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Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Oct 12, 2018
WJBL powerhouse JX-Eneos Sunflowers chasing history in upcoming season
The JX-Eneos Sunflowers have completely dominated on the court in Japanese women's basketball for the last decade. But winning never gets old for the ultimate title collectors.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Jan 7, 2018
Sunflowers see off early challenge to rout Iris in All-Japan Championship final
Star center Maki Takada kept hitting jumpers and the Denso Iris were giving the undisputed best women's team in Japan a challenge early in their contest.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
Jan 6, 2018
SeaHorses overpower Brave Thunders, await showdown with Jets in Emperor's Cup final
The SeaHorses Mikawa took advantage of their depth and ferocious inside power to return to the Emperor's Cup final for the first time in two years.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Sep 19, 2017
Tokashiki welcomes every opportunity to learn game, improve as all-around player
Returning to her home nation with an innocent smile, Ramu Tokashiki reflected on what was the biggest challenge of her three-year stint in America.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Mar 13, 2017
Dominant Sunflowers finish season unbeaten
The Jx-Eneos Sunflowers are perhaps the most dominant sports team in Japan today.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Jan 8, 2017
Sunflowers crush Red Wave to maintain stranglehold on Empress Cup
Once again, the mighty Jx-Eneos Sunflowers hoisted the Empress Cup high at the annual new year tournament.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Jan 7, 2017
Sunflowers pound Antelopes in All-Japan Championship semifinals
The JX-Eneos Sunflowers, the perennial winners of the Japanese women's basketball, dominated the game from start to finish in a 72-52 win over the Toyota Motors Antelopes in the semifinals of the annual All-Japan Championship at Yoyogi National Gymnasium on Saturday.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Dec 28, 2016
Hard-working Tokashiki keeps sights set on ultimate goal
Unlike for other players, the start of the 2016-17 Women's Japan Basketball League season didn't necessarily represent a fresh start for Jx-Eneos Sunflowers star player Ramu Tokashiki.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Oct 12, 2016
Tokashiki getting used to dual demands
As a two-time WJBL MVP and a Seattle Storm player, Ramu Tokashiki is undoubtedly the biggest star in Japanese women's basketball right now. But even for a superwoman like her, it's not easy to adjust while playing in two different leagues.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Oct 3, 2016
Sunflowers look to extend dominance as WJBL prepares for tip-off
With the Japan national team winning at last year's FIBA Asia Championship and then giving some phenomenal performances at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics, the popularity of women's basketball in Japan is currently at an all-time high.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Mar 15, 2016
Sunflowers secure eighth straight WJBL title
For another year, the JX-Eneos Sunflowers finished the season on top.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Mar 3, 2016
Sunflowers shooting for eighth consecutive WJBL Finals crown
The reigning champion JX-Eneos Sunflowers and Fujitsu Red Wave will square off in the WJBL Finals for the second consecutive year.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Feb 13, 2016
Tokashiki reaches deal to remain with WNBA's Storm
Star forward Ramu Tokashiki has signed a multiyear contract with the Seattle Storm, the WNBA club announced on Friday.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Jan 10, 2016
Tokashiki leads Sunflowers to rout of Iris in All-Japan final
The Jx-Eneos Sunflowers maintained their dominance of Japan's women's basketball scene as they completed a three-peat with an 83-44 victory over the Denso Iris in the final of the All-Japan Championship at Yoyogi National Gymnasium on Sunday.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Sep 26, 2015
WNBA honors Tokashiki
Seattle Storm forward Ramu Tokashiki was selected to the WNBA All-Rookie Team for the 2015 season, the league announced on Thursday.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Jul 15, 2015
Hovasse convinced Tokashiki bound for greatness
Japan women's national basketball team assistant coach Tom Hovasse recalled that Ramu Tokashiki "was just a kid" when she made her WJBL debut right out of high school.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Apr 5, 2015
JX-Eneos rally to beat Fujitsu, win seventh WJBL championship
The JX-Eneos Sunflowers came through when it mattered most and once again proved that they are genuine champions.
CULTURE / TV & Streaming / CHANNEL SURF
Apr 3, 2015
Buddhist priests in a nutshell; Models survive on a desert island; CM of the week: Eneos
Producers of TV shows often try out their new creations during the wee hours and if they attract enough viewers the show is bumped up to prime time. That's the case with "Obosan Variety: Butchake-dera" ("Buddhist Priest Variety: In-a-nutshell Temple"; TV Asahi, Mon., 7 p.m.), whose prime time premiere...
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Jan 11, 2015
JX-Eneos outplays Denso in fourth quarter, claims Empress Cup
The Sunflowers players and staff insisted after the game that what separated them from their opponents was their spirited mentality rather than their skills.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Jan 12, 2014
Sunflowers reign supreme in Empress' Cup
The JX-Eneos Sunflowers captured the Empress' Cup, which, according to their veteran point guard Asami Yoshida, had always belonged to them.
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.
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.”
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.

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