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NIIGATA

BASKETBALL
Mar 29, 2014
Struggling Yokohama falling out of playoff race
The defending bj-league champion Yokohama B-Corsairs are fading from playoff contention.
Japan Times
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Mar 12, 2014
Sakenojin has 500 reasons why sake lovers should go to Niigata
Learning about sake is similar to discovering the world's wide range of wines. Even if you can navigate the sometimes complicated, kanji names on a drinks menu at a local eatery, it's unlikely that they'll be that helpful in finding the right sake for you. Each sake brewery has its own history and creates...
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Mar 12, 2014
Webb hit with record ban for kicking opponent in head
Niigata forward Rodney Webb, who made his bj-league debut in 2007, was handed the biggest suspension in league history on Tuesday night.
BASKETBALL
Mar 9, 2014
Akita clinches playoff spot with win over Niigata
For the second game in as many days, the Akita Northern Happinets topped the century mark in points.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League / 2014 J. LEAGUE PREVIEW
Feb 28, 2014
Cerezo looking to end Sanfrecce stranglehold
The following is the second of a two-part preview for the upcoming J. League season. Team-by-team previews of the nine highest-ranking teams competing in the first division are listed.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Jan 8, 2014
Jo Kanamori talks dance in Japan
A15-minute drive from Niigata Station, just across the mighty Shinano River pouring into the sea from the Northern Alps, a massive oval-shaped hall sits amid rich green parkland. This is Niigata City Performing Arts Center, aka Ryutopia — the nation's only public theater with a resident dance company....
BASKETBALL
Dec 31, 2013
Five Arrows end 2013 on high note
The Takamatsu Five Arrows closed out 2013 with a positive finish: a 63-50 New Year's Eve triumph over the Niigata Albirex BB.
BASKETBALL
Dec 6, 2013
Sanders guides Shinshu to victory over Niigata
Patrick Sanders scored a game-high 28 points and three teammates reached double figures in scoring as the Shinshu Brave Warriors defeated the Niigata Albirex BB 88-78 on Friday night in their bj-league series opener.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Nov 9, 2013
Stairway to heavenly Haguro
Some of the more interesting spots in Japan are the ones that are not really on the way to anywhere else at all. A sense of remoteness and being firmly off the beaten track lends them a particularly beguiling character.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Nov 3, 2013
Murry leads Niigata past previously unbeaten Toyama
Since playing his first game for the then-expansion Toyama Grouses in 2006, Nile Murry has been one of the bj-league's best all-around players.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Aug 31, 2013
Reds gain ground in J.League title race
Urawa Reds made up ground in the J.League title race with a 1-0 win over Albirex Niigata as front-runners Yokohama F. Marinos and Sanfrecce Hiroshima both lost on Saturday night.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Jul 15, 2013
Tokyo: Which of Japan's many summer firework displays do you recommend?
I think the best fireworks display in Japan is in Nagaoka, Niigata Prefecture. Even though it is not the biggest in Japan, the huge round fireworks let off there are very famous and attract people from all over the place. I'm looking forward to seeing the Nagaoka fireworks this year.

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