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Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
Mar 9, 2018
Second-division powerhouse Northern Happinets overpower Orange Vikings for 15th straight victory
The B2 title-chasing Akita Northern Happinets collected their 15th consecutive victory on Friday night.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League / B. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Jan 25, 2018
Toyama bouncing back from dismal season
Looking at where they are projected to finish this season, several squads can be described as turnaround teams.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League / B. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Dec 28, 2017
Lakestars' Narito Namizato one of top talents at ball distribution
The art of the pass isn't in vogue like rapid-fire 3-point shooting at any juncture, but there are a number of gifted ball-distribution artists in the B. League. And like Christmas cards, it's the gift that keeps on giving.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Nov 8, 2017
Talented Naoki Uto ready to grab long-awaited national team chance
With his exceptional height and confidence, Naoki Uto could add a new dimension to the Japan men's national basketball team.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
Nov 4, 2017
Balanced scoring powers Albirex past Grouses
The Niigata Albirex BB's offense performed at a high level on Saturday.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
Oct 21, 2017
Dexter Pittman, Naoki Uto give Grouses a big boost in victory over Hannaryz
Dexter Pittman scored nine of his 15 points in the fourth quarter and rising star Naoki Uto contributed 28 points and 10 assists as the Toyama Grouses topped the visiting Kyoto Hannaryz 93-92 on Saturday night.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
Oct 7, 2017
Grouses withstand Storks' spirited fourth-quarter rally, improve to 2-1
The Toyama Grouses held off the pesky Nishinomiya Storks in the fourth quarter on Saturday night, clinging to a slim lead down the stretch in a 72-68 series-opening victory.
Japan Times
JAPAN / KANSAI PERSPECTIVE
Jul 23, 2017
Toyama embarks on compact redesign to foil natural disasters, depopulation at same time
Since early July, floods and landslides caused by heavy rain have forced tens of thousands of people from Kyushu to Tohoku to evacuate, with nearly three dozen deaths confirmed in western Japan. The financial damage to Oita Prefecture alone now stands at over ¥20 billion, prefectural officials announced...
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
Jul 11, 2017
Nash reflects on memorable time as Toyama coach
Bob Nash's passion for basketball is as visible as a Hawaiian rainbow on a clear day.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League / B. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Jun 29, 2017
Coaching changes spawn diverse mix in leadership ranks
With the movement of coaches this offseason in the first and second divisions, a new-look leadership melting pot is forming for the 2017-18 season.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League / B. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Jun 8, 2017
Takeno retires, stays with Storks as assistant coach
Injuries took their toll on Nishinomiya Storks co-captain Akitomo Takeno over the past several years.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / TELLING LIVES
May 31, 2017
Puppeteer pulls the strings from the sticks of Toyama, with a point to prove
From Toyama to schools far and wide, Jack Lee Randall lives his lesson — that art can thrive wherever people are.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 28, 2017
Nuclear storage crisis grows as reactor restarts continue
More than six years after the March 11, 2011, Tohoku quake, tsunami, and triple meltdown at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, Japan is accelerating efforts to restart as many reactors as it possibly can. Four have been revived so far, and Kansai Electric Power Co. plans to restart the Takahama...
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LIFE / Food & Drink
Apr 29, 2017
Sushi Jin: Self-taught master serves only the freshest fare
Toyama Bay boasts some of the very best seafood in Japan. Thanks to its unique geology — it's one of the deepest bays in the country and is fed with snowmelt flowing directly from some of Japan's highest peaks — it is home to an abundance of marine life forms, some of them rarely found elsewhere....
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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