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Japan: Typhoon Nakri Brings Strong Winds to Southern Izu Islands

Typhoon Nakri made its closest approach to the southern Izu Islands on Monday morning, October 13, bringing heavy rain and strong winds.

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US: Unoccupied Homes in Buxton, NC Collapse Amid Rough Seas From Offshore Hurricanes 2

On Tuesday, September 30, at least five unoccupied oceanfront homes in Buxton, North Carolina, collapsed into the Atlantic due to rough surf driven by offshore hurricanes Humberto and Imelda. Another home fell the following morning, bringing the total to six this week and 18 on Hatteras Island since 2020. No injuries were reported, but authorities closed parts of Cape Hatteras National Seashore due to dangerous debris.

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(SP)PHILIPPINES-QUEZON CITY-BASKETBALL-FIBA WORLD CUP 2023-GLOBAL AMBASSADOR

(230224) -- QUEZON CITY, Feb. 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- National Basketball Association (NBA) player Carmelo Anthony shows the honorary jersey from the Philippine national basketball team during the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 Global Ambassador event at the Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City, the Philippines, Feb. 24, 2023. Carmelo Anthony of the United States is introduced as FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 Global Ambassador, along with former NBA players Luis Scola of Argentina and Pau Gasol of Spain. The FIBA World Cup 2023 will tip off on August 25 in the Philippines, Japan and Indonesia. (Xinhua/Rouelle Umali)

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(SP)PHILIPPINES-QUEZON CITY-BASKETBALL-FIBA WORLD CUP 2023-GLOBAL AMBASSADOR

(230224) -- QUEZON CITY, Feb. 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- National Basketball Association (NBA) player Carmelo Anthony talks to media during the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 Global Ambassador event at the Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City, the Philippines, Feb. 24, 2023. Carmelo Anthony of the United States is introduced as FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 Global Ambassador, along with former NBA players Luis Scola of Argentina and Pau Gasol of Spain. The FIBA World Cup 2023 will tip off on August 25 in the Philippines, Japan and Indonesia. (Xinhua/Rouelle Umali)

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(SP)PHILIPPINES-QUEZON CITY-BASKETBALL-FIBA WORLD CUP 2023-GLOBAL AMBASSADOR

(230224) -- QUEZON CITY, Feb. 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- National Basketball Association (NBA) player Carmelo Anthony reacts during the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 Global Ambassador event at the Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City, the Philippines, Feb. 24, 2023. Carmelo Anthony of the United States is introduced as FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 Global Ambassador, along with former NBA players Luis Scola of Argentina and Pau Gasol of Spain. The FIBA World Cup 2023 will tip off on August 25 in the Philippines, Japan and Indonesia. (Xinhua/Rouelle Umali)

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(SP)PHILIPPINES-QUEZON CITY-BASKETBALL-FIBA WORLD CUP 2023-GLOBAL AMBASSADOR

(230224) -- QUEZON CITY, Feb. 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- National Basketball Association (NBA) player Carmelo Anthony reacts during the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 Global Ambassador event at the Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City, the Philippines, Feb. 24, 2023. Carmelo Anthony of the United States is introduced as FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 Global Ambassador, along with former NBA players Luis Scola of Argentina and Pau Gasol of Spain. The FIBA World Cup 2023 will tip off on August 25 in the Philippines, Japan and Indonesia. (Xinhua/Rouelle Umali)

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(SP)PHILIPPINES-QUEZON CITY-BASKETBALL-FIBA WORLD CUP 2023-GLOBAL AMBASSADOR

(230224) -- QUEZON CITY, Feb. 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- National Basketball Association (NBA) player Carmelo Anthony talks to media during the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 Global Ambassador event at the Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City, the Philippines, Feb. 24, 2023. Carmelo Anthony of the United States is introduced as FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 Global Ambassador, along with former NBA players Luis Scola of Argentina and Pau Gasol of Spain. The FIBA World Cup 2023 will tip off on August 25 in the Philippines, Japan and Indonesia. (Xinhua/Rouelle Umali)

