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B. League
Lakers forward Rui Hachimura (left) celebrates with center Deandre Ayton after scoring the game-winning basket against the Raptors at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto.
BASKETBALL
Rui Hachimura beats Raptors at buzzer as LeBron's scoring streak ends
LeBron James set up the winning basket with his 11th assist of the game, finishing with eight points to end his streak of 1,297 consecutive games with double figures in scoring.
Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo goes down with an injury against the Detroit Pistons at Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee on Wednesday.
BASKETBALL / NBA
Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo out two to four weeks with calf strain
Antetokounmpo underwent an MRI after sustaining an injury during the first quarter of the Bucks' 113-109 win over the visiting Detroit Pistons on Wednesday.
Clippers guard Chris Paul brings the ball up the court during a game against the Mavericks on Nov. 29.
BASKETBALL / NBA
Clippers release veteran All-Star Chris Paul in late-night move
The Clippers (5-16) informed Paul of his release in Atlanta, where the club snapped a five-game losing skid on Wednesday night.

B. League

Members of Utsunomiya Brex celebrate their victory at Yokohama Arena on Tuesday.
B. League
Utsunomiya Brex clinch record third B. League title in decisive Game 3
The victory marked Utsunomiya's first title in three seasons and came just months after the death of head coach Kevin Braswell.
B. League
Basketball bust-ups threaten ambitious 91²Ö¿â hoop dreams
By Andrew MCKIRDY
B. League
Jets signs former NBA player Yuta Watanabe for upcoming season
By Jessica Speed
B. League
'Mr. Incredible' and Japan¡¯s improbable bid to compete with the NBA
By Peter Elstrom
B. League
B. League sets standards for entry to new top flight in 2026-27
By Kaz Nagatsuka
B. League
SeaHorses' Kosuke Kanamaru takes home first B. League MVP award
By Kaz Nagatsuka
B. League
Ryusei Shinoyama not sure if constant roster shuffling is good for B. League
By Kaz Nagatsuka

NBA

Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo goes down with an injury against the Detroit Pistons at Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee on Wednesday.
NBA
Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo out two to four weeks with calf strain
Antetokounmpo underwent an MRI after sustaining an injury during the first quarter of the Bucks' 113-109 win over the visiting Detroit Pistons on Wednesday.
NBA
Clippers release veteran All-Star Chris Paul in late-night move
NBA
Knicks book NBA Cup quarterfinal berth as Spurs down Nuggets to advance
NBA
Brandon Ingram's last-second hoop lifts Raptors to 4-0 NBA Cup record
NBA
Chris Paul to retire after current NBA season
NBA
LeBron James practices with Lakers' G League squad
NBA
Mavericks fire unpopular GM Nico Harrison after 3-8 start
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Trump security strategy demands more from Japan while unveiling ¡®burden-sharing network¡¯
U.S. President Donald Trump makes a speech aboard the USS George Washington aircraft carrier during his visit to the U.S. Navy's Yokosuka base in Kanagawa Prefecture on Oct. 28.
Spotlight shines on humanoid robots at Tokyo show
A representative from Noitom Robotics demonstraties remote robot operation at the iREX International Robot Exhibition in Tokyo on Friday.
Japan¡¯s bear-related casualties hit record on escalating attacks
Bear bells are displayed for sale at a souvenir shop at Shirakawa-go, a popular tourist spot and one of Japan's UNESCO World Heritage sites, in the village of Shirakawa, Gifu Prefecture, on Nov. 15.
Suspected ³Ù´Ç°ì³Ü°ù²â¨± masterminds in Tokyo-area robberies arrested
Takuya Saito, 26, is one of four men arrested by Japanese police on Friday on suspicion of masterminding a series of robberies in the Tokyo metropolitan area.
Average price of rice in Japan hits new record high
In the week ended last Sunday, the average price of rice sold at about 1,000 supermarkets across Japan rose by ?23 from the previous week to ?4,335 per 5 kilograms.
Will Takaichi bank on her high approval ratings to call a snap election?
While media polls show a high support rate for Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi¡¯s Cabinet, the support for the LDP is not as great, meaning there¡¯s no guarantee of a coattail effect if a snap poll is called.
¡®Black Box Diaries¡¯ is Shiori Ito¡¯s unflinching case for the truth
¡°Black Box Diaries¡± documents Shiori Ito¡¯s legal case, while also showing her thoughts and feelings through journal style videos she recorded herself.
Kashima or Kashiwa: J. League title chase goes down to the wire
Kashima's Yuma Suzuki (center) takes a shot during a game against Kashiwa in March.
2025 was the year Japan¡¯s box office returned
In 2025, ¡°Demon Slayer¡± and ¡°Kokuho¡± broke box-office records, while films such as ¡°Renoir,¡± A Pale View of the Hills¡± and ¡°Two Strangers, Two Seasons¡± garnered acclaim on the international film festival circuit. The year¡¯s biggest loss was the death of Tatsuya Nakadai, an highly regarded actor who had worked with nearly all of the top directors of Japanese cinema¡¯s postwar golden age.
The key points under discussion on policies affecting foreign nationals
Visitors head to Shirakawago, a popular tourist spot, in Gifu Prefecture in November.

Podcast

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

Longform

Yumi Matsutoya began her decades-long career under her maiden name, Yumi Arai, but Japanese fans might know her better as ¡°Yuming.¡±
Yumi Matsutoya¡¯s human touch in an AI age
By Patrick St. Michel

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