After six seasons in the NBA, Yuta Watanabe brings his experience to the title-chasing...
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.
Since he made his MLB Draft League debut in mid-June, Iwate Prefecture native Rintaro...
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Italy outplayed Japan in the volleyball tourney final in Bangkok, while Japan earned its...