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(SP)PHILIPPINES-QUEZON CITY-BASKETBALL-FIBA WORLD CUP 2023-GLOBAL AMBASSADOR

(230224) -- QUEZON CITY, Feb. 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- National Basketball Association (NBA) player Carmelo Anthony talks to media during the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 Global Ambassador event at the Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City, the Philippines, Feb. 24, 2023. Carmelo Anthony of the United States is introduced as FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 Global Ambassador, along with former NBA players Luis Scola of Argentina and Pau Gasol of Spain. The FIBA World Cup 2023 will tip off on August 25 in the Philippines, Japan and Indonesia. (Xinhua/Rouelle Umali)

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(SP)PHILIPPINES-QUEZON CITY-BASKETBALL-FIBA WORLD CUP 2023-GLOBAL AMBASSADOR

(230224) -- QUEZON CITY, Feb. 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- National Basketball Association (NBA) player Carmelo Anthony talks to media during the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 Global Ambassador event at the Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City, the Philippines, Feb. 24, 2023. Carmelo Anthony of the United States is introduced as FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 Global Ambassador, along with former NBA players Luis Scola of Argentina and Pau Gasol of Spain. The FIBA World Cup 2023 will tip off on August 25 in the Philippines, Japan and Indonesia. (Xinhua/Rouelle Umali)

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(SP)PHILIPPINES-QUEZON CITY-BASKETBALL-FIBA WORLD CUP 2023-GLOBAL AMBASSADOR

(230224) -- QUEZON CITY, Feb. 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- National Basketball Association (NBA) player Carmelo Anthony talks to media during the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 Global Ambassador event at the Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City, the Philippines, Feb. 24, 2023. Carmelo Anthony of the United States is introduced as FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 Global Ambassador, along with former NBA players Luis Scola of Argentina and Pau Gasol of Spain. The FIBA World Cup 2023 will tip off on August 25 in the Philippines, Japan and Indonesia. (Xinhua/Rouelle Umali)

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(SP)PHILIPPINES-QUEZON CITY-BASKETBALL-FIBA WORLD CUP 2023-GLOBAL AMBASSADOR

(230224) -- QUEZON CITY, Feb. 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- National Basketball Association (NBA) player Carmelo Anthony reacts during the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 Global Ambassador event at the Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City, the Philippines, Feb. 24, 2023. Carmelo Anthony of the United States is introduced as FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 Global Ambassador, along with former NBA players Luis Scola of Argentina and Pau Gasol of Spain. The FIBA World Cup 2023 will tip off on August 25 in the Philippines, Japan and Indonesia. (Xinhua/Rouelle Umali)

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FIBA exec Baumann hopes to complete JBA reform by June

TOKYO, Japan - Patrick Baumann (L), secretary general of the International Basketball Federation, attends a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 18, 2014. Bauman said he hopes to complete the job of reforming the Japan Basketball Association by June.

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FIBA chief calls for JBA's reform by June

TOKYO, Japan - Patrick Baumann, secretary general of the International Basketball Federation (FIBA), speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 18, 2014, expressing his hope that the Japan Basketball Association will complete its reform by June to pave the way for unifying the country's basketball community split into two leagues.

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FIBA official meets Japan sports minister on JBA reform

TOKYO, Japan - Patrick Baumann (L), secretary general of the International Basketball Federation (FIBA), meets with sports minister Hakubun Shimomura at the latter's office in Tokyo on Dec. 17, 2014, to discuss proposed reform of Japan's basketball community. The two agreed to have sports ministry officials join a task force as observers to help lift a FIBA ban on the Japan Basketball Association's international competitions imposed for the JBA's failure to unify the domestic basketball world split into two leagues.

