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J LEAGUE

BASKETBALL
Mar 29, 2015
bj-league lifts ban on JT
The professional basketball bj-league has rescinded its ban on media access by The Japan Times with immediate effect. The ban was instituted on Oct. 11, 2013, and continued for more than 17 months.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / 2015 JAPANESE BASEBALL PREVIEW
Mar 25, 2015
Carp hoping Kuroda can be final piece in title puzzle
Part of the Carp's slogan for 2015 is 'Red Rising,' and that's exactly what the club has been doing the past few years. Hiroshima has increased its win total in each of the past four seasons.
Japan Times
SOCCER / Women's World Cup
Mar 23, 2015
Nadeshiko League raring to go in World Cup year
With the Women's World Cup taking place in June, Japanese women's soccer is entering a key year and hopes are high.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Mar 22, 2015
Wide receiver Kurihara invited to NFL Veteran Combine
Wide receiver Takashi Kurihara on Sunday will participate in the inaugural NFL Veteran Combine at the Arizona Cardinals' practice facility in Tempe, Arizona.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Mar 14, 2015
Turkish Airlines promotes name with pro game
Turkish Airlines and the bj-league were both seeking to strengthen their business brands when they announced a two-year tie-up last September.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Mar 13, 2015
Don't count Arsenal out in return leg against Monaco
Here's an outrageous prediction: Monaco 0, Arsenal 3 in Monte Carlo on Tuesday night and the Gunners advance to the Champions League quarterfinals.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Mar 4, 2015
Kawabuchi upbeat as Japan tries to solve basketball impasse
Sometimes making absurd demands can be the best way to drive people to better their efforts.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS / NOTES ON A SCORECARD
Mar 3, 2015
Moving 2020 hoops to Saitama latest blow for game
The IOC's decision last week to allow the organizers of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics to move the basketball competition out to Saitama Super Arena puts an end to any hope the sport ever had of becoming high profile in Japan.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Feb 17, 2015
Reysol triumph in extra time against Thai side Chonburi FC
Brazilian striker Leandro scored a 116th-minute winner to send Kashiwa Reysol into the Asian Champions League group stage after shaking off Thai Premier League side Chonburi FC 3-2 in extra time on Tuesday night.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Feb 17, 2015
Kawabuchi draws on J. League success to push for Japan basketball's transformation
When the J. League was being set up in the early 1990s, its chairman, Saburo Kawabuchi, said that he heard a lot of pessimistic voices about its formation. But the Japan Football Association stuck with its plans and started the league.
BASKETBALL
Feb 12, 2015
Togashi enters All-Star break after top scoring game of season
The Texas Legends are on a 10-day break, but guard Yuki Togashi may be getting antsy to get back on the court at any moment.

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