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BASKETBALL
Mar 23, 2015

Watanabe, GW fall against Temple

The George Washington men's basketball team fell 90-77 to Temple University in the second round of the postseason NIT on Sunday in Philadelphia.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Mar 19, 2015

Bryant still hoping Fukuoka can make playoffs

The Rizing Fukuoka face an uphill climb in their quest to make the playoffs.
BASKETBALL
Mar 18, 2015

Watanabe, GW reach next round

The George Washington University men's basketball team advanced to the second round of the 32-team Postseason NIT by beating host Pittsburgh 60-54 on Tuesday.
BASKETBALL
Mar 17, 2015

GWU to face Pitt in Postseason NIT

Freshman forward Yuta Watanabe and the George Washington University men's basketball team is scheduled to take on host Pittsburgh in the Postseason NIT on Tuesday night.
BASKETBALL
Mar 14, 2015

GWU defeated in A-10 quarterfinals

The third-seeded University of Rhode Island men's basketball team outplayed George Washington University in the second half en route to a 71-58 victory in the Atlantic 10 Conference tournament quarterfinals on Friday in New York.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Mar 12, 2015

Sendai's Shimura remains key part of team's identity

During the past four seasons of major personnel changes for the Sendai 89ers, veteran guard Takehiko Shimura has been the one constant on the club's roster.
EDITORIALS
Mar 4, 2015

Society failed to save Uemura

Educators, local government officials and police officers need to reflect deeply on what could have been done to prevent the murder of Ryota Uemura.
BASKETBALL / NBA / NBA REPORT
Mar 3, 2015

Jordan tried to toughen up teammates by playing rough in practice

This is the eighth installment from Hall of Fame writer Sam Smith's new book "There Is No Next: NBA Legends on the Legacy of Michael Jordan."
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Feb 26, 2015

Late trainer Tanaka recalled fondly by coaches, players

The Gunma Crane Thunders have lost their beloved athletic trainer and translator Takashi "T" Tanaka.
BASKETBALL
Feb 22, 2015

Cinq Reves beat Broncos to end barren run

The Tokyo Cinq Reves found a way to win on Sunday, routing the Saitama Broncos 89-61 in Musashino.
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Feb 19, 2015

Fukushima putting pieces together for playoff quest

Professional sports dynasties aren't build overnight.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS / MAN ABOUT SPORTS
Feb 12, 2015

Tyson-Douglas anniversary brings back mixed emotions

For MAS, it was the best — and worst — of times.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS / TYSON-DOUGLAS SHOCKER REVISITED
Feb 6, 2015

Lampley remembers historic fight in Tokyo

Second in a series
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Feb 5, 2015

Ishikawa comes up with interesting team name

When the bj-league's 11th season begins in the fall, the new Ishikawa Prefecture-based team will have one of the most unique names in all of pro sports — in Asia and beyond.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Feb 4, 2015

Ninagawa still exploring in eighth take on 'Hamlet'

Yukio Ninagawa's "cherry-blossom" staging of "Macbeth" at the Edinburgh Festival in 1985, with actors in that famously Scottish play sporting kimono rather than kilts, was a sensation due to its radical reimagining of so revered a work.
Japan Times
SPORTS
Jan 31, 2015

Japan Coaches' Awards recognize top coaches from throughout the nation

Sometimes, or perhaps many times, the success of athletes and sports teams can be achieved with an enormous amount of effort provided by those who give them instructions and strategies — coaches.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA / MAN ABOUT SPORTS
Jan 30, 2015

NBA has a different look as All-Star break nears

Up is down and down is up in the NBA these days.
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Jan 29, 2015

Ryukyu's McHenry plays pivotal role for dominant defensive squad

Lockdown defense fuels championship teams.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA / SPORTS SCOPE
Jan 27, 2015

Shameful practice of resting healthy players must end

"Being a professional is doing the things you love to do, on the days you don't feel like doing them."
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 26, 2015

Two women hanging at Kim's side compete for influence

One sports a Christian Dior handbag and favors Western clothes. The other carries a notebook and wears dark uniforms. These fashion opposites are the two most influential women in North Korea.
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Jan 22, 2015

Takamatsu searching for solution as season slips away

There's a fine line between average and bottom-of-the-pack status.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Jan 18, 2015

M'Baye runs riot in NBL All-Star Game

Japanese basketball has been plagued by negative news lately, like the FIBA suspension and managerial changes of the Tsukuba Robots and Wakayama Trians. But on this particular day, the players were all smiles for this mid-winter festivity.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Jan 18, 2015

Fukuoka triumphs in first game under new coach Joe Bryant

In a game that went down to the wire, Joe "Jellybean" Bryant, the Rizing Fukuoka's new head coach, was able to instill confidence in his players on Saturday night.
WORLD / Science & Health
Jan 16, 2015

NASA probe's 3 billion-mile trip to end in protoplanet orbit

A NASA spaceship, its engines too weak to power a skateboard, is drawing closer to a never-visited dwarf planet in a quest to learn more about how Earth was formed.
SPORTS / MAN ABOUT SPORTS
Jan 13, 2015

New Year's resolutions Man About Sports hopes for

For an improved sports world, some better-late-than-never New Year's resolutions MAS would like to see made — and carried out:
BASKETBALL
Jan 11, 2015

Akita dominates second half, rolls to 12th straight win

The Akita Northern Happinets erupted for 62 second-half points against the Saitama Broncos on Sunday.
BASKETBALL
Jan 8, 2015

Shimane signs forward Witherspoon

Forward Wesley Witherspoon, who saw action in three preseason games for the San Antonio Spurs in 2012 as an undrafted rookie, has joined the Shimane Susanoo Magic, the bj-league club announced on Wednesday.
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.
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.
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.
'Kohaku' still matters for J-pop bragging rights
Emerging Gen Z J-pop group ME:I will perform on this year's "Kohaku Uta Gassen," national broadcaster NHK’s New Year's Eve spectacle.
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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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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