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PHOENIX MERCURY

Aces center A'ja Wilson celebrates with teammates after Las Vegas won the WNBA championship on Friday in Phoenix.
BASKETBALL
Oct 11, 2025
A¡¯ja Wilson pours in 31 as Aces complete WNBA Finals sweep of Mercury
Wilson went 7-of-21 from the floor but 17-of-19 from the free throw line and added nine rebounds, four assists, three blocked shots in the win.
WNBA Commissionner Cathy Engelbert speaks during the WNBA Draft in New York on April 14.
BASKETBALL
Oct 4, 2025
WNBA commissioner vows to ¡®do better¡¯ after Collier criticism
The dispute comes at a pivotal moment for the 29-year-old league, with its collective bargaining agreement set to expire on Oct. 31.
Phoenix Mercury guard Diana Taurasi in action against the Indiana Fever at Footprint Center on June 30, 2024
BASKETBALL
Feb 26, 2025
Mercury and Team USA icon Diana Taurasi retires after 20 seasons
Taurasi is a three-time WNBA champion, two-time Finals MVP and the league¡¯s all-time leading scorer.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
May 21, 2023
¡®Day of joy¡¯ as freed Brittney Griner makes WNBA return
Griner, who was released by Russia as part of a prisoner swap last year, made her first appearance in a WNBA game in 579 days as the Phoenix Mercury faced the Los Angeles Sparks.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Feb 22, 2023
Brittney Griner signs deal to return to Phoenix Mercury
The two-time Olympic gold medalist and eight-time WNBA All-Star was released last December in a prisoner swap with Russia in exchange for arms dealer Viktor Bout.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Feb 20, 2023
Brittney Griner signs one-year deal with Mercury
Brittney Griner, who was imprisoned in Russia for nearly 10 months last year, has signed a one-year deal with the Phoenix Mercury, according to multiple reports Sunday.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
Dec 21, 2022
Suns owner Robert Sarver agrees on $4 billion sale to financier
Sarver said last September he would sell the team after being banned by the NBA for a year and fined $10 million for racist and misogynist remarks and workplace bullying.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
Sep 22, 2022
Embattled Phoenix Suns owner Robert Sarver to sell NBA and WNBA clubs
Sarver¡¯s decision was welcomed by NBA commissioner Adam Silver as well as Sarver¡¯s co-owners and the NBA Players¡¯ Association.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Aug 6, 2022
Brittney Griner prison sentence sparks show of solidarity and calls for U.S. to act
Phoenix Mercury and Connecticut Sun players observed 42 seconds of silence before their game on Thursday in solidarity with WNBA star Brittney Griner after she was sentenced to nine years in prison in Russia.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Apr 26, 2016
Gaines gets to work with Japan¡¯s women¡¯s hoop team
Japan¡¯s Olympic-bound women¡¯s national basketball team has entered its second training camp in Tokyo, with Phoenix Suns assistant Corey Gaines as a guest coach.
Japan weighs regulating Pokemon cards amid trading mania
A Pokemon event is held in Jakarta on July 11
Japan to set up expert working group on accepting foreign nationals
Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara (second from left) addresses a meeting of ministers responsible for policies concerning foreign residents, held at the Prime Minister's Office on Friday.
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.
Inside Toho Archive¡¯s mission to save Japan¡¯s cinematic memory
The goal of restoration is not to artificially upscale but to return the film to the condition it was in ¡°the very first day it appeared in the world,¡± says Nobushige Toshima, president and sales division manager of Toho Archive.
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.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo¡¯s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo¡¯s ¡®stadium of desire¡¯

Longform

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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