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BASKETBALL | Wizards’ Rui Hachimura Named to NBA All-Rookie Second Team
Washington Wizards forward Rui Hachimura was chosen for the NBA All-Rookie Second Team, the league announced on Tuesda
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[JAPAN SPORTS NOTEBOOK] Badminton Olympic Gold Medalist Ayaka Takahashi Retires
The defining moment of Ayaka Takahashi’s badminton career happened four years ago at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics. [&
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[ODDS and EVENS] Wizards’ Rui Hachimura Reflects on Rookie Season, Vows to Keep Getting Better
You’ve got to learn how to walk before you can run. Similarly, as a young player, Rui Hachimura […]
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[JAPAN SPORTS NOTEBOOK] Tennis Calendar Hit Hard by COVID-19 Pandemic
The Rakuten Japan Open, a men’s ATP Tour event, was canceled in June, and the Hana-Cupid Japan Women’s […]
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BASKETBALL | Rui Hachimura shines in Wizards’ first exhibition game of NBA restart
Rookie forward Rui Hachimura and the Washington Wizards played their first exhibition game of the NBA restart at Walt Di
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[ODDS and EVENS] Wizards’ Rui Hachimura Fired Up About NBA Relaunch
Rookie forward Rui Hachimura is focused on his job, serious about what he needs to do to get better. […]
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[Japan Sports Notebook] NBA Relaunch Gives Rui Hachimura, Wizards a Shot at Reaching Playoffs
Rui Hachimura and the Washington Wizards are returning to competition this summer after NBA owners approved a plan [
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Wizards Coach Scott Brooks: Rui Hachimura ‘Had a Great Year’ as a Rookie
Rui Hachimura and the Washington Wizards haven’t played a game since a 122-115 victory over the New York Knicks [&hell
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[Odds and Evens] Here’s My Promise: A Compelling Sports Coverage for JAPAN Forward
I was born seven weeks early in April 1974, and my mother still reminds me about it. “You’ve […]
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2019 in JAPAN Forward Stories: Rugby World Cup and Other ‘Firsts’ in Japanese Sports
As 2019 comes to a close, we at JAPAN Forward are reflecting on the stories that moved Japan this […]
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NBA Draft Rui Hachimura Brings Back Basketball Fever in Japan
Interest in basketball has reached new, unimagined heights in Japan ever since Japanese basketball phenomenon Rui Hachim
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Rui Hachimura Becomes First Japanese NBA Draft
Rui Hachimura on Thursday night, June 20, became the first Japanese player selected in the opening round of the [&hell