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YAO MING

A worker removes a promotional banner from a building for an NBA preseason game in Shanghai in October 2019. The NBA returns to the lucrative Chinese market this week after a six-year absence.
BASKETBALL / NBA
Oct 8, 2025
NBA back in China after six-year absence sparked by democracy tweet
The Brooklyn Nets and the Phoenix Suns will play sold-out games on Friday and Sunday in Macao, a special administrative region of China.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
Jun 26, 2022
China still searching for next Yao Ming, 20 years after NBA debut
The prospect of another Chinese player approaching the former center¡¯s achievements seems even less likely, with the league mired in simmering tensions between Beijing and Washington.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Jan 18, 2022
Yao Ming says he and Peng Shuai ¡®chatted merrily¡¯ at event last month
The former NBA star did not comment on the controversy that flared up last year after Peng appeared to allege that a former vice premier had sexually assaulted her in the past.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / HOOP SCOOP
Sep 20, 2019
Spain¡¯s superior teamwork produced glorious results at FIBA World Cup
Maybe 13 is a lucky number after all.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
Feb 24, 2017
Hill has high hopes for Yao in new role as CBA president
Longtime NBA coach Bob Hill welcomed Yao Ming¡¯s unanimous appointment this week as the Chinese Basketball Association¡¯s new president.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Aug 7, 2015
China awarded 2019 FIBA World Cup
China will host the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup, the sport¡¯s global governing body announced on Friday night in Tokyo.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Aug 6, 2015
China, Philippines vying to host 2019 FIBA World Cup
Before the start of the three-day FIBA Central Board meeting on Friday, the Japan Basketball Association hosted a welcome party for the sport¡¯s executives at a Tokyo hotel. The dignitaries included FIBA president Horacio Muratore and FIBA secretary general Patrick Baumann on Thursday night.
OLYMPICS / OLYMPIC NOTEBOOK
Aug 9, 2014
Legacy of 1984 Olympics still growing strong
What will be the legacy of the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics?
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.

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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