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Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Jul 20, 2020
Yudai Baba excited about new challenge with NBL's Melbourne United
Yudai Baba's ultimate goal is to earn a spot on an NBA team in the future.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Jul 19, 2020
Yudai Baba signs with NBL's Melbourne United
The Akatsuki Five star's next destination will be Australia following a season with the Texas Legends in the NBA G League.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Jun 29, 2020
Yuko Mitsuya elected to third term as Japan Basketball Association president
Yuko Mitsuya's new term as the JBA president will run until September of 2021.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
Jun 16, 2020
NBA players discuss playing amid Black Lives Matter movement
A coalition of dozens of players released a statement vowing to press the NBA regarding social justice issues and its handling of the season's resumption.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
May 29, 2020
Basketball Hall of Fame delays Kobe Bryant's enshrinement ceremony
The Naismith Basketball Memorial Hall of Fame said on Thursday the enshrinement ceremony for the Class of 2020, a group that includes the late Kobe Bryant, has been postponed because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
May 13, 2020
NBA players want to play if situation deemed safe
A person familiar with the results of a poll of NBA players taken by their union says there would be "overwhelming” support for any plan that has this season resuming in a safe way amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
Apr 11, 2020
JBPA President Shigehiro Taguchi gives rise to players' voices during pandemic
JBPA president had to lead B. League players through uncertain situation when COVID-19 outbreak hit
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
Apr 5, 2020
NBA's prospects for resuming season on the wane after CBA's move: report
The NBA's chances of resuming the 2019-20 season are growing smaller because of the global coronavirus pandemic, ESPN's Brian Windhorst said.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
Mar 23, 2020
Rui Hachimura participates in video collaboration with WHO
Washington Wizards rookie Rui Hachimura is one of three NBA players who appear on a short video released on social media early Monday morning.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Mar 3, 2020
NCAA leaders weighing options for March Madness due to COVID-19 concerns
The NCAA is examining all options for the upcoming 68-team men's basketball tournament, including the possibility of holding games without fans, as the coronavirus continues to spread across the U.S.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Jan 11, 2020
Sunrockers, Brave Thunders advance to Emperor's Cup final
The dynamic duo of Sebastian Saiz and Ryan Kelly guided the Sunrockers Shibuya to their first Emperor's Cup gold-medal game with a 96-69 win over the Shiga Lakestars in the All-Japan Basketball Championship semifinals at Saitama Super Arena on Saturday.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Jan 9, 2020
Brave Thunders edge Alvark in Emperor's Cup quarterfinals
The Kawasaki Brave Thunders bounced back from early scoring struggles and edged the Alvark Tokyo 69-66 on Thursday to advance to the All-Japan Basketball Championship semifinals.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
Dec 20, 2019
Kobe Bryant, Tim Duncan, Kevin Garnett top list of Hall of Fame nominees
The nominees for the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame's 2020 class could build a team that's almost impossible to beat, starting with Kobe Bryant, Tim Duncan and Kevin Garnett.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
Nov 25, 2019
Japanese basketball generates record revenue as B. League's growth continues
The growth of Japanese basketball does not appear to be in danger of slowing down any time soon, according to financial data released by the B. League on Monday.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Nov 22, 2019
Japan's 3x3 squad for Tokyo 2020 takes shape
When 3x3 basketball's inclusion in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics was announced, longtime proponent Tomoya Ochiai was beside himself.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Nov 9, 2019
Japan women's 3x3 squad vows to earn Olympic berth
Shocking news came out of the blue early last month when the Japan Basketball Association revealed that the wild-card spot for either its men's or women's national 3x3 teams would be negated by the International Olympic Committee.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
Oct 7, 2019
NBA faces backlash after ceding ground to China over pro-Hong Kong tweets
The NBA found itself in the middle of a firestorm Monday — facing criticism from both Beijing and U.S. lawmakers — for its reaction to a tweet by the Houston Rockets’ general manager backing ongoing pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Sep 6, 2019
Rui Hachimura to sit out remainder of FIBA World Cup
Star forward Rui Hachimura will not play in Japan's consolation games against New Zealand and Montenegro in order to rest his weary body, the Japan Basketball Association announced on Friday.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
Aug 22, 2019
NBA program helps foster young Asian talent
With scorching heat enveloping Tokyo last week, the Basketball Without Borders Asia Camp provided heated competition inside the air-conditioned facilities at Mizumoto General Sports Center.
Two of America’s biggest debt holders are dumping Treasurys
The U.S. Treasury building in Washington. Investors in Japan and China sold a pile of U.S. debt in the last quarter, just before the U.S. presidential election.
Tokyo Metro’s overseas efforts begin in earnest with London deal
Tokyo Metro will soon have a role in the running of London's Elizabeth Line, a major train route serving the U.K.’s capital city and environs.
Russia fired experimental ballistic missile at Ukraine, Putin says
Ukrainian firefighters work on a spot following an airstrike in Dnipro on Thursday.
Ex-yokozuna Kitanofuji dies at 82
Yokozuna Kitanofuji enters the ring during the May 1970 grand sumo tournament in Tokyo.
Man charged with murder allegedly made victim date other men for money
A car carrying suspect Ryotaro Masuda, who was indicted for allegedly beating his 25-year-old girlfriend to death, leaves the Shibuya Police Station in Tokyo on Thursday.
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.”
Around a quarter of Japan married couples in their 20s met through dating apps
A survey released by an organization promoting “Good Couples Day” shows that 24% of couples in their 20s met their marriage partner through a dating app.
'Tokyo Swindlers': Get deep into the minds of real estate con artists
In Ko Shinjo's "Tokyo Swindlers," a group of con artists manipulates real estate giants into falsified deals within the highly competitive, quick market.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.
Haruki Murakami's 'The City and Its Uncertain Walls' gives deep deja vu
For “The City and Its Uncertain Walls,” translated into English by Philip Gabriel, Haruki Murakami confronts the ghosts who won't leave him alone.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

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Construction takes place on the Takanawa Gateway Convention Center in Tokyo, slated to open in 2025.
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