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BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE PLAYERS OF THE MONTH
Dec 10, 2011

Hamamatsu's Dixon recognized for leadership as team climbs in standings

With floor leader Jermaine Dixon providing inspired, smart leadership, the Hamamatsu Higashimikawa Phoenix rediscovered their mojo in November, winning seven of their eight bj-league games.
BASKETBALL
Nov 27, 2011

High-powered Golden Kings overwhelm HeatDevils

The Oita HeatDevils set the bj-league's standard for bad basketball in the 2008-09 season, going 8-44.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Nov 19, 2011

Jets snap losing streak by holding off 89ers at home

There's a reason the free-throw line is often referred to as the "charity stripe" in basketball vernacular.
BASKETBALL
Nov 12, 2011

Kyoto hammers Oita in series finale

Jermaine Boyette scored 17 points and five teammates had double-digit scoring efforts in the Kyoto Hannaryz's 107-76 win over the Oita HeatDevils on Friday in the bj-league.
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Nov 11, 2011

Experience, versatility keys to Golden Kings' success

The Ryukyu Golden Kings, coming off a third consecutive Final Four appearance, look poised to make another run at a championship.
BASKETBALL
Nov 7, 2011

Broncos lose in spite of Humphrey's best efforts

John "Helicopter" Humphrey had carried his team for most of the game.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Nov 4, 2011

Akita's Gardener proving a formidable force once again

With identical 5-1 records, the upstart Akita Northern Happinets and expansion Chiba Jets square off four times over the next two weekends. It will be a strong early season test for both squads.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Oct 30, 2011

89ers fall short of victory in Sendai homecoming

Home openers are always special.
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design
Oct 14, 2011

Where have all the gyaru gone?

When model Nozomi Sasaki stepped out onto the catwalk at last month's Tokyo Girls Collection (TGC) fashion event, a wave of sighs rippled through the 30,000 mostly young girls in attendance. Sasaki is one of the most popular models in Japan right now, and her presence was essential at this year's fest,...
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 10, 2011

No country for younger, self-made oligarchs

Mikhail Prokhorov, the owner of gold mines in Siberia and a professional basketball team in the United States, is one of Russia's richest men, with a net worth of $18 billion. This past June, he agreed to lead a center-right political party to contest December's parliamentary elections.
BASKETBALL
Oct 1, 2011

Former MVP White to play for Oita

Former bj-league MVP Wendell White will play for the Oita HeatDevils this season, the Western Conference team announced on Thursday.
BASKETBALL / HOOP SCOOP
Sep 30, 2011

NBA players could have positive impact on game in Japan

The NBA's ongoing woes could trigger the entire cancellation of the 2011-12 season. And if that happens, nobody would be surprised.
BASKETBALL
Sep 24, 2011

Japan falls in FIBA Asia quarterfinals

STAFF REPORT
BASKETBALL
Sep 23, 2011

China cagers steamroll past Japan

Yi Jianlian scored 18 points and grabbed a game-high 13 rebounds in the China men's basketball team's 84-58 Group F win over Japan in the second round of the 26th FIBA Asia Championship on Wednesday in Wuhan, China.
BASKETBALL
Sep 18, 2011

Big Bulls beaten in franchise's first game

The Iwate Big Bulls dropped their first-ever game on Saturday afternoon, falling 72-61 to the visiting Niigata Albirex BB as the bj-league teams began the preseason portion of their 2011-12 schedule.
Japan Times
LIFE / WEEK 3
Sep 18, 2011

Get your kicks in Japan

Walk the streets of Tokyo's trendy Harajuku and Shibuya shopping districts and the sheer variety of fashion worn by people passing by can be, to the uninitiated, simply mind boggling. But, look at their feet and more often than not they are wearing shoes that are more familiar — sneakers. Even if at...
BASKETBALL
Sep 11, 2011

