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Toyota opens basketball venue

TOKYO, Japan, Sept. 15 Kyodo - Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike and Toyota Motor Corp. Chairman Akio Toyoda pose for a photo at the opening ceremony of Toyota Arena Tokyo in the Japanese capital's Koto Ward on Sept. 15, 2025. The new venue, developed by the automaker and two of its subsidiaries, will be used as Alvark Tokyo's home ground from the upcoming season of Japanese basketball's top-flight B-League starting Oct. 3. (Kyodo)

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Toyota opens basketball venue

Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike (R) and Toyota Motor Corp. Chairman Akio Toyoda are pictured during the opening ceremony of Toyota Arena Tokyo in the Japanese capital's Koto Ward on Sept. 15, 2025. The new venue, developed by the automaker and two of its subsidiaries, will be used as Alvark Tokyo's home ground from the upcoming season of Japanese basketball's top-flight B-League starting Oct. 3.

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Toyota opens basketball venue

Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike (6th from L) and Toyota Motor Corp. Chairman Akio Toyoda (5th from L) pose for a photo at the opening ceremony of Toyota Arena Tokyo in the Japanese capital's Koto Ward on Sept. 15, 2025. The new venue, developed by the automaker and two of its subsidiaries, will be used as Alvark Tokyo's home ground from the upcoming season of Japanese basketball's top-flight B-League starting Oct. 3.

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Toyota opens basketball venue

Photo shows Toyota Arena Tokyo in the Japanese capital's Koto Ward on Sept. 15, 2025. The new venue, developed by Toyota Motor Corp. and two of its subsidiaries, will be used as Alvark Tokyo's home ground from the upcoming season of Japanese basketball's top-flight B-League starting Oct. 3.

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Toyota opens basketball venue

The opening ceremony of Toyota Arena Tokyo in the Japanese capital's Koto Ward is held on Sept. 15, 2025. The new venue, developed by Toyota Motor Corp. and two of its subsidiaries, will be used as Alvark Tokyo's home ground from the upcoming season of Japanese basketball's top-flight B-League starting Oct. 3.

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Toyota opens basketball venue

Photo shows the interior of Toyota Arena Tokyo in the Japanese capital's Koto Ward on Sept. 15, 2025. The new venue, developed by Toyota Motor Corp. and two of its subsidiaries, will be used as Alvark Tokyo's home ground from the upcoming season of Japanese basketball's top-flight B-League starting Oct. 3.

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Toyota opens basketball venue

Toyota Motor Corp. Chairman Akio Toyoda speaks at the opening ceremony of Toyota Arena Tokyo in the Japanese capital's Koto Ward on Sept. 15, 2025. The new venue, developed by the automaker and two of its subsidiaries, will be used as Alvark Tokyo's home ground from the upcoming season of Japanese basketball's top-flight B-League starting Oct. 3.

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Basketball: Utsunomiya clinches B-League title

Utsunomiya Brex players celebrate after winning the 2024-2025 B-League basketball title with a 73-71 victory over the Ryukyu Golden Kings in Game 3 of the best-of-three league finals at Yokohama Arena in Yokohama near Tokyo on May 27, 2025.

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Basketball: Utsunomiya clinches B-League title

Utsunomiya Brex players celebrate after winning the 2024-2025 B-League basketball title with a 73-71 victory over the Ryukyu Golden Kings in Game 3 of the best-of-three league finals at Yokohama Arena in Yokoyama near Tokyo on May 27, 2025.

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Yuta Watanabe at inaugural press conference for Chiba Jets

Former NBA player Yuta Watanabe speaks during his inaugural press conference in Tokyo on Aug. 27, 2024, after signing with the Chiba Jets in Japanese basketball's top-flight B-League.

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Yuta Watanabe at inaugural press conference for Chiba Jets

Former NBA player Yuta Watanabe poses with his new jersey during his inaugural press conference in Tokyo on Aug. 27, 2024, after signing with the Chiba Jets in Japanese basketball's top-flight B-League.

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Yuta Watanabe at inaugural press conference for Chiba Jets

Former NBA player Yuta Watanabe (C) smiles during his inaugural press conference in Tokyo on Aug. 27, 2024, after signing with the Chiba Jets in Japanese basketball's top-flight B-League.

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Yuta Watanabe at inaugural press conference for Chiba Jets

Former NBA player Yuta Watanabe (C) poses with his new jersey during his inaugural press conference in Tokyo on Aug. 27, 2024, after signing with the Chiba Jets in Japanese basketball's top-flight B-League.

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Yuta Watanabe at inaugural press conference for Chiba Jets

Former NBA player Yuta Watanabe poses with his new jersey during his inaugural press conference in Tokyo on Aug. 27, 2024, after signing with the Chiba Jets in Japanese basketball's top-flight B-League.

