who was indicted for allegedly beating his 25-year-old girlfriend to death, leaves the Shibuya Police Station in Tokyo on Thursday.
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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