89ers add Longar, Dukes to roster

The Sendai 89ers continue to build their roster for the upcoming season, adding Sudanese-born center Longar Longar and forward Johnny Dukes, the bj-league team announced on Friday.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Sep 5, 2011

University of Hawaii hopes to form bond with Japan

Hosting a regular-season college football game abroad would certainly have an impact, but the University of Hawaii is seeking more than just that.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Sep 3, 2011

Murray aims for change in Saitama

The Saitama Broncos have been a part of the bj-league's history since the beginning.
BASKETBALL
Sep 1, 2011

Phoenix players finalize contracts

After winning back-to-back bj-league championships, the Hamamatsu Higashimikawa Phoenix are retooling their roster for the upcoming season. The team announced Tuesday it has resigned sharpshooter Wayne Arnold and reigning regular-season and playoff MVP Jeffrey Parmer.
BASKETBALL / HOOP SCOOP
Aug 24, 2011

Lack of preseason games a real problem

It's farcical to suggest that the bj-league actually operates as a professional league most of the time.
BASKETBALL
Aug 16, 2011

Allred finalizes deal with Hannaryz

Former NBA center Lance Allred has agreed to contractual terms to play for the Kyoto Hannaryz this season, the bj-league team announced on Monday.
BASKETBALL / HOOP SCOOP
Aug 14, 2011

Time for bj-league to make serious push for recognition

In nearly two months, the bj-league will begin its seventh season. The fact that the league still exists is, well, an accomplishment; many upstart circuits don't survive this long.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Aug 12, 2011

Annual player movement resembles motion offense

Continuity, or even a cheap semblance of it, is a rarity in the ever-changing bj-league.
BASKETBALL
Aug 10, 2011

JBL's Hokkaido club changes name

The JBL's Hokkaido franchise has selected a new name. The Sapporo-based team will now be known as Levanga Hokkaido, it was announced on Tuesday.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Jul 22, 2011

Geary named first coach of B-Corsairs

Ed OdevenSTAFF WRITER
BASKETBALL
Jul 8, 2011

Stanford extends Dawkins' contract

Stanford men's basketball coach Johnny Dawkins has signed a two-year contract extension that takes him through the 2015-16 season with the Cardinal.
BASKETBALL
Jun 26, 2011

Draft starts a new challenge for Tyler

The journey has only begun.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Jun 15, 2011

Gardow named first coach of Chiba Jets

The Chiba Jets, a bj-league expansion team set to begin play in the fall, have hired veteran American mentor Eric Gardow as their first coach.
Woman dies after train collides with car in Tochigi
A Moka Railway train car
After Shohei Ohtani bump, Iwate ironware maker sees brighter future
Kaito Kikuchi's decision to send superstar Shohei Ohtani one of his company's traditional ironware tea kettles has paid off with a surge of interest from general consumers.
Tokyo police care for lost umbrellas, keys and flying squirrels
An employee at the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department Lost and Found Center in the Iidabashi area of central Tokyo bags, tags and organizes thousands of items.
Japan to aid introduction of multilingual ride-hailing apps
A Nihon Kotsu Co. taxi departs one of the company's service offices in Tokyo.
Seven & I founding family sounded out KKR and others about buyout: report
A 7-Eleven convenience store in Tokyo
Tokyo’s newest three-star chef wants ‘harmony across every detail’
British-born Daniel Calvert earned his third Michelin star last month — a stunning achievement considering his restaurant, Sezanne, has only been open for just over three years.
133-year-old Kyushu railway station remains to be partially preserved
The remains of the original Moji Station in Kitakyushu
After Shohei Ohtani bump, Iwate ironware maker sees brighter future
Kaito Kikuchi's decision to send superstar Shohei Ohtani one of his company's traditional ironware tea kettles has paid off with a surge of interest from general consumers.
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.”

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

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Construction takes place on the Takanawa Gateway Convention Center in Tokyo, slated to open in 2025.
A boom for business tourism in Japan?
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