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HIROSHIMA LIGHTNING

Japan Times
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Apr 14, 2016
Ryukyu setting pace as final season winds down
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BASKETBALL
Apr 3, 2016
HeatDevils pound hapless Lightning
The Hiroshima Lightning are getting outscored by 42.3 points per game this season. Which means that a 58-36 halftime deficit on Sunday is only a minor snapshot of their woes.
BASKETBALL
Mar 25, 2016
Fukuoka ends 12-game slide, hands Hiroshima 35th consecutive defeat
The Rizing Fukuoka scored points in a hurry and never let up in Friday's series opener against the host Hiroshima Lightning in Yamaguchi.
BASKETBALL
Mar 18, 2016
Hiroshima loses 33rd straight game
The Hiroshima Lightning's rapid-fire 3-point shooting failed to product the desire result on Friday.
BASKETBALL
Mar 4, 2016
Hiroshima suffers 29th consecutive loss
The Hiroshima Lightning's epic losing streak reached 29 games on Friday night in a 136-68 defeat to the host Oita Ehime HeatDevils.
BASKETBALL
Feb 28, 2016
Phoenix consign Lightning to 28th straight loss
The reigning champion Hamamatsu Higashimikawa Phoenix used their bench early and often in a 119-57 thrashing of the host Hiroshima Lightning on Saturday.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Feb 26, 2016
Akita sends Tokyo to 28th straight defeat
The Akita Northern Happinets jumped out to a 16-point lead by the end of the first quarter and cruised to a lopsided win over the host Tokyo Cinq Reves on Friday night.
BASKETBALL
Feb 11, 2016
Shiga pounds Hiroshima to complete series sweep
The Shiga Lakestars hammered the Hiroshima Lightning for the second straight day on Thursday, winning an afternoon matinee 98-56.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Jan 28, 2016
Kawai faces tall task in new job with HeatDevils
Will Ryuji Kawai resurrect the Oita Ehime HeatDevils' season?
BASKETBALL
Dec 4, 2015
Mavunga lifts Shiga past Tokyo
Power forward Julian Mavunga had 36 points and 14 rebounds and Masahiro Kano made six steals to propel the Shiga Lakestars to a 73-63 victory over the Tokyo Cinq Reves on Friday night in the bj-league.
BASKETBALL
Dec 4, 2015
Hannaryz forward Owens done for season
Kyoto Hannaryz forward Larry Owens is out with a season-ending knee injury, the bj-league club announced on Friday.
BASKETBALL
Nov 20, 2015
Shimane trounces Hiroshima in series opener
The expansion Hiroshima Lightning faced a 24-point deficit after 10 minutes on Friday night, and never recovered.
BASKETBALL
Oct 31, 2015
Kanazawa whips Hiroshima, improves to .500
The Kanazawa Samuraiz, a first-year franchise, improved to 5-5 after a second rout on the road in as many days over the expansion Hiroshima Lightning, winning 114-84 on Friday night.
BASKETBALL
Oct 30, 2015
Kanazawa shoots lights out in rout of Hiroshima
The Kanazawa Samuraiz built an 18-point lead by the end of the first quarter en route to a 121-81 victory over the host Hiroshima Lightning on Thursday night in the bj-league in a series-opening matchup of expansion teams.
BASKETBALL
Oct 18, 2015
Lightning beat Five Arrows for first-ever bj-league win
After an 0-5 start, the Hiroshima Lightning achieved team history on Saturday, beating the visiting Takamatsu Five Arrows 95-79 for the franchise's first victory as a bj-league team.
BASKETBALL
Oct 3, 2015
Ryukyu, Niigata win openers
The 11th bj-league season tipped off on Friday night with a pair of blowout victories.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Aug 13, 2015
Defending champ Hamamatsu signs Warren
Reggie Warren, one of the premier players in bj-league history, will suit up for the defending champion Hamamatsu Higashimikawa Phoenix in the circuit's final campaign.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / HOOP SCOOP
Jul 4, 2015
Fairness prevails in Hiroshima saga
It's no surprise that the Hiroshima Lightning have endured a soap opera-like saga before even playing their first bj-league game.
BASKETBALL
Apr 2, 2015
Hiroshima Lightning approved as 2015-16 expansion team
The Hiroshima Lightning will replace the Astrais Nagasaki as a new team entering the bj-league for the 2015-16 campaign, it was announced on Wednesday.
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.
Ishiba aggravates his own political failures with diplomatic faux pas
Prime Minster Shigeru Ishiba is greeted at the APEC summit in Lima by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday. The Japanese leader was criticized for remaining seated while meeting several world leaders at the event.
Japan's 3.31 million visitors in October set monthly record
Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto in December 2023. Famous autumn leaf colors contributed to increased tourism demand last month from many markets across Asia, Europe and North America, the Japan National Tourism Organization has said.
Japan ranks last in romance satisfaction for second straight year
In a survey of 31 countries, Japan ranked last in terms of those who felt loved, with just 51% of respondents saying so.
Ruling coalition and DPP strike last-minute deal over economic policy
DPP policy chief Makoto Mahaguchi speaks at the party's policy gathering in Tokyo on Wednesday.
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.
Japanese expats in Asia find community through rugby
The Taiwan Fivewoods celebrate their victory at the 2023 Asian Japanese Rugby Cup in December of last year.
In Fukushima, a weekend of prose, poetry and translation
Aomori-based writer JJ Carter presented on tabletop gaming as creative inspiration for building characters and narratives.
For Dr. Nakamats, aging is just experience in action
Though he didn't win the recent gubernatorial election in Tokyo, the 96-year-old Dr. Nakamats' run was seen as inspirational in Japan's aging society.

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