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Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Apr 30, 2014
Akita-Aomori, Shinshu-Niigata playoff matchups should produce lively drama
The defending champion Yokohama B-Corsairs failed to qualify for the bj-league playoffs, ensuring that a new finalist from the Eastern Conference will step onto the court on May 25 at Ariake Colosseum with a shot at winning the league’s ninth title.
BASKETBALL
Apr 6, 2014
Akita coach Nakamura won't return to team for 2014-15 season: reports
Kazuo Nakamura's coaching tenure with the Akita Northern Happinets will conclude at the end of this season, according to published reports.
BASKETBALL
Apr 6, 2014
Iwate edges Akita again, extends win streak to six
The Iwate Big Bulls improved to 3-1 against the Akita Northern Happinets, winning back-to-back weekend games by three points apiece.
BASKETBALL
Mar 22, 2014
Northern Happinets breeze past Broncos
The Eastern Conference leaders put on an offensive clinic against cellar-dwelling Saitama on Saturday afternoon.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Mar 12, 2014
Webb hit with record ban for kicking opponent in head
Niigata forward Rodney Webb, who made his bj-league debut in 2007, was handed the biggest suspension in league history on Tuesday night.
BASKETBALL
Mar 9, 2014
Akita clinches playoff spot with win over Niigata
For the second game in as many days, the Akita Northern Happinets topped the century mark in points.
BASKETBALL
Mar 2, 2014
Streaking Grouses maintain momentum with win over Broncos
Basketball fans are witnessing a classic dogfight in the bj-league's Eastern Conference as the Akita Northern Happinets and Toyama Grouses vie for the regular-season conference crown.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Feb 12, 2014
Second-year pro Togashi orchestrates high-octane offense
The Akita Northern Happinets have had no difficulty scoring points this season.
BASKETBALL
Feb 9, 2014
Shinshu outlasts Akita in overtime
Every winning streak must come to an end.
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Feb 5, 2014
East power Akita decides to make roster move: source
Despite the Akita Northern Happinets' 28-4 record and 11-game winning streak, coach Kazuo Nakamura's club is tinkering with its chemistry.
BASKETBALL
Feb 2, 2014
Akita holds off Takamatsu for 11th consecutive victory
The Akita Northern Happinets edged the Takamatsu Five Arrows on Sunday, winning 77-75 to record a two-game series sweep on the road.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Jan 22, 2014
Akita, Ryukyu a cut above at halfway point of season
With the eighth annual All-Star Game slated for Sunday afternoon in Akita, it's an appropriate time to take a look at highs and lows of the season's first half.
BASKETBALL
Jan 19, 2014
Akita rolls to ninth straight victory
The All-Star spotlight will shine on Akita next Sunday.
BASKETBALL
Jan 12, 2014
Akita dominance continues at home
The Akita Northern Happinets' high-octane offense clicked on Sunday.
BASKETBALL / HOOP SCOOP
Dec 7, 2013
Akita making run for title
The stars have aligned for a special basketball season in Akita.
BASKETBALL
Dec 3, 2013
Akita 16-2 after weekend sweep of Gunma
With three teams with double-digits wins setting the pace in the Eastern Conference and the Western Conference-leading Ryukyu Golden Kings enjoying a bye week, the 2013-14 bj-league season has entered its third month.
BASKETBALL
Nov 28, 2013
Warren, Fukuoka rout Shiga, improve to 8-7
Led by Reggie Warren's 4-for-4 effort from 3-point range, the Rizing Fukuoka knocked down 10 of 19 long-range shots on Thursday night against the Shiga Lakestars.
BASKETBALL
Nov 16, 2013
Defensive-minded Iwate hands Akita first defeat of season
The high-scoring Akita Northern Happinets met their match on Saturday night.
BASKETBALL
Nov 11, 2013
Happinets keep unbeaten run going
Nearly one-fourth of the 2013-14 bj-league season has now been played, and the Akita Northern Happinets are still unbeaten.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Oct 26, 2013
Akita hammers Shinshu, raises record to 7-0
The Akita Northern Happinets extended their perfect start to the 2013-14 bj-league season on Saturday, trouncing the visiting Shinshu Brave Warriors 113-82.
In a first, Japan issues cease-and-desist order against Google
The Google logo is seen at the company's Bay View campus in Mountain View, California. Japanese authorities on Tuesday issued a cease-and-desist order to Google over an alleged violation of the country's anti-monopoly law.
Tokyo hotel operators face possible warnings over suspected price cartel
Foreign tourists gather on a platform at Kyoto Station on Wednesday.
Japan and the U.S. begin tariff talks on good terms, but without breakthroughs
Ryosei Akazawa, Japan's chief tariff negotiator, speaks to reporters in Washington on Wednesday.
Magnitude 5.0 earthquake jolts Nagano
A map showing the location of an earthquake that hit Nagano Prefecture on Friday evening, with the numbers indicating the seismic intensity on the shindo scale to 7.
Parts of Yamanote and Keihin-Tohoku lines to be suspended over weekend
Sections of the outer loop of Tokyo's Yamanote Line and the Keihin-Tohoku Line will be shut down all day Saturday, and from the start of service through around noon on Sunday.
Tokyo stock picker advises Trump-proofing portfolios with Godzilla-creator Toho
The head of Godzilla, a Japanese monster movie character, is seen on a building of Toho Cinema in Tokyo. Toho is one tariff-defensive stock being recommended by brokers.
LDP and CDP lawmaker groups propose 0% consumption tax on food
A vegetable stand displays prices at a supermarket in Tokyo in 2023. Some lawmakers are proposing lowering the consumption tax on food to 0%, which is expected to result in a loss of up to ¥5 trillion in tax revenue annually.
Tokyo hotel operators face possible warnings over suspected price cartel
Foreign tourists gather on a platform at Kyoto Station on Wednesday.
Kyotographie 2025 opts for laughter and levity in the face of global strife
Palestinian American photographer Adam Rouhana’s exhibition at this year’s Kyotographie festival shows Palestinian life, not death and rubble.
Privacy and transparency clash in debate over bill on artificial insemination
Sachiko Ishizuka, who was born via artificial insemination by donor (AID), tells her story to lawmakers from the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan on April 9.

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