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Knicks guard Jalen Brunson shoots over the Spurs' Dylan Harper (front left) and Victor Wembanyama during the fourth quarter in Game 1 of the NBA Finals in San Antonio, Texas, on Wednesday.
BASKETBALL / NBA
Jalen Brunson delivers clutch performance as Knicks rally to win Game 1
Brunson scored 13 of his 30 points in the fourth quarter, and the Knicks overcame a 14-point third-quarter deficit.
NBA Commissioner Adam Silver speaks to the media before Game 1 of the NBA Finals in San Antonio on Wednesday.
BASKETBALL / NBA
NBA Commissioner says 2027 launch of NBA Europe remains on track
The league has seen record interest in the proposed competition, and the ?NBA is ?working closely with FIBA on the project.
Knicks guard Jalen Brunson (left) moves the ball while defended by Cavaliers guard Donovan Mitchell in the second quarter during Game 4 of the NBA Eastern Conference finals at Rocket Arena in Cleveland, Ohio, on May 25.
BASKETBALL / NBA
Knicks aim to end 53-year title drought against Spurs in NBA Finals
By Rory Carroll
The Knicks have powered their way to ?their first Finals appearance since 1999, winning 11 straight games and posting a record point differential through ?14 playoff contests.

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 Japan¡¯s 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

Knicks guard Jalen Brunson shoots over the Spurs' Dylan Harper (front left) and Victor Wembanyama during the fourth quarter in Game 1 of the NBA Finals in San Antonio, Texas, on Wednesday.
NBA
Jalen Brunson delivers clutch performance as Knicks rally to win Game 1
Brunson scored 13 of his 30 points in the fourth quarter, and the Knicks overcame a 14-point third-quarter deficit.
NBA
NBA Commissioner says 2027 launch of NBA Europe remains on track
NBA
Knicks aim to end 53-year title drought against Spurs in NBA Finals
By Rory Carroll
NBA
Stephen Curry signs long-term sneaker deal with China¡¯s Li-Ning
NBA
Spurs¡¯ Victor Wembanyama eyes realization of ¡¯childhood dream¡¯ in NBA Finals
NBA
Spurs dethrone Thunder on road in Game 7 to reach NBA Finals
NBA
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Thunder get past Spurs, level series 1-1
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A bleak prognosis for Japan¡¯s demographic future
Japan¡¯s population decline continues to accelerate despite some modest positive signs, highlighting the need for broader social, economic and cultural changes to raise the birth rate.
How Japan created its naphtha supply bottleneck
Japan received 93% of its oil via the Strait of Hormuz prior to the Feb. 28 start of the Iran war.
Japan likely sold Treasurys to fund yen intervention
Vice Finance Minister for International Affairs Atsushi Mimura speaks to reporters in Tokyo on May 1 following reports of Japan's possible intervention in the currency market.
Is an honorable U.S. surrender to Iran inevitable?
An F/A-18E Super Hornet launches from the USS Abraham Lincoln in the Arabian Sea on Feb. 15, shortly before the start of hostilities on Feb. 28.
J-pop group Arashi takes its final bow at Tokyo Dome
J-pop group Arashi ended its long career with a final nationwide tour and the last concert took place in Tokyo on May 31.
How Japan created its naphtha supply bottleneck
Japan received 93% of its oil via the Strait of Hormuz prior to the Feb. 28 start of the Iran war.
¡®Fujiko¡¯ transforms a mother¡¯s resilience into festival gold
¡°Fujiko¡± stars Yuki Katayama (left) as a scrappy single mother who fights for her autonomy in 1970s and ¡¯80s Japan.
Japan should prepare for an intense typhoon season this year, experts say
Elevated water levels are seen along the Tama River in Kawasaki's Tama Ward as Tropical Storm Jangmi brought heavy rain and strong winds to the Kanto region Wednesday.
The LDP wants another coalition partner. Will it happen?
Yuichiro Tamaki, leader of the Democratic Party for the People (DPP), delivers a question during a House of Representatives plenary session on May 25. Making the DPP a coalition member would make it easier for Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (above left) to drive forward her legislative agenda.
Japan¡¯s Cannes moment signals a new global push
Tao Okamoto (left) and Virginie Efira (right) shared the Cannes Film Festival¡¯s best actress honor for their roles in Ryusuke Hamaguchi¡¯s ¡°All of a Sudden,¡± a coproduction between Japan, France, Belgium and Germany.

Podcast

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

Longform

Community programs and tracking systems are expanding across Japan as local governments search for ways to prevent dementia-related disappearances.
He told his wife he was ¡®coming home.¡¯ Then he disappeared.
By Alex K.T. Martin

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