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SHIGA

BASKETBALL
Mar 6, 2015
Fukuoka comeback falls short against Shiga
A slow start spelled trouble for the Rizing Fukuoka on Friday night.
BASKETBALL
Mar 5, 2015
Hot 3-point shooting carries Shiga past Fukuoka
Led by a trio of 3-point shooting specialists, the visiting Shiga Lakestars halted the Rizing Fukuoka's three-game winning streak on Thursday night, winning the bj-league series opener 95-93.
BASKETBALL / ONE-ON-ONE WITH ...
Jan 27, 2015
Shiga's Woodbury embraces pursuit of excellence
The Japan Times features periodic interviews with players in the bj-league. Terrance Woodbury of the Shiga Lakestars is the subject of this week's profile.
BASKETBALL
Jan 18, 2015
Lakestars halt Phoenix's win streak at 15
All streaks eventually come to an end.
BASKETBALL
Jan 10, 2015
Lakestars triumph over Bambitious
The Shiga Lakestars clicked on offense in their series opener against the Bambitious Nara on Saturday night.
BASKETBALL
Nov 15, 2014
Hamamatsu prevails against Kyoto; West race tightens up
The Hamamatsu Higashimikawa Phoenix have created a logjam at the top of the Western Conference on Saturday.
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Oct 16, 2014
Okada making impact for unbeaten Shiga
Yu Okada has spent nearly a decade now knocking down jump shots for a paycheck.
BASKETBALL
Oct 11, 2014
Shiga outplays Gunma in first bj-league contest for ex-NBA coach Parker, center Ely
Longtime NBA assistant coach Charlie Parker and big man Melvin Ely, the 12th overall pick in the 2002 NBA Draft, made their bj-league regular-season debuts on Saturday.
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Oct 2, 2014
Key questions entering 10th season
Japan's first men's pro basketball circuit tips off its 10th season with 10 games on Saturday.
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Aug 14, 2014
Shiga brings in veteran Parmer to boost bid for title
Versatile forward Jeff Parmer has been one of the bj-league's most consistent winners during his four seasons in the fledgling circuit.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Aug 7, 2014
Aomori warns foreign players about fraudulent agents
Despite having a collection of 80-plus import players for all recent seasons and the fact that 30 foreign-born head coaches, including one (Howie Landa) who never coached in the preseason or regular season, have been hired since the league's first game was played in 2005, there's no information on the...
Japan Times
JAPAN / KANSAI PERSPECTIVE
Jul 27, 2014
Self-defense less collective at local level
After the Shiga gubernatorial election earlier this month, in which Taizo Mikazuki, the hand-picked successor to former Gov. Yukiko Kada, defeated the ruling coalition's candidate, certain media agencies and pundits suggested that collective self-defense had no impact on the race.
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 18, 2014
Recent votes suggest local dissatisfaction with LDP growing
The conservative Liberal Democratic Party seems unassailable at the national level, but leader Shinzo Abe's actions are causing a backlash that could hurt the LDP in local elections.
EDITORIALS
Jul 15, 2014
The blowback from Shiga
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe should realize that the defeat of the Liberal Democratic Party-backed candidate in the Shiga gubernatorial election Sunday is part of the price his administration pays for pushing to widen the scope of Japan's military role without seeking a mandate from voters.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 14, 2014
LDP candidate flounders in Shiga governor race
In a blow to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and the ruling coalition, Shiga voters chose as their next governor Taizo Mikazuki, the designated successor to Yukiko Kada, over a candidate heavily backed by the Liberal Democratic Party and New Komeito.
BASKETBALL
Jul 11, 2014
Retired Shiga Lakestars big man Gomez begins new career in coaching
Veteran forward Dionisio Gomez announced his retirement last week, ending a pro basketball career that began in 2003 in the USBL.
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 25, 2014
Shiga governor race to hinge on public works, reactors
The race for the July 13 Shiga gubernatorial election will kick off Thursday with three candidates vying to replace Yukiko Kada, with the campaign expected to focus on public works spending and how to cope with nuclear reactors in neighboring Fukui Prefecture.

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