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COMMENTARY / World
Aug 22, 2018

The U.S. economy and the midterms

Even if the economy doesn't affect the election, the election will affect the economy.
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Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Aug 21, 2018

Choreography legend David Wilson a man in demand

Sometimes in life we encounter a person who is a veritable force of nature.
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JAPAN
Aug 21, 2018

Saitama starts recruiting homestay hosts for Tokyo 2020 athletes' families

The prefecture's project is intended to help the families and others involved in the games secure lodging and offer opportunities for them to experience Japanese culture and cuisine.
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BASKETBALL / NBA
Aug 13, 2018

Jazz assistant Antonio Lang keen to share knowledge with Japan's coaches

Utah Jazz assistant coach Antonio Lang returned to Japan this year for the third straight summer, to share the knowledge and experience he's learned in the NBA with the country's coaches and players.
BASKETBALL / NBA
Aug 7, 2018

Seattle to host first NBA game since Sonics left a decade ago

Seattle will host its first NBA game since the Seattle SuperSonics left town after the 2007-08 season and moved to Oklahoma City, the Golden State Warriors announced on Monday when they released their full preseason schedule.
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WORLD / Politics
Aug 7, 2018

LeBron James praised by Ohio school district after Trump tweet trashing

National Basketball Association star LeBron James won praise on Monday from an Ohio school district for his support of disadvantaged children in his hometown of Akron, after U.S. President Donald Trump attacked him in a weekend tweet questioning his intelligence.
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MULTIMEDIA
Aug 5, 2018

August 6, 2018

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BASEBALL
Aug 3, 2018

Koshien: Annual event has provided a century of thrills

Ah, Koshien.
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COMMUNITY / Our Lives / 20 QUESTIONS
Jul 21, 2018

Punk Drunkers: When it's cool to be uncool

Chikayoshi Satomi, the man behind cult brand Punk Drunkers says, for him, the line between work and play is always blurred.
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BASKETBALL / B. League / B. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Jul 11, 2018

Bob and Bobby Nash reunite on Rizing Zephyr Fukuoka

After an ultra-successful 2017-18 season that concluded with the B. League second-division winner's trophy, the Rizing Fukuoka Zephyr have added valuable experience to their coaching staff.
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COMMENTARY / World
Jul 2, 2018

Why it pays off for governments to invest in sports

Sports-based investment can go a long way toward strengthening communities and enabling young people to live healthier, happier and more productive lives.
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BASKETBALL / B. League / B. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Jun 27, 2018

Point guard Narito Namizato rejoins Golden Kings

Veteran playmaker Narito Namizato is returning to the Ryukyu Golden Kings after plying his craft the past three seasons in Kansai.
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SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
Jun 27, 2018

Sumo world attracts wide range of characters

Sumo is a monolith. Individual stables may exhibit variances in training and culture, but for the most part life for wrestlers is the same throughout the sport. Enter any stable early in the day and you will find training going on. Come back at 6 p.m. and everyone will be eating dinner.
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BASKETBALL
Jun 16, 2018

Rising star Rui Hachimura makes impressive debut for Japan men's national team

Fast, strong, big, smooth, phenom, hope, slam dunker, highlight film.
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BUSINESS
Jun 15, 2018

Second jobs, once rare in Japan, are reshaping attitudes about work

Kazuhiro Hasegawa has been driving a taxi in Tokyo for three years. It's a job he enjoys, despite 18-hour shifts.
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BASKETBALL
Jun 8, 2018

Japan women rout Taiwan in exhibition contest

The Japan women's national team dominated at both ends of the floor and annihilated Taiwan 96-66 in an exhibition game at Arena Tachikawa Tachihi on Friday night.
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BASKETBALL / NBA
Jun 5, 2018

Andre Iguodala poised for return during NBA Finals

Golden State forward Andre Iguodala completed an individual workout pain-free on Saturday and is close to being cleared to return for the NBA Finals, ESPN's Chris Haynes reported Monday.
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JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Jun 2, 2018

Dirty football tackle creates a perfect storm for news outlets to exploit

Former Nihon University football head coach Masato Uchida's alleged order on a player to "crush" an opposing team's quarterback in a May 6 game between Japan's traditional rivals for supremacy in American football has dominated sports and tabloid headlines for most of the second half of May.
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BASKETBALL / B. League / B. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
May 31, 2018

Yokohama looks to Tom Wisman for renewal

Tom Wisman, who guided the Tochigi Brex to the inaugural B. League title in May 2017, is returning to the sideline to lead the Yokohama B-Corsairs.
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BASKETBALL / B. League
May 29, 2018

SeaHorses star Makoto Hiejima named 2017-18 MVP at B. League Award Show

Makoto Hiejima is the face of the B. League's sophomore season.
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BUSINESS
May 15, 2018

Leagues lose as U.S. Supreme Court paves way for states to legalize sports betting

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday paved the way for states to legalize sports betting in a defeat for the major American sports leagues, endorsing New Jersey's bid to allow such wagering and striking down a 1992 federal law that prohibited it in most places.
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BASKETBALL / NBA
May 11, 2018

Hornets name James Borrego coach

James Borrego has been hired as the new head coach of the Charlotte Hornets.
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BASKETBALL / B. League
May 6, 2018

Chiba triumphs over Ryukyu, claims East Division crown

It all started with a logical offensive strategy: get the ball to the big guys inside.
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CARTOONS / DAHL'S JAPAN
May 5, 2018

Basketball Bench

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BASKETBALL / B. League
May 4, 2018

Samuraiz rally past Rizing in final minute

The Kanazawa Samuraiz made a pair of clutch baskets in the final minute, rallying to beat the visiting Rizing Zephyr Fukuoka by the slimmest of margins, 71-70, on Friday night.

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