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DAVID STERN

Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
Apr 16, 2023
Michael Jordan was an activist after all
On the first road trip of his NBA career, in the fall of 2001, Etan Thomas looked out the window of the Washington Wizards¡¯ team bus and was stunned by the massing crowd around the hotel.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Feb 15, 2019
Stern says Kaepernick would have job in NBA
Colin Kaepernick, the quarterback whose NFL career was cut short after he knelt in protest during the national anthem, would still have a job if he were a basketball player, according to former NBA commissioner David Stern.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League / HOOP SCOOP
Oct 27, 2018
Patrick Baumann¡¯s profound impact on basketball will live on
Global basketball is a far-flung enterprise with 213 national federations and complexities that don¡¯t easily mesh into a single entity. Successful leaders, especially at the top, are vital to create meaningful bonds, improve governance and deal with problems.
BASKETBALL / NBA / NBA REPORT
Nov 8, 2016
Looking back at Magic Johnson¡¯s stunning HIV announcement 25 years later
Sports is fun, and sports is games. But it can often be so much more than just fun and games, the toy store of the real world. Sometimes it can be the leader of society, and not just its weather vane, not the remnant Of the public¡¯s conventional wisdom but the leader in societal change for the better....
SPORTS / NOTES ON A SCORECARD
May 27, 2014
Mao makes right choice in deciding to take year off
¡°The feeling here is that she would be better served by taking a year off ¡ª like Vancouver Olympic champion Kim Yu Na did ¡ª to recharge her batteries before making such a huge choice. Perhaps some time away will let her gain some perspective.¡±
BASKETBALL / NBA / NBA REPORT
Feb 4, 2014
Stern retires as pro sports¡¯ best commissioner ever
David Stern left his job, his passion really, as NBA commissioner last Saturday after 30 years as the league¡¯s top executive.
Japan weighs regulating Pokemon cards amid trading mania
A Pokemon event is held in Jakarta on July 11
Head of Swiss euthanasia firm dies after collapsing while ascending Mount Fuji
Around 200,000 people typically scale the 3,776 meter Mount Fuji each year.
Indian brothers make manga debut in Japan
Two Indian brothers made their manga debut in Japan with "Kung Fu Kung Fool" ¡ª an action-comedy series that follows the adventures of a notorious thief and a young boy.
Japan scientists identify clusters of protein believed to trigger Alzheimer¡¯s disease
A team of researchers said they found a ¡°seed¡± that accelerates the amyloid beta accumulation process in the brain, naming it ¡°Peak 1 amyloid beta,¡± as seen in a mouse's brain.
A perfect storm: Kaze Fujii fans flock to Fuji Rock
Okayama-born singer-songwriter Kaze Fujii has carved out a distinctive place in Japanese pop since his major-label debut in 2019.
The sci-fi sensibilities of electronic trio Black Boboi
Black Boboi was formed in 2018 when solo artists Julia Shortreed, Utena Kobayashi and Ermhoi came together under Kobayashi¡¯s newly founded label, Bindividual.
A perfect storm: Kaze Fujii fans flock to Fuji Rock
Okayama-born singer-songwriter Kaze Fujii has carved out a distinctive place in Japanese pop since his major-label debut in 2019.
Can Japanese comedy get laughs in English? Yoshimoto Kogyo lets the jokes rip
Wes-P has millions of followers and his viral clips made him recognizable out of Japan.
The 180-day locals: Life on Japan¡¯s digital nomad visa
Christopher Flinn works remotely from Tokyo earlier this month. Japan issued 646 digital nomad visas in 2025, but tourism officials are hoping to increase that figure in the coming years, with Japan's relatively cheap cost of living and the weak yen seen as potential draws for young professionals.
Japan reveals hint of new defense spending target in fiscal blueprint
The Self-Defense Forces' Type 16 mobile combat vehicle fires during a joint live-fire drill with U.S. Marines as part of the annual Resolute Dragon exercises in Yufu, Oita Prefecture, on June 28.

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