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Japan Basketball Association leaders to resign over sanctions

TOKYO, Japan - Mitsuru Maruo, the Japan Basketball Association's acting chairman, holds a press conference in Tokyo's Shinagawa Ward on Dec. 3, 2014, after the JBA's directors decided earlier in the day to resign following the International Basketball Federation's decision to ban Japan from international competition for the JBA's failure to merge its two competing leagues.

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JBA acting chief apologizes after failed merger results

TOKYO, Japan - Mitsuru Maruo, acting president of the Japan Basketball Association, bows in apology during a press conference in Tokyo on Nov. 27, 2014, a day after the JBA was banned indefinitely from playing in competitions sanctioned by the sport's world governing body FIBA.

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JBA acting chief apologizes after failed merger results

TOKYO, Japan - Mitsuru Maruo, acting president of the Japan Basketball Association, hold a press conference in Tokyo on Nov. 27, 2014, a day after the JBA was banned indefinitely from playing in competitions sanctioned by the sport's world governing body FIBA.

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Japan basketball player discusses contract with Dallas Mavs

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese point guard Yuki Togashi is interviewed by reporters in Irving, Texas, on Oct. 14, 2014, about his contract with the Dallas Mavericks of the U.S. National Basketball Association.

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Japanese cheerleader for Mavs

TOKYO, Japan - Natsuki Kaito, a rookie member of the Dallas Mavericks Dancers in the U.S. National Basketball Association, poses in Dallas, Texas, on June 5, 2011. Kaito, a 29-year-old Japanese national, went to the United States in 2010 to join the squad. She said she decided to remain in the United States after the March 11 earthquake and tsunami in Japan to pursue her dancing career, but donated her entire salary for the 2010-2011 season for the victims.

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JAL to disband women's basketball team

TOKYO, Japan - Yumi Iwamura (L), captain of the women's basketball team of Japan Airlines Corp., and team manager Junichi Ara (C) attend a press conference at the headquarters of the Japan Sports Association in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward on March 2, 2010. JAL, currently undergoing restructuring after declaring bankruptcy, said the same day it will disband its basketball team, the JAL Rabbits, at the end of the 2010-11 season.

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Basketball: Mitsuya set to succeed Kawabuchi as JBA head

Combined photo shows Saburo Kawabuchi (R), chairman of the Japan Basketball Association, and Yuko Mitsuya, second-in-command of the governing body. Sources close to the matter said on March 11, 2016, that the 57-year-old former member of the Japanese women's volleyball team will succeed the 79-year-old Kawabuchi. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese student basketball player to challenge playing in U.S.

High school basketball player Rui Hachimura (L) and his coach Hisao Sato pose for photos during a press conference in the northeastern Japan city of Sendai on Dec. 6, 2015. The promising 17-year-old player announced that he will apply to Gonzaga University, one of the most prestigious colleges under the American National Collegiate Athletic Association. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan basketball community leaders strike pose with single league in sight

Saburo Kawabuchi (C), chairman of the Japan Basketball Association, poses after a press conference in Tokyo on July 27, 2015, together with Toshimitsu Kawachi (L), commissioner of the bj-League, and Mikiya Horii, vice chairman of the National Basketball League. The two leagues have agreed to merge in 2016 under Kawabuchi's initiative after the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) barred the domestic basketball community from participation in international competitions last November for being split. The sanction was lifted in June. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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FIBA decides to lift suspension on Japan

Japan Basketball Association President Saburo Kawabuchi meets the press in Tokyo on June 19, 2015, following a decision by the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) to lift Japan's suspension from taking part in international games. The decision will be formalized at a meeting of FIBA's central board in August in Tokyo. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Basketball federation executives pose ahead of board meeting

