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Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
Jun 2, 2021

Jets end long wait for B. League glory

Chiba, which lost the last two finals to the Alvark Tokyo, put down feisty Utsunomiya in Tuesday's decisive Game 3 to claim its first-ever league championship.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
May 23, 2021

Regular contract not enough for Raptors’ Yuta Watanabe

The former two-way signing wants to increase his offensive production next season in order to keep his spot on the squad.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
May 18, 2021

AT&T-Discovery deal highlights media's thirst to be like Netflix

Discovery brings a global footprint with its pan-European television sports network Eurosport, as well as a portfolio of broadcast channels across Europe.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
May 17, 2021

AT&T prepares to merge media assets with Discovery in major strategy shift

The move, to combine Discovery's reality-TV empire with AT&T's vast media holdings, would be a surprise reversal and position the new firm to take on Netflix and Walt Disney.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
May 12, 2021

Nick Fazekas says Brave Thunders are the 'team to beat' in playoffs

The naturalized power forward believes that the team's 'Big Lineup' has what it takes to capture their first-ever B. League championship.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
May 8, 2021

Nako Motohashi not letting injury shut door on Olympic hopes

Motohashi is nearly back to the level she was at before damaging ligaments in her knee.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 4, 2021

U.S. business leaders launch $250 million campaign against anti-Asian hate

The five-year drive will set up a national infrastructure for a community targeted in a rising number of racial attacks.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
May 2, 2021

Brave Thunders' 'Big Lineup' driving push for first league title

Head coach Kenji Sato has built a dominating on-court presence centered around naturalized center Nick Fazekas and the team's three import players.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
Apr 27, 2021

'Ultra-rare' LeBron rookie card sells for record-setting $5.2 million

An "ultra-rare" signed rookie card for four-time NBA champion LeBron James sold for $5.2 million on Monday, breaking the record for the most expensive basketball card ever sold.
Japan Times
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
Apr 21, 2021

Controversial report could deny Hakuho deserved elder stock

Should the Japan Sumo Association adopt the recommendations of the external advisors, the all-time great yokozuna would be prevented from using his ring name after retiring.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
Apr 20, 2021

Hard-working Yuta Watanabe draws praise from Toronto media

The guard/forward's efforts this season have been rewarded after the Raptors signed him to a general NBA contract.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 20, 2021

COVID-19 once spared the young. Now more are being hospitalized.

The new variants of the virus are more contagious and appear to hit young people harder than the original strain that emerged more than a year ago.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Apr 18, 2021

Hideki Matsuyama's Masters win a potential boost for Japan's golf industry

The 29-year-old's triumph at Augusta National, achieved with clubs produced by Japanese manufacturers, could raise sales and bring younger participants to ranges and courses.
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design / ON: DESIGN
Apr 18, 2021

Boutique design hotels for the discerning staycationer

Beautifully designed and reasonably priced, “On: Design” checks out four new hotels that offer out-of-the-ordinary stays.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
Apr 14, 2021

B. League to expand top division to 24 clubs from 2022-23 season

Japan's pro men's circuit said it would continue promoting teams to the B1 in order to reduce the continued financial impact of the coronavirus pandemic.
Japan Times
SPORTS
Apr 13, 2021

Minnesota sports teams postpone games after police shooting

Professional sports in Minneapolis were effectively suspended on Monday following the fatal police shooting of a 20-year-old Black man in the suburb of Brooklyn Center and subsequent outcry.
Japan Times
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
Mar 25, 2021

Yokozuna Kakuryu had serene journey through sumo’s often treacherous straits

Kakuryu's nature never allowed him to play the black hat role, and his style of sumo, and gradual ascent to the top, also meant that he flew under the radar for many.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
Mar 22, 2021

Hornets rookie LaMelo Ball has broken wrist

Standout rookie guard LaMelo Ball has a broken right wrist and will be sidelined indefinitely, the Charlotte Hornets said Sunday.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
Mar 9, 2021

Sunrockers' Ryan Kelly storms back from injury with a vengeance

The power forward's return to the court came at the right time for Shibuya, which snapped a five-game losing streak with Sunday's win against the Alvark.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
Mar 6, 2021

Crane Thunders veteran Michael Parker still going strong at nearly 40

Michael Parker is seen by many as “the heart” of the Gunma Crane Thunders.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Mar 2, 2021

NFL International executive sees widening path for Japanese players

Globalization is a key component of professional sports leagues around the world and the National Football League is no exception, despite its reputation as a U.S.-centric league, which stems in part from its smaller slate of international players compared with other major North American competitions....
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 28, 2021

K-12 education will never be the same after COVID-19

The pandemic has emphasized that families want very different things from their children's schools. And new models of education have popped up to serve them.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Feb 25, 2021

For Tracy Hyde balances idyllic nostalgia with political unease on ‘Ethernity’

Guitarist Azusa Suga based part of the sound for the Tokyo rock band's new album “Ethernity” on American suburbia and pop culture from the 1990s.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Feb 24, 2021

Tiger Woods suffers serious leg injuries in car wreck

Golfing champion Tiger Woods was hospitalized in Los Angeles on Tuesday with severe leg injuries suffered when his car swerved off a road and rolled down a steep hillside, requiring rescue crews to pry him from the wreckage.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 21, 2021

How China joined the sanctions game

China has quietly moved past its historic distaste for restrictive measures and begun building a sanctions toolkit that mirrors Washington's.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 20, 2021

China is preparing for another Olympics in Beijing, like it or not

When Beijing staged the Summer Olympic Games in 2008, many argued — or at least hoped — that the international attention would improve human rights in China. It didn’t.
Taiwan stuns Samurai Japan to capture Premier12 title
Japan starter Shosei Togo reacts after allowing a three-run home run against Taiwan in the fifth inning of the Premier12 final on Sunday.
Ishiba shelves proposal for liaison offices with North Korea amid rising tensions
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks on Saturday in Tokyo at a rally that was held by a group of families of Japanese citizens abducted by North Korea decades ago to demand the immediate return of all abductees.
How Japan can exit the fossil fuel subsidies it can’t seem to quit
A man walks past a gasoline station in Tokyo on Thursday.
Woman dies after train collides with car in Tochigi
A Moka Railway train car
Japan beats Taiwan ahead of rematch in Premier12 final
Keita Sano celebrates with his teammates after scoring on Kotaro Kiyomiya's two-run triple against Taiwan during their Premier12 game at Tokyo Dome on Saturday.
An iconic 32-foot doughnut might give Randy’s an edge in Japan
Randy's Donuts in Inglewood, California. Replicas of the giant doughnut sculpture will be installed, where possible, at shops in Japan.
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.

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