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RYUKYU GOLDEN KINGS

BASKETBALL
May 10, 2014
Ryukyu thrashes Hamamatsu in Game 1
The Ryukyu Golden Kings resembled a demolition crew on Saturday afternoon.
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
May 8, 2014
West powers Ryukyu, Kyoto favored in second round
Since rising to elite status and winning a championship in the 2008-09 campaign in their second season of existence, the Ryukyu Golden Kings have been a perennial threat to win it all.
BASKETBALL
Apr 27, 2014
Golden Kings finish regular season in style
The Ryukyu Golden Kings shattered their own league record for victories in the regular season, and the Toyama Grouses tied the old mark on an action-packed Sunday, the final day of the bj-league's ninth season.
BASKETBALL
Apr 17, 2014
Ryukyu's Burns garners league accolade
Draelon Burns played an integral role in the Ryukyu Golden Kings' splendid 24-2 record in home games this season.
BASKETBALL
Apr 12, 2014
Golden Kings take down Phoenix
The Ryukyu Golden Kings' high-powered offense was rolling on all cylinders on Saturday night.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Mar 30, 2014
Ryukyu's 22-game home winning streak ends in loss to Oita
The Ryukyu Golden Kings dropped their first home game of the season on Oct. 12. What followed was an epic winning streak in Okinawa.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Mar 23, 2014
Ryukyu improves to 15-5 on road, sweeps Nara
The Ryukyu Golden Kings have the league's stingiest defense this season, allowing 68.0 points a game.
BASKETBALL
Mar 14, 2014
Ryukyu outlasts West rival Fukuoka in OT
The Ryukyu Golden Kings ended the Rizing Fukuoka's five-game winning streak on Friday, handing the hosts an 80-74 defeat in overtime.
BASKETBALL
Mar 13, 2014
Fukuoka wins fifth straight
The Rizing Fukuoka rolled to their fifth consecutive win on Thursday night, beating Western Conference-leading Ryukyu Golden Kings 74-64 in the bj-league series opener.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Mar 2, 2014
Ryukyu books spot in playoffs for sixth straight season
The Ryukyu Golden Kings clinched their sixth consecutive playoff berth on Saturday, beating the host Shimane Susanoo Magic 79-64.
BASKETBALL
Feb 21, 2014
Namizato returns to Ryukyu Golden Kings
The Ryukyu Golden Kings have bolstered their backcourt by signing guard Narito Namizato, it was announced Friday.
BASKETBALL
Feb 1, 2014
Pomare, Iwate sail past Ryukyu in OT
Gyno Pomare delivered a splendid performance for the Iwate Big Bulls on Saturday evening.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Jan 22, 2014
Akita, Ryukyu a cut above at halfway point of season
With the eighth annual All-Star Game slated for Sunday afternoon in Akita, it's an appropriate time to take a look at highs and lows of the season's first half.
BASKETBALL
Jan 14, 2014
Golden Kings roll past Five Arrows at home
The Ryukyu Golden Kings have a superb home-court advantage in Okinawa. The team's rabid, rowdy fans always make that possible, and are among the bj-league's team attendance leaders season after season.
BASKETBALL
Jan 3, 2014
Ryukyu hands Saitama 19th consecutive defeat
The Ryukyu Golden Kings outscored the Saitama Broncos by 14 points in the first 10 minutes of Friday afternoon's bj-league game. That set the tone for what followed, and they were never seriously threatened the rest of the way.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Dec 25, 2013
Ryukyu not missing a beat with Okinawan Isa at helm
The Ryukyu Golden Kings' sustained excellence is the gift that keeps on giving for the team's rabid fans.
BASKETBALL
Dec 21, 2013
Aomori slams door on Ryukyu's 12-game winning streak
The Aomori Wat's recorded the biggest victory in franchise history on Saturday night, beating the Ryukyu Golden Kings 72-70 and ending the Western Conference powerhouse's 12-game winning streak.
BASKETBALL
Dec 14, 2013
Ryukyu triumphs over Osaka in overtime
The shots weren't falling and their overall game was not a thing of beauty, not a well-choreographed artistic production.
BASKETBALL
Dec 7, 2013
Ryukyu outlasts ex-coach Toyama, Nara in OT
Former Ryukyu Golden Kings coach Koto Toyama faced his old team on Saturday for the first time since he was fired in May after leading the Okinawan powerhouse to a league-record 42-win season that didn't include a trip to the Final Four.
BASKETBALL
Nov 23, 2013
Ryukyu rolls on all cylinders against Hamamatsu
The Ryukyu Golden Kings boosted their championship hopes by signing Draelon Burns earlier this month, and the DePaul University product has made a seamless transition to the Western Conference powerhouse.
U.S. aircraft carrier returns to Japan carrying navy’s ‘most capable fighter’
U.S. 7th Fleet Commander Vice Adm. Fred Kacher speaks to reporters shortly after the arrival of aircraft carrier USS George Washington at Yokosuka naval base in Kanagawa Prefecture on Friday.
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.
Japan approves ¥21.9 trillion stimulus plan
The policy chiefs of the Democratic Party for the People, Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito — Makoto Hamaguchi (left), Itsunori Onodera (center) and Mitsunari Okamoto — shake hands after reaching an agreement on an economic stimulus package on Wednesday.
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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.
Shohei Ohtani wins National League MVP award
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The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
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Around a quarter of Japan married couples in their 20s met through dating apps
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