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Yuta Watanabe at inaugural press conference for Chiba Jets

Former NBA player Yuta Watanabe (C) speaks during his inaugural press conference in Tokyo on Aug. 27, 2024, after signing with the Chiba Jets in Japanese basketball's top-flight B-League.

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Yuta Watanabe at inaugural press conference for Chiba Jets

Former NBA player Yuta Watanabe (C) speaks during his inaugural press conference in Tokyo on Aug. 27, 2024, after signing with the Chiba Jets in Japanese basketball's top-flight B-League.

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Yuta Watanabe at inaugural press conference for Chiba Jets

Former NBA player Yuta Watanabe (C) speaks during his inaugural press conference in Tokyo on Aug. 27, 2024, after signing with the Chiba Jets in Japanese basketball's top-flight B-League.

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Yuta Watanabe at inaugural press conference for Chiba Jets

Former NBA player Yuta Watanabe speaks during his inaugural press conference in Tokyo on Aug. 27, 2024, after signing with the Chiba Jets in Japanese basketball's top-flight B-League.

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Basketball: Jets head coach John Patrick

John Patrick, head coach of the Chiba Jets in the B-League professional men's basketball league, poses for a photo in Yachiyo, Chiba Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Aug. 23, 2023.

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Basketball: B-League

Shota Onodera (L) of the Ryukyu Golden Kings makes a shot during the first quarter of Game 1 of the B-League basketball finals against the Chiba Jets on May 27, 2023, at Yokohama Arena near Tokyo.

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Basketball: B-League

Ryuichi Kishimoto (L) of the Ryukyu Golden Kings dribbles the ball during the first quarter of Game 1 of the B-League basketball finals against the Chiba Jets on May 27, 2023, at Yokohama Arena near Tokyo.

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Basketball: B-League

Ryuichi Kishimoto (R) of the Ryukyu Golden Kings takes a shot during the first quarter of Game 2 of the B-League basketball finals against the Chiba Jets on May 28, 2023, at Yokohama Arena near Tokyo.

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Basketball: B-League

Players of the Ryukyu Golden Kings celebrate after claiming their first B-League championship with victory over the Chiba Jets on May 28, 2023, at Yokohama Arena near Tokyo.

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Basketball: B-League

Players of the Ryukyu Golden Kings celebrate after claiming their first B-League championship with victory over the Chiba Jets on May 28, 2023, at Yokohama Arena near Tokyo.

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Basketball: B-League

Players of the Ryukyu Golden Kings celebrate after claiming their first B-League championship with victory over the Chiba Jets on May 28, 2023, at Yokohama Arena near Tokyo.

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Basketball: B-League finals

The Utsunomiya Brex's Makoto Hiejima (6) and the Ryukyu Golden Kings' Jack Cooley (45) vie for a rebound during the fourth quarter of Game 1 of the B-League basketball finals at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium on May 28, 2022. (Pool photo)

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Basketball: B-League finals

The Utsunomiya Brex's Makoto Hiejima (C) shoots against the Ryukyu Golden Kings during the fourth quarter of Game 1 of the B-League basketball finals at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium on May 28, 2022. (Pool photo)

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Basketball: B-League finals

The Utsunomiya Brex's Chase Fieler (C) dunks against the Ryukyu Golden Kings during the fourth quarter of Game 1 of the B-League basketball finals at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium on May 28, 2022. (Pool photo)

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Basketball: B-League finals

The Utsunomiya Brex's Makoto Hiejima (R) dribbles next to the Ryukyu Golden Kings' Keita Imamura during the second quarter of Game 1 of the B-League basketball finals at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium on May 28, 2022. (Pool photo)

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Basketball: Levanga Hokkaido re-signs 47-year-old Orimo

Takehiko Orimo makes a basket in the second quarter of Levanga Hokkaido's 66-65 win over Akita Northern Happinets in Sapporo in the B-League on April 11, 2017. The Hokkaido club said it has agreed to extend the contract of the 47-year-old. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Basketball: Supremo Kawabuchi lauds B-League launch, warns of future

Photo taken in June 2016 shows B-League Chairman Masaaki Okawa (L) and Saburo Kawabuchi, the new Japanese basketball league's executive adviser, hold a letter reading "dream" in Tokyo. Kawaguchi declared the Sept. 22 opening of the league a "huge success" but warned it has plenty of work ahead to become a respected international competition. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Final bj-league basketball season to start in October

Players representing the Japanese men's professional basketball teams attend a press meeting in Tokyo on Sept. 17, 2015, before the start of the final Turkish Airlines bj-league basketball season on Oct. 2. The new "B. League" will start in the fall of 2016 by merging the bj-league and the Japan Professional Basketball League. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's new pro basketball circuit to be known as "B. League"

The Japan Basketball Association announces in Tokyo on Sept. 15, 2015, that the new men's professional basketball circuit will be known as the "B. League." From L: entrepreneur and television personality Takafumi Horie, JBA Secretary General Masaaki Okawa, JBA President Saburo Kawabuchi and Yuta Tabuse, a star domestic league player who had a brief stint with the U.S. NBA's Phoenix Suns in 2004. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Basketball: Crowd at B-League c'ship in Japan

Fans wearing masks to protect against the novel coronavirus cheer for the Chiba Jets during Game 2 of the B-League basketball championship against the Utsunomiya Brex on May 30, 2021, at Yokohama Arena near Tokyo.

