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BASKETBALL / NBA
Feb 25, 2020
'He was my everything': NBA's Kobe Bryant mourned at emotional Los Angeles arena tribute
A gallery of basketball legends joined thousands of Kobe Bryant fans in Los Angeles on Monday to pay tribute to the transcendent NBA star, his daughter and seven others who died in a helicopter crash last month that shocked the world of sports and beyond.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
Feb 16, 2020
Rui Hachimura, Yuta Watanabe and Yudai Baba reunite during All-Star Weekend
Washington Wizards rookie Rui Hachimura met up with basketball-playing compatriots Yuta Watanabe and Yudai Baba as part of NBA All-Star Weekend festivities on Friday in Chicago.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Jan 23, 2020
Yuta Watanabe scores career-high 40 points in NBA G League game
Yuta Watanabe scored a career-high 40 points for the NBA G League's Memphis Hustle on Wednesday.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Dec 19, 2019
Texas Legends' Yudai Baba to compete in NBA G League Winter Showcase for first time
Texas Legends swingman Yudai Baba is playing in this week's NBA G League Winter Showcase for the first time.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League / B. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Dec 19, 2019
Alvark's Takeki Shonaka playing key role as a backup
When opportunity knocks, Takeki Shonaka is ready to answer the call.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Nov 19, 2019
Yuta Watanabe helps Memphis Hustle improve to 5-0
The Memphis Hustle have opened their NBA G League season with five straight victories.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Nov 9, 2019
Hustle top Legends as Yuta Watanabe and Yudai Baba make NBA G League season debuts
Second-year pro Yuta Watanabe delivered an energizing performance on Friday to help the Memphis Hustle open their NBA G League season with a 105-95 victory over the visiting Texas Legends.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Oct 25, 2019
Mike Pence tells Hong Kong protesters in China speech: 'We stand with you'
Vice President Mike Pence on Thursday accused China of curtailing "rights and liberties" in Hong Kong in a wide-ranging critique of Beijing's behavior but also insisted that the United States does not seek confrontation or to "de-couple" from its main economic rival.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 20, 2019
How China loses friends and alienates people
Beijing's recent attempt to bully the NBA over a tweet in support of the Hong Kong protesters has backfired and could prove costly.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 17, 2019
U.S. progressives are all too willing to cut constitutional corners
Democratic presidential candidates and NBA Commissioner Adam Silver demonstrate the tendency of too many progressives to despise and bully adversaries.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
Oct 10, 2019
Super fan Bhatia comes to Japan to see Raptors
Nav Bhatia, who is known as the "Super Fan" for the Toronto Raptors, was seen in the end zone at the two-game NBA Japan Games series between the Canadian team and Houston Rockets on Tuesday and Thursday in Tokyo.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
Oct 9, 2019
Raptors and Rockets reflect on Tuesday's NBA Japan Games opener
After an entertaining exhibition game played at a frenetic pace on Tuesday night at Saitama Super Arena, the Toronto Raptors and Houston Rockets went back to work on Wednesday afternoon determined to make adjustments.
EDITORIALS
Oct 9, 2019
China calls 'foul' on the NBA
As the NBA has just learned, China is quick to punish businesses that cross it.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Oct 9, 2019
China state newspaper hits Apple over map app use by Hong Kong protesters
The Chinese Communist Party's official newspaper, the People's Daily, lashed out on Tuesday at Apple Inc. for allowing an app on its app store that tracks the movement of police around Hong Kong and is used by protesters in ongoing and sometimes violent demonstrations.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
Oct 8, 2019
NBA head acknowledges growing crisis over team official's Hong Kong tweet
The escalating heated reaction to Houston Rockets General Manager Daryl Morey's since-deleted tweet supporting Hong Kong protesters over China over the weekend brought China's state-controlled media into the geopolitical row.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
Oct 7, 2019
Raptors to defend crown in post-Leonard era
The Toronto Raptors' magic-carpet ride last season lifted the franchise to new heights of popularity throughout Canada.
Taiwan stuns Samurai Japan to capture Premier12 title
Japan starter Shosei Togo reacts after allowing a three-run home run against Taiwan in the fifth inning of the Premier12 final on Sunday.
Japan and U.S. to form missile plan in case of Taiwan emergency
A U.S. Marine Corps M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) and a Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force Type 12 Surface-to-Ship Missile (12SSM) system are put on display at a symposium at a base in Kisarazu, Japan, in June 2022.
Preparations for Osaka Expo well underway amid lack of excitement
The Grand Ring, a symbol of the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka
Ishiba shelves proposal for liaison offices with North Korea amid rising tensions
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks on Saturday in Tokyo at a rally that was held by a group of families of Japanese citizens abducted by North Korea decades ago to demand the immediate return of all abductees.
'Kohaku' still matters for J-pop bragging rights
Emerging Gen Z J-pop group ME:I will perform on this year's "Kohaku Uta Gassen," national broadcaster NHK’s New Year's Eve spectacle.
How Japan can exit the fossil fuel subsidies it can’t seem to quit
A man walks past a gasoline station in Tokyo on Thursday.
An iconic 32-foot doughnut might give Randy’s an edge in Japan
Randy's Donuts in Inglewood, California. Replicas of the giant doughnut sculpture will be installed, where possible, at shops in Japan.
Tokyo’s newest three-star chef wants ‘harmony across every detail’
British-born Daniel Calvert earned his third Michelin star last month — a stunning achievement considering his restaurant, Sezanne, has only been open for just over three years.
133-year-old Kyushu railway station remains to be partially preserved
The remains of the original Moji Station in Kitakyushu
After Shohei Ohtani bump, Iwate ironware maker sees brighter future
Kaito Kikuchi's decision to send superstar Shohei Ohtani one of his company's traditional ironware tea kettles has paid off with a surge of interest from general consumers.

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