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Yoyogi National Gymnasium
Yoyogi National Gymnasium is an arena in Yoyogi Park, Tokyo, Japan which is famous for its suspension roof design. It was designed by Kenzo Tange and built between 1961 and 1964 to house swimming and...
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Oita basketball asks for donations
The Oita HeatDevils of Japan’s professional basketball league are asking fans to donate money to keep the team in business next season. The team’s owners posted a message on Oita’s official website...
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Basketball college friendly games
A college basketball team from Japan is arriving in Manila on Friday for friendly games with their Philippine counterparts, the Philippine tourism department said Thursday.
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Basketball: Japan's men miss out
Japan missed out on a place in the men's basketball competition at next year's London Olympics after an 86-67 defeat to South Korea in the quarterfinals of the Asian Championship in Wuhan, China on...
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Japan basketball 1st female head coach
A Japanese American woman became the first female head coach in the history of Japan's professional men's basketball league on Thursday. Natalie Nakase, who has experience as a head coach of a women's...
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Shibuya street 'Basketball Street'
Players of the Japan Professional Basketball League parade in a ceremony to name the main street of the Shibuya Center Gai entertainment district in Tokyo ''Basketball Street'' on the street on the...
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Mario Sports Mix release date
Nintendo today announced Feb. 7, 2011 as the release date for it's Nintendo Wii game MARIO SPORTS MIX, which puts Nintendo characters against each other in hockey, basketball, volleyball and...
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Alaska returns basketball washed away by tsunami
A basketball that was washed away in last year's tsunami has been reunited with students at a middle school in Japan. A beachcombing student found the basketball in March on a beach near Craig, Alaska.
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Basketball: Japan drops 53-47 decision to Czech Republic at Olympic qualifier
Japan's women missed a prime opportunity to book an Olympic berth on Friday, falling in a 53-47 decision to the Czech Republic in quarterfinal play at the FIBA Olympic qualifying tournament. With its...
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Basketball: bj League to add 2 teams in 2013
The bj League announced Monday that it will add teams in Aomori and Nara for its 2013-2014 season. The new franchises, neither of which has been named, will bring the number of teams in the league to 22.
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PHOTO : Basketball from Michael Jordan
Photo shows a basketball displayed in the city hall of Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, on July 17, 2012. The ball has an encouraging message from U.S. basketball legend Michael Jordan for children in the...
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Infiniti Donates More than $1 Million to College Basketball Sponsored Charities
For the second year in a row, Coach Matta and the Ohio State Buckeye fans rallied participation to claim victory in the annual Infiniti Coaches' Charity Challenge. Coach Matta's charity, Ronald...
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Infiniti : 48 NCAA Basketball Coaches to Compete in Fourth Annual Infiniti...
Infiniti today announced that it is proud to once again partner with the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC), the NCAA and ESPN to sponsor the “Infiniti Coaches’ Charity Challenge.” Now...
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Acura Launches Official Vehicle of Everything Thrilling Marketing Campaign...
In celebration of the 2014 college basketball tournament, Acura will debut an innovative multi-media marketing campaign featuring the all-new 2015 Acura TLX sports sedan, going on-sale this summer. The...
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Basketball: Togashi signs contract with Mavericks
The Dallas Mavericks announced Wednesday they have signed Japan international point guard Yuki Togashi, who played for Dallas' summer league team this year.
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Japan Basketball Association chief Maruo says new league will launch in 2016...
Despite facing an expected suspension from FIBA, Japan Basketball Association acting president Mitsuru Maruo insisted that the country’s governing body would not stop trying to address and fix its...
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Sports ministry to tackle basketball suspension
The head of Japan's sports ministry says it will work to have the Japan Basketball Association settle its problems so it can be reinstated with the sport's international governing body.
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Japan Basketball Assn board members will resign
The board members of the Japan Basketball Association will resign en mass to deal with an organizational problem they face.The International Basketball Federation, or FIBA, decided late last month to...
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Basketball: FIBA exec Baumann hopes to complete JBA reforms in 6 months
Patrick Baumann, the secretary general of the International Basketball Federation, indicated Wednesday he would like to settle the issues that resulted in the Japan Basketball Association's indefinite...
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Russia in talks to bid for 2023 basketball World Cup
The Russian sports minister said Monday he is in talks with the governing body of basketball for the country to bid to host the 2023 World Cup.
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