Makoto Ito and Suzuka Maeda scored a pair of late goals to lift Smile...
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.
Reporting on 1956 Olympic skiing hero Chiharu Igaya, the final roster pick for Japan's...
Tom Hovasse guided both the men's and women's national squads over the past decade....
In Italy, after its solid 18-medal haul at the Beijing Olympics, Japan is aiming...
In 2024, Natsumi Tsunoda captured Japan's first medal at the Paris Olympics, winning the...
MVP Ryunosuke Sato led the title-winning squad with four goals in the U23 Asian...
Reporting on Shohei Ohtani giving a speech in English in NYC, Aonishiki's thoughts on...
Rising star Aonishiki, competing in his first tourney as an ozeki, secured the New...
Figure skater Sakamoto, who is retiring later this year, says she also aims to...
After earning gold in the normal hill and a silver in the large hill...
Reporting on the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament, Hideki Matsuyama's first golf tourney of...
MVP Tanaka scored a team-high 29 points, including nine 3-pointers, in the 2026 B.League...
