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BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Jul 24, 2014

Ryukyu brings in Kent to try and fill Newton's shoes

The Ryukyu Golden Kings will begin defense of their title with a new veteran in the frontcourt in the post-Jeff Newton era.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Jul 23, 2014

Ochiai hoping to lift Japan's 1-on-1 profile

Japan isn't exactly a place where one expects to find world-renowned streetball players.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
Jul 18, 2014

Togashi turning heads at NBA Summer League

Yuki Togashi's big ambitions have captivated a city filled with endless attractions.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Jul 17, 2014

Larkai helps grow the game at NBA clinic in Ghana

After the season ends, many players like to lounge by the pool or the nearest beach.
BASKETBALL / NBA
Jul 2, 2014

Togashi invited to Mavericks tryout camp

The Dallas Mavericks have invited point guard Yuki Togashi to participate in a three-day tryout camp starting on Monday.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
May 27, 2014

Source says Lang out as coach of Mitsubishi

Antonio Lang has been dismissed as head coach of the the NBL's Mitsubishi Diamond Dolphins, The Japan Times has learned.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
May 15, 2014

Ryukyu strong bet for return to final

During the six seasons in which franchise cornerstones Jeff Newton and Anthony McHenry have teamed up to lead the Ryukyu Golden Kings to extraordinary success, the Okinawan powerhouse is the undisputed model franchise for the bj-league.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Apr 19, 2014

Nakama set to retire

Never a superstar, but always a hard-working, team-first player, shooting guard Jumpei Nakama has enjoyed popularity and the respect of his peers since the bj-league's inception in 2005. He's been a fan favorite throughout the country as the league has grown nonstop for nearly a decade.
BASKETBALL / NBA / NBA REPORT
Apr 1, 2014

Jackson's stay with Warriors may be nearing the end

The Golden State Warriors are having one of the most successful seasons in franchise history.
BASKETBALL / NBA / NBA REPORT
Mar 18, 2014

Jackson certain to win in New York like everywhere else

Kobe Bryant for five championships played for Phil Jackson. In his seven seasons playing for coaches other than Jackson he got none.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Feb 19, 2014

Encouragement, advice helped steer Watanabe to GWU

The recent decision by promising basketball prospect Yuta Watanabe to attend George Washington University next season came as bright news for his home country.
BASKETBALL / NBA / NBA REPORT
Feb 4, 2014

Stern retires as pro sports' best commissioner ever

David Stern left his job, his passion really, as NBA commissioner last Saturday after 30 years as the league's top executive.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 30, 2013

Papa Obama laments time slipping by

When they vacationed in Hawaii just before President Barack Obama's first inauguration, Malia and Sasha were little girls doting on their dad — holding his hand on the beach, taking in a dolphin show and nuzzling up to him at the shave-ice shop.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Dec 29, 2013

Hachimura powers Meisei High to Winter Cup title

Freshman sensation Louis Hachimura scored 32 points to guide Sendai's Meisei High School to its second-ever Winter Cup title with a 92-78 victory over Fukuoka University Ohori in the boys' final of the 44th All-Japan High School Tournament on Sunday.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Dec 1, 2013

Toyama downs Kyoto, moves to 13-2

Quietly, without much fanfare or wide-spread exposure in the nation's mainstream media, the Toyama Grouses have built a title-contending team.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Nov 30, 2013

Toyama finds rhythm in road win over Kyoto

Quietly, without much fanfare or wide-spread exposure in the nation's mainstream media, the Toyama Grouses have built a title-contending team.
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.
BASKETBALL
Sep 10, 2013

Kyoto signs swingman Ubiles

The Kyoto Hannaryz have bolstered their roster with the addition of guard/forward Edwin Ubiles, who has spent the majority of the past two seasons in the NBA Development League.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Aug 29, 2013

Nakamura's coaching tree stretches throughout league

Now entering his third season in charge of the Akita Northern Happinets, septuagenarian sideline supervisor Kazuo Nakamura's influence goes far beyond his current team.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Aug 22, 2013

Davis, Singleton teaming up in Shimane

The Houston Rockets' Twin Towers — Ralph Sampson and Hakeem Olajuwon — helped pave the way for the team's trip to the 1986 NBA Finals. The Boston Celtics, the superior squad, won the series, but the big men were instrumental in Houston's success that season.
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
BASKETBALL
Jul 20, 2013

Yokohama to name Katsuhisa coach

A familiar face will be on the sideline for the Yokohama B-Corsairs next season. Multiple league insiders have told The Japan Times that Michael Katsuhisa will be named the second coach in team history.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Jul 13, 2013

Fukuoka targeting Tuck as next coach

The Rizing Fukuoka are in pursuit of a former Chinese Basketball Association star to fill their coaching vacancy, The Japan Times has learned.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Jun 21, 2013

Nara takes Yamashiro with first pick in expansion draft

Expansion squads Bambitious Nara and Aomori Wat's took their first steps in piecing together their rosters for the 2013-14 season on Wednesday.
BASKETBALL
May 23, 2013

Japanese women face Griner during preparation for upcoming tourney

A 23-point loss to the WNBA's Phoenix Mercury in a Sunday exhibition game in Phoenix was the first big test for the Japan women's national basketball team as it prepares for the 25th FIBA Asia Championship for Women.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
May 18, 2013

Niigata, Yokohama evenly matched in Final Four clash

One victory separated the Eastern Conference regular-season champion Niigata Albirex BB and the second-place Yokohama B-Corsairs in the standings. That one game is indicative of the talent, roster depth, experience and quality coaching for both teams.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 20, 2013

Making sense of North Korea's March madness

It's ironic that tougher U.N. Security Council sanctions against North Korea are matched by food and humanitarian assistance from U.N. agencies.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Mar 6, 2013

Mixed reactions to Rodman visit to North Korea

Everyone always seems to have an opinion about Dennis Rodman, the one-of-a-kind former NBA rebounding and defensive ace. Of course, his visit to North Korea last week, one of the more bizarre stories in recent memory, did nothing to stop the chatter.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Feb 8, 2013

Chandler, Werner key Chiba's eight-game win streak

Eight straight victories is an impressive feat in any pro sports league.
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.”

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