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Basketball: Alvark beat Jets to claim B. League title

Alvark Tokyo players celebrate after beating the Chiba Jets Funabashi in the B. League championship final in Yokohama on May 26, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Basketball: Alvark beat Jets to claim B. League title

Alvark Tokyo players celebrate after beating the Chiba Jets Funabashi in the B. League championship final in Yokohama on May 26, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Basketball: Alvark beat Jets to claim B. League title

Alvark Tokyo players celebrate after beating the Chiba Jets Funabashi in the B. League championship final in Yokohama on May 26, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Basketball: Alvark beat Jets to claim B. League title

Alvark Tokyo players celebrate after beating the Chiba Jets Funabashi in the B. League championship final in Yokohama on May 26, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Basketball: Alvark beat Jets to claim B. League title

Daiki Tanaka (L) of the Alvark Tokyo dribbles during the third quarter of a match against the Chiba Jets Funabashi in the B. League championship final in Yokohama on May 26, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Basketball: Alvark beat Jets to claim B. League title

Yudai Baba (L) of the Alvark Tokyo shoots during the fourth quarter of the B. League championship game against the Chiba Jets Funabashi in Yokohama on May 26, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Toshiba to sell B-League basketball team to DeNA

Executives of Toshiba Corp. and DeNA Co., pose during a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 6, 2017, as Toshiba announces the sale of its professional basketball team, Kawasaki Brave Thunders, to mobile service provider DeNA. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Basketball: Tochigi edges Kawasaki to win inaugural B-league crown

Nick Fazekas (L) shoots during the first quarter of the Kawasaki Brave Thunders' 85-79 loss to the Tochigi Brex in the one-game final of the inaugural B-League season at Tokyo's Yoyogi National Gymnasium on May 27, 2017. (Kyodo) (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Basketball: Tochigi edges Kawasaki to win inaugural B-league crown

Nick Fazekas (L) shoots during the third quarter of the Kawasaki Brave Thunders' 85-79 loss to the Tochigi Brex in the one-game final of the inaugural B-League season at Tokyo's Yoyogi National Gymnasium on May 27, 2017. (Kyodo) (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Basketball: Tochigi edges Kawasaki to win inaugural B-league crown

Yuta Tabuse (navy blue) shoots during the second quarter of the Tochigi Brex's 85-79 win over the Kawasaki Brave Thunders in the one-game final of the inaugural B-League season at Tokyo's Yoyogi National Gymnasium on May 27, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Basketball: Tochigi edges Kawasaki to win inaugural B-league crown

Takatoshi Furukawa (R) shoots during the third quarter of the Tochigi Brex's 85-79 win over the Kawasaki Brave Thunders in the one-game final of the inaugural B-League season at Tokyo's Yoyogi National Gymnasium on May 27, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Basketball: Tochigi edges Kawasaki to win inaugural B-league crown

Takatoshi Furukawa (L) shoots during the second quarter of the Tochigi Brex's 85-79 win over the Kawasaki Brave Thunders in the one-game final of the inaugural B-League season at Tokyo's Yoyogi National Gymnasium on May 27, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Basketball: Tochigi edges Kawasaki to win inaugural B-League crown

The Tochigi Brex celebrate after defeating the Kawasaki Brave Thunders 85-79 in the one-game final to capture the inaugural B-League championship at Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Tokyo on May 27, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Basketball: Tochigi edges Kawasaki to win inaugural B-League crown

Tochigi Brex point guard Yuta Tabuse (facing camera) celebrates after an 85-79 win over the Kawasaki Brave Thunders in the one-game final to capture the inaugural B-League championship at Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Tokyo on May 27, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Basketball: Tochigi edges Kawasaki to win inaugural B-League crown

Tochigi Brex point guard Yuta Tabuse (0) celebrates after an 85-79 win over the Kawasaki Brave Thunders in the one-game final to capture the inaugural B-League championship at Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Tokyo on May 27, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Basketball: Tochigi edges Kawasaki to win inaugural B-League crown

The Tochigi Brex celebrate after defeating the Kawasaki Brave Thunders 85-79 in the one-game final to capture the inaugural B-League championship at Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Tokyo on May 27, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo