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BASKETBALL / HOOP SCOOP
Sep 15, 2017

Eclectic Meschery has lived rich life in NBA, literature

First in a three-part series
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JAPAN
Sep 6, 2017

As more Japanese take up bodybuilding, a veteran chases a championship

Naoki Go carefully positions his feet on the ground, slowly lifts both arms, then shuffles as if preparing to shoulder a huge imaginary weight.
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OLYMPICS
Sep 6, 2017

Japan Rising Star Project aims to maximize nation's young talent

Sometimes, the sport you are playing might not be the right fit for you, and you might have the potential to excel in something else.
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COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 4, 2017

Japan's 'Super Mario Syndrome'

The early success of video games in Japan created market conditions that smothered e-sports.
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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / HIT AND RUN
Jul 10, 2017

Swallows fans getting test in patience in 2017

Tokyo Yakult Swallows fans can be forgiven for being frustrated, even angry, at the way the season has played out thus far. The team is mired in last place and began this week six games out of even fifth place.
Reader Mail
Jun 30, 2017

The problem of racism in sports

Does skin color and race really matter in sports? This question always comes to mind when I play and watch America's pastime, baseball.
Japan Times
SPORTS
Jun 29, 2017

Plan to reform Japanese college sports greeted with mixture of hope, skepticism

Discussions over the introduction of a "Japanese version of the NCAA" to oversee this country's collegiate sports have prompted positive and negative reactions since they began last year.
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BUSINESS / Tech
Jun 22, 2017

Intel to sponsor Olympics to showcase VR, 360-degree video, AI and drone technologies

Intel Corp. will sponsor the Olympics through 2024 in the company's latest bid to show off its technology through high-profile sports events.
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MORE SPORTS
Jun 18, 2017

Seagulls quarterback Woolsey working to help team return to glory

The X League has become a more quarterback-driven circuit with the influx of Americans signal-callers in recent years.
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SPORTS / MAN ABOUT SPORTS
May 30, 2017

Hot start for Astros raises expectations for postseason run

Move over Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees; step aside LA Dodgers-San Francisco Giants; slide down Chicago Cubs and St. Louis Cardinals.
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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
May 9, 2017

Tigers' Messenger off to sensational start this season

A baseball season may be a marathon, but there's something to be said for getting off to a fast start.
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SPORTS
Apr 19, 2017

Sports Agency Japan unveils plan to unearth talent for Tokyo Olympics

Sports Agency Japan will attempt to dig up hidden talent for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics/Paralympics and beyond through a new national program called "Japan Rising Star Project," it announced Tuesday.
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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
Apr 14, 2017

Potent Hiroshima lineup tearing up Central League in early going

The Hiroshima Carp look unstoppable. That's a bit hyperbolic this early in the year, yes, but it doesn't feel that way when the Carp have been busy taking apart opposing pitching staffs after falling behind by a run or two.
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BASEBALL / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
Apr 8, 2017

Future high-rise building could provide free views of Jingu Stadium games

It appears some apartment dwellers in Tokyo will soon have a great view of Yakult Swallows games at Meiji Jingu Stadium. A high-rise building is under construction right across the street from the ballpark. It's on the road that runs from the future site of the new National Stadium to the T intersection...
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BASKETBALL / NBA
Mar 28, 2017

Battles with Jordan, Pippen put Krause in tough spot

The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame next week probably will announce that former Chicago Bulls general manager Jerry Krause will be enshrined later this year. Perhaps it will wait another year.
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JAPAN
Mar 2, 2017

Private country club must equalize membership rules to host Olympic golf competition: IOC

Kasumigaseki Country Club will be stripped of hosting the Tokyo 2020 Olympic golf tournament if it does not allow women to become full members, the International Olympic Committee warned on Thursday.
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BASKETBALL / B. League / B. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Feb 23, 2017

Under-appreciated Kanamaru has spotlight-worthy skills

Kosuke Kanamaru doesn't receive as much media attention as elite Japanese stars in other pro sports leagues in his native country.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / JUST BE CAUSE
Feb 19, 2017

Media outside Japan must stop normalizing sumo as an ethno-sport

Foreign correspondents should not pander to stereotypes, passing overt racism off as 'tradition' practiced by those mystical, hidebound, inscrutable Japanese.

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