Masaaki Okawa (2nd from L), executive director of the Japan Basketball Association, poses with Patrick Baumann (R), secretary general of the International Basketball Federation or FIBA, and other officials ahead of FIBA's executive board meeting in Mies, Switzerland, on June 19, 2015. The board decided at the meeting to allow Japan to participate in Olympic-qualifying events for next year's Rio de Janeiro Games. Japan had been suspended from international competitions due to its split basketball community. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's Tokashiki makes WNBA preseason debut in Seattle

Japanese basketballer Ramu Tokashiki (facing) of the Seattle Storm plays in a Women's National Basketball Association preseason game in Seattle, the United States, on May 26, 2015, against the Phoenix Mercury. She scored eight points, grabbed six rebounds and blocked two shots, contributing to a 73-59 win. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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JBA president Kawabuchi waves at NBL final series

Saburo Kawabuchi, president of the Japan Basketball Association, waves on May 25, 2015, at the National Basketball League's Grand Final series in Tokyo. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kawabuchi becomes head of Japan Basketball Association

Saburo Kawabuchi (4th from R), former head of the Japan Football Association, poses for photos in Tokyo on May 13, 2015, after he was appointed the new chairman of the Japan Basketball Association. (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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Kawabuchi becomes head of Japan Basketball Association

Saburo Kawabuchi, former head of the Japan Football Association, meets the press as the new chairman of the Japan Basketball Association in Tokyo on May 13, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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JAL to disband women's basketball team

TOKYO, Japan - Yumi Iwamura (L), captain of the women's basketball team of Japan Airlines Corp., and team manager Junichi Ara (C) attend a press conference at the headquarters of the Japan Sports Association in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward on March 2, 2010. JAL, currently undergoing restructuring after declaring bankruptcy, said the same day it will disband its basketball team, the JAL Rabbits, at the end of the 2010-11 season. (Kyodo)

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Japanese cheerleader for Mavs

TOKYO, Japan - Natsuki Kaito, a rookie member of the Dallas Mavericks Dancers in the U.S. National Basketball Association, poses in Dallas, Texas, on June 5, 2011. Kaito, a 29-year-old Japanese national, went to the United States in 2010 to join the squad. She said she decided to remain in the United States after the March 11 earthquake and tsunami in Japan to pursue her dancing career, but donated her entire salary for the 2010-2011 season for the victims. (Kyodo)

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FIBA exec Baumann hopes to complete JBA reform by June

TOKYO, Japan - Patrick Baumann (L), secretary general of the International Basketball Federation, attends a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 18, 2014. Bauman said he hopes to complete the job of reforming the Japan Basketball Association by June. (Kyodo)

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FIBA chief calls for JBA's reform by June

TOKYO, Japan - Patrick Baumann, secretary general of the International Basketball Federation (FIBA), speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 18, 2014, expressing his hope that the Japan Basketball Association will complete its reform by June to pave the way for unifying the country's basketball community split into two leagues. (Kyodo)

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Japan Basketball Association leaders to resign over sanctions

TOKYO, Japan - Mitsuru Maruo, the Japan Basketball Association's acting chairman, holds a press conference in Tokyo's Shinagawa Ward on Dec. 3, 2014, after the JBA's directors decided earlier in the day to resign following the International Basketball Federation's decision to ban Japan from international competition for the JBA's failure to merge its two competing leagues. (Kyodo)

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JBA acting chief apologizes after failed merger results

TOKYO, Japan - Mitsuru Maruo, acting president of the Japan Basketball Association, bows in apology during a press conference in Tokyo on Nov. 27, 2014, a day after the JBA was banned indefinitely from playing in competitions sanctioned by the sport's world governing body FIBA. (Kyodo)

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Japan basketball player discusses contract with Dallas Mavs

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese point guard Yuki Togashi is interviewed by reporters in Irving, Texas, on Oct. 14, 2014, about his contract with the Dallas Mavericks of the U.S. National Basketball Association. (Kyodo)

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NBA Commissioner Adam Silver

U.S. National Basketball Association Commissioner Adam Silver speaks at a press conference at Saitama Super Arena, