Third-seeded Hayata lost the opening game before seizing control by winning the next three...
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.
Weeks before the start of his sixth NBA season, Rui Hachimura sustained an injury...
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Murao was bidding to become the first Japanese to claim the Olympic title in...
In a four-point overtime loss, Japan displayed toughness and grit against France, nearly pulling...
The two-time world champion fell to South Korean 16th-seeded opponent Sebin Choi, ending her...
Japan, which earned the silver medal in the Olympic basketball tournament three years ago...
French sensation Leon Marchand shattered the Olympic record in the 400 IM en route...
On the same day that Hifumi Abe won his second Olympic gold medal, sister...
Unforced errors were a pivotal factor in Osaka's straight-sets defeat to Angelique Kerber in...
Three-time world champion Natsumi Tsunoda relied on experience and self-assurance to earn Japan's 500th...
The gymnastics star fell short of his goal of advancing to the Olympic final....
The surging Mets won their fifth straight game, but the team's mood was dampened...
