NPB star Kazuma Okamoto of the Yomiuri Giants and Seiya Watanabe of the Seibu...

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.
Sharing the latest on Hideki Matsuyama at the Masters in Augusta, new NPB win...
Seven J.League teams are separated by two points at the top of the standings....
An accomplished power hitter, Tony Blanco was a four-time NPB All-Star and won home...
Keita Tosaki rode Danon Decile to victory and Cristian Demuro won aboard Soul Rush,...
Pitching five scoreless innings against the Miami Marlins, Kodai Senga played a pivotal role...
The proposed showdown at Tokyo Dome would be "the most exciting bout between Japanese...
On a visit to The American School in Japan, Damar Hamlin teamed up with...
Shohei Ohtani is giving the Dodgers a spark at the top of the lineup,...
Yuya Yoshida and Ryota Kondo were picked for the men's marathon in September, and...
Shohei Ohtani's first MLB games in Japan and the Tokyo Series opener between starters...
After missing 12 games with a knee injury, Rui Hachimura is back, and the...