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Japan Times
BASKETBALL
May 10, 2015
Akita, Iwate, Hamamatsu, Shiga advance to Final Four
The Final Four picture is now set, and it's a decidedly different look this year.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Apr 30, 2015
Sixteen teams ready to battle for title in expanded playoffs
The playoff format was expanded to 16 teams for the bj-league's 10th season.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Apr 16, 2015
Balance, team defense are powering Niigata
The Niigata Albirex BB don't have a player in the league's top 10 in scoring, rebounding, assists, steals or blocks.
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Mar 21, 2015
Media caught up in festive PR atmosphere of new Hokuriku bullet train
A friend who often goes to Ishikawa Prefecture for family reasons mentioned on Facebook last week that he took the overnight bus from Tokyo and arrived at Kanazawa Station at about the same time of the Hokuriku Shinkansen's inaugural run. When I asked why he hadn't taken the new train, he said it was...
BASKETBALL
Mar 20, 2015
Niigata whips struggling Tokyo
The Niigata Albirex BB overwhelmed the Tokyo Cinq Reves from start to finish in Friday's bj-league series opener.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Mar 7, 2015
Kennedy sparks Niigata in victory over Gunma
Niigata Albirex BB forward Thomas Kennedy is one of the bj-league's most dependable scorers.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / 20 QUESTIONS
Mar 7, 2015
Maya Onoda: 'I am inspired by the spontaneity of stains'
Installation artist Maya Onoda on yoga, imagination and the spontaneity of stains
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Mar 5, 2015
Do-it-all forward Charlo having special season for title-chasing Phoenix
Mo Charlo's name isn't a long-winded, multisyllabic tongue-twister. It's easy to say — and easy to remember.
SOCCER / J. League / 2015 J. LEAGUE PREVIEW
Mar 5, 2015
Vissel eyeing J. League upset
The following is the first of a two-part preview for the upcoming J. League season. Team-by-team previews of the nine lowest-ranking teams competing in the first division are listed.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Feb 15, 2015
Iwate's Oketani earns 300th career victory
When the bj-league tipped off in the fall of 2005, Dai Oketani was working as an assistant under Oita HeatDevils head coach Jawann Oldham, a former NBA big man.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Jan 3, 2015
In Kawabata's footsteps to 'Snow Country'
"The train came out of the long tunnel into the snow country."
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Nov 29, 2014
Niigata triumphs over Shimane to end six-game losing streak
The Niigata Albirex BB snapped a six-game losing streak on Saturday, beating the visiting Shimane Susanoo Magic 76-71.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Nov 27, 2014
Former Arizona State coach Evans provided enduring lessons for Oketani, Hamaguchi
What do the Iwate Big Bulls and Kyoto Hannaryz have in common besides being first-place teams?
BASKETBALL
Oct 25, 2014
Veteran big man Moss joins Sendai after departure from Niigata
Adrian Moss, a member of the University of Florida's 2006 NCAA Division I championship squad, has switched teams in the Eastern Conference.

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