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SHIGA LAKESTARS

Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
Oct 1, 2016
Golden Kings outshine Lakestars for first B. League triumph
After ushering in the B. League's inaugural season with the opening series on Sept. 22-23 against the Alvark Tokyo at Yoyogi National Gymnasium, the Ryukyu Golden Kings were still searching for their first victory this weekend.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / HOOP SCOOP
Jul 9, 2016
Nonstop growth, inept management were constant problems throughout the bj-league's 11 seasons
Second in a two-part series
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
May 8, 2016
Hannaryz punch ticket to Final Four with win over Lakestars
After seeing their streak of three consecutive Final Four appearances halted by the Shiga Lakestars last season, the Kyoto Hannaryz avenged that series defeat over the weekend.
BASKETBALL
May 7, 2016
Toyama stages fourth-quarter comeback against Iwate, wins 12th straight
The red-hot Toyama Grouses collected their 12th straight victory on Saturday, a wild 70-61 home triumph over the Iwate Big Bulls in the Eastern Conference semifinal series opener.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
May 5, 2016
Playoff action heats up with conference semifinals
Eight teams remain in the hunt for the 11th and final bj-league title.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
May 1, 2016
Conference semifinals set after opening weekend of bj-league playoff action
With one action-packed weekend of playoff games in the books, the number of title-chasing teams is now down to eight.
BASKETBALL
Apr 30, 2016
Mavunga scores 40 in Shiga's playoff-opening OT triumph over Hamamatsu
The Shiga Lakestars, vying to return to the Final Four for the second straight season, held off the defending champion Hamamatsu Higashimikawa Phoenix on Saturday, winning 96-94 in overtime.
BASKETBALL
Mar 20, 2016
Surging Lakestars take care of business against Bambitious
After consecutive defeats to the rival Kyoto Hannaryz on Feb. 20 and 21, the Shiga Lakestars have quietly strung together an eight-game winning streak.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / HOOP SCOOP
Feb 20, 2016
Arnold’s game remains all about the team
Watching a pure shooter, when the shots are falling like raindrops during a summer storm, is a picture of pure art.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Feb 18, 2016
Akita in position for another trip to Final Four
The Akita Northern Happinets gained valuable experience as the back-to-back championship runner-up squad the past two seasons, but they didn't fulfill their ultimate goal.
BASKETBALL
Feb 11, 2016
Shiga pounds Hiroshima to complete series sweep
The Shiga Lakestars hammered the Hiroshima Lightning for the second straight day on Thursday, winning an afternoon matinee 98-56.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Dec 24, 2015
Improved play has Fukuoka back in playoff race
There's no magic formula for the Rizing Fukuoka to swiftly climb in the Western Conference standings.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Dec 10, 2015
Sendai, Shiga capitalize on strong road records
Due to the format that has been in place since the league's inception in 2005 — back-to-back games on consecutive days against the same foe, and almost always at the same venue — an atrocious road record spells trouble for any team.
BASKETBALL
Dec 4, 2015
Mavunga lifts Shiga past Tokyo
Power forward Julian Mavunga had 36 points and 14 rebounds and Masahiro Kano made six steals to propel the Shiga Lakestars to a 73-63 victory over the Tokyo Cinq Reves on Friday night in the bj-league.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Nov 19, 2015
Johnson rips Shiga management after release
After being shown the door following just 12 games with the Shiga Lakestars, 2014-15 regular-season MVP Kejuan Johnson reflected on the team's decision.
BASKETBALL
Nov 17, 2015
Lakestars terminate contract of former league MVP Johnson
The Shiga Lakestars released star guard Kejuan Johnson on Tuesday, two days after he scored a season-low one point.
BASKETBALL
Nov 9, 2015
Samuraiz score victory over Lakestars
The Kanazawa Samuraiz climbed above .500 with a series-opening, 83-64 victory over the Shiga Lakestars on Saturday.
BASKETBALL
Oct 16, 2015
Lakestars roll past Rizing
The Shiga Lakestars relied on a standout trio to ignite them to a series-opening 77-61 road victory over the Rizing Fukuoka on Friday.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Jul 30, 2015
Lakestars land MVP Johnson
After reaching the Final Four for the first time in franchise history in May, the Shiga Lakestars are tweaking their roster.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
May 23, 2015
Happinets ride strong second half into bj-league final
The Akita Northern Happinets dominated the second half against the Iwate Big Bulls, turning a tie game into a convincing victory.
Two of America’s biggest debt holders are dumping Treasurys
The U.S. Treasury building in Washington. Investors in Japan and China sold a pile of U.S. debt in the last quarter, just before the U.S. presidential election.
Tokyo Metro’s overseas efforts begin in earnest with London deal
Tokyo Metro will soon have a role in the running of London's Elizabeth Line, a major train route serving the U.K.’s capital city and environs.
Russia fired experimental ballistic missile at Ukraine, Putin says
Ukrainian firefighters work on a spot following an airstrike in Dnipro on Thursday.
Ex-yokozuna Kitanofuji dies at 82
Yokozuna Kitanofuji enters the ring during the May 1970 grand sumo tournament in Tokyo.
Man charged with murder allegedly made victim date other men for money
A car carrying suspect Ryotaro Masuda, who was indicted for allegedly beating his 25-year-old girlfriend to death, leaves the Shibuya Police Station in Tokyo on Thursday.
Shohei Ohtani wins National League MVP award
Shohei Ohtani celebrates after hitting a three-run home run against the Padres during the National League Division Series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles last month.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”
Around a quarter of Japan married couples in their 20s met through dating apps
A survey released by an organization promoting “Good Couples Day” shows that 24% of couples in their 20s met their marriage partner through a dating app.
'Tokyo Swindlers': Get deep into the minds of real estate con artists
In Ko Shinjo's "Tokyo Swindlers," a group of con artists manipulates real estate giants into falsified deals within the highly competitive, quick market.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.

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