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KENICHI SAKO

BASKETBALL
Mar 31, 2021
Kenichi Sako elected to FIBA Hall of Fame
The former national team player and current Akatsuki Five assistant coach will join 11 other basketball luminaries when their 2020 class is inducted on June 18.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Aug 27, 2019
Pistons coach Dwane Casey says guard play will be key for Japan at FIBA World Cup
Historically, the Japan men¡¯s national basketball team has had limited opportunities to compete on the global stage.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League / B. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Nov 30, 2017
Cumulative stats tell big part of story
There are 12 categories of traditional team statistics that the B. League religiously charts and distributes to the media.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Jun 23, 2017
Prolific winner Sako, a JBL legend, joins national team coaching staff
The Japan Basketball Association announced on Friday that former star guard Kenichi Sako has been hired as an assistant coach for the men¡¯s national team.
BASKETBALL / B. League
Jun 23, 2017
Andrisevic named new Hiroshima Dragonflies coach
Jamie Andrisevic, who served as an assistant coach for the Kyoto Hannaryz last season, has been hired as the new bench boss of the Hiroshima Dragonflies, the B. League second-division squad announced Friday.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
May 28, 2017
B-Corsairs beat Dragonflies to maintain first-division status
The Yokohama B-Corsairs successfully survived the humiliating prospect of demotion to the second division in the B. League¡¯s inaugural season with a 74-53 victory over the Hiroshima Dragonflies in the promotion/demotion game at Yoyogi National Gymnasium on Sunday afternoon.
BASKETBALL
Jan 13, 2017
Japan hoop legend Kohama dead at 84
Mototaka Kohama, affectionately known as the ¡°Godfather of Japanese basketball,¡± died on Thursday. He was 84.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Jan 20, 2014
¡®Mr. Basketball¡¯ back on court in new role
Putting his honorable nickname behind him, Kenichi Sako is beginning a new adventure, though it may not proceed as smoothly as it did when he was a player.
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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For many people, utility poles and power lines have become such a familiar part of Japan¡¯s landscape that they often go unnoticed.
Why Japan¡¯s utility poles won¡¯t be disappearing anytime soon
By Alex K.T. Martin

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