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Iowa guard Caitlin Clark is widely expected to be the No. 1 pick in the WNBA draft on Monday.
BASKETBALL
Apr 15, 2024
Caitlin Clark leads way as top star in intriguing WNBA Draft
The Indiana Fever will — barring an unfathomable change of direction — select Iowa superstar Caitlin Clark with the No. 1 overall pick in the WNBA draft.
Iowa guard Caitlin Clark is expected to be the No. 1 pick in the upcoming WNBA Draft.
BASKETBALL
Apr 11, 2024
Caitlin Clark's impact seen in WNBA's TV plans for upcoming season
The Fever own the No. 1 overall pick in Monday's 2024 WNBA Draft and are widely expected to select Iowa superstar and media sensation Caitlin Clark.
Iowa Hawkeyes guard Caitlin Clark (22) shoots against the South Carolina Gamecocks in Cleveland, Ohio, on Sunday.
BASKETBALL
Apr 9, 2024
'Caitlin Clark Effect' set to transform WNBA
"No one has been able to capture the kind of magic or lightning in a bottle like Caitlin Clark has done," said one academic.
Hawkeyes guard Caitlin Clark celebrates with her teammates after breaking the NCAA's all-time scoring mark in Iowa City, Iowa, on Feb. 15.
BASKETBALL
Mar 1, 2024
Record-setting Iowa star Caitlin Clark to enter WNBA draft
Clark is the all-time NCAA women's college basketball scoring leader.
A friendly between England and the United States drew a crowd of 78,000 at Wembley Stadium on Oct. 7, 2022.
SPORTS
Jul 20, 2023
Women's sports experiencing steady growth in popularity and value
Women's sports are growing in popularity and value. Better yet, that growth is no longer dependent upon quadrennial events like the Olympics or World Cups.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Jul 20, 2023
Women's sports experiencing steady growth in popularity and value
Women's sports are growing in popularity and value. Better yet, that growth is no longer dependent upon quadrennial events like the Olympics or World Cups.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
May 21, 2023
'Day of joy' as freed Brittney Griner makes WNBA return
Griner, who was released by Russia as part of a prisoner swap last year, made her first appearance in a WNBA game in 579 days as the Phoenix Mercury faced the Los Angeles Sparks.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Apr 28, 2023
Brittney Griner vows to fight for others detained abroad
Griner pledged to keep fighting on behalf of people wrongfully detained around the world and said she will not play overseas again.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Apr 12, 2023
Brittney Griner to write book about 'unfathomable' Russian detainment
The memoir will also address the issue of pay inequity for women athletes in the United States, which led Griner to play basketball in Russia during the WNBA off-season.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Apr 11, 2023
Fever select Aliyah Boston with first overall pick of WNBA draft
Indiana hopes the two-time Defensive Player of the Year can lead the franchise to its first playoff appearance since 2016.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Feb 22, 2023
Brittney Griner signs deal to return to Phoenix Mercury
The two-time Olympic gold medalist and eight-time WNBA All-Star was released last December in a prisoner swap with Russia in exchange for arms dealer Viktor Bout.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Feb 20, 2023
Brittney Griner signs one-year deal with Mercury
Brittney Griner, who was imprisoned in Russia for nearly 10 months last year, has signed a one-year deal with the Phoenix Mercury, according to multiple reports Sunday.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Dec 13, 2022
Brittney Griner dunks in first basketball workout since February
The Olympic champion and WNBA star was taken to a U.S. Army base for a medical checkup on Friday after being released from a Russian prison in exchange for arms dealer Viktor Bout.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Dec 9, 2022
Brittney Griner's Olympic coach calls for compassion as WNBA star released
Dawn Staley watched Griner grow from a first overall WNBA draft pick in 2013 to one of the dominant forces in the league.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
Sep 22, 2022
Embattled Phoenix Suns owner Robert Sarver to sell NBA and WNBA clubs
Sarver's decision was welcomed by NBA commissioner Adam Silver as well as Sarver's co-owners and the NBA Players' Association.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Aug 8, 2022
Sue Bird gets rousing sendoff in final regular-season home game
A record crowd of 18,100 turned up to Climate Pledge Arena, chanting 'Thank you, Sue,' as the former No. 1 overall draft pick took a curtain call on her way to the playoffs.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Aug 6, 2022
Brittney Griner prison sentence sparks show of solidarity and calls for U.S. to act
Phoenix Mercury and Connecticut Sun players observed 42 seconds of silence before their game on Thursday in solidarity with WNBA star Brittney Griner after she was sentenced to nine years in prison in Russia.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Aug 5, 2022
Brittney Griner receives nine-year prison sentence in Russia
Griner was found guilty of deliberately bringing cannabis-infused vape cartridges into Russia, a ruling U.S. President Joe Biden called 'unacceptable.'
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 29, 2022
No deal yet with U.S. on Brittney Griner swap for arms dealer, Russia says
Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Wednesday the U.S. has made a 'substantial offer' to Moscow to release American citizens held in Russia.
Japan’s 2024 buzzword of the year urges a reevaluation of past norms
Sadao Abe, who played the role of a time-traveling Showa Era teacher transported to present day in a popular TV drama, receives the 2024 buzzword of the year award for the word "futehodo," the nickname of the series.
Australian says romance scam tricked her into smuggling drugs into Japan
Donna Nelson says her life was turned upside down when she learned that the man she was falling for had tricked her into smuggling 2 kilograms of methamphetamine into Japan.
Trump says will 'block' Nippon Steel from taking over U.S. Steel
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump says he will "block" a planned takeover of U.S. Steel by Nippon Steel.
Japan witnesses warmest fall on record
Hibiya Park in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward on Saturday. Warm weather has delayed the country's autumn foliage season — when tourists flock to see leaves turn vibrant reds and yellows.
South Korea's Yoon backs down after parliament rejects martial law
Soldiers try to enter the National Assembly building in Seoul, after South Korea President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law late Tuesday evening.
Can Japan's scientific community rebound from a Nobel nosedive?
The National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation in Tokyo is a popular place to foster curiosity in the natural sciences.
Europe eyes 'boots on the ground' in Ukraine as possible peace deal option
A serviceman with the Ukrainian Army's 24th mechanized brigade fires a machine gun during an exercise, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in the country's Donetsk region on Friday.
Seven strangers and an algorithm: Can this new dinner app help you make friends?
Timeleft uses an algorithm to match its users with five or six strangers in an effort to prompt “human connection” over dinner at a restaurant. It determines the attendees with the help of a simple personality quiz available when you sign up for the service. 
Don’t worry, you can still use your Japan health insurance card — for now
A My Number card reader at a pediatric clinic in Tokyo. While the government will stop issuing new health insurance cards on Monday, most people will remain unaffected by the move in the short term as existing health insurance cards can still be used for another year.
The Geisha bean is the leading lady of Tokyo's coffee scene
Discovered in the 1930s, the Geisha coffee plant came to worldwide fame in the early 2000s and now represents some of the best coffee on the planet — Tokyo's top cafes included.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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