Reporting on a bear on a golf course, Japan's soccer title in South Korea,...

Ed Odeven
Ed Odeven is a longtime sports journalist who previously worked for The Japan Times as its chief basketball reporter for nearly 14 years. He also covered a wide range of other sports for the newspaper, including at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and 2012 London Games. A graduate of Arizona State University, Odeven worked for several newspapers in the Grand Canyon State before moving to Japan. He has freelanced for dozens of media outlets around the world.
Ohtani scored the first run in the MLB All-Star Game. After the AL rallied...
Reporting on the 45th Japan-USA Collegiate Baseball Championship Series, the Samurai Blue's success in...
Japanese teenager Tokito Oda now owns a 12-9 head-to-head record against Alfie Hewett. He...
Longtime badminton doubles partners Chiharu Shida and Nami Matsuyama, who teamed up for a...
Reporting on the East Asian men's soccer tourney final round, Masataka Yoshida's 2025 MLB...
With Hoshoryu and Onosato earning promotion to the sport's highest rank, two yokozuna are...
After earning promotion to the second-tier EFL Championship, Birmingham City signed a bevy of...
Ex-Chunichi Dragons starter Shinnosuke Ogasawara was the losing pitcher in a 6-4 defeat to...
Former world No 1 Naomi Osaka lost in the third round at Wimbledon, extending...
Reporting on the Japan women's basketball team, Masataka Yoshida's injury rehab, rising golf star...
After nine meaningful years as the Japan Basketball Association's technical committee chair, Tomoya Higashino...