Reporting on Koki Kano, Japan's first world champion in an epee fencing individual event,...
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.
During his candid and humorous induction ceremony speech, Ichiro Suzuki shared memories of his...
In the first grand sumo tournament held at IG Arena, 15th-ranked maegashira Kotoshoho secured...
Teenage sprinter Sorato Shimizu ran the boys 100-meter final in 10.0 seconds at the...
Thoughts on the Little League World Series, Ichiro Suzuki's Hall of Fame baseball career...
Reporting on the FIVB Men's Volleyball Nations League and the FIBA Women's Asia Cup...
Guards Yuki Kawamura, Yudai Baba and Keisei Tominaga competed in the NBA Summer League...
With riveting details, longtime reporter Bill Plunkett captured the thrills and challenges faced by...
Reporting on a bear on a golf course, Japan's soccer title in South Korea,...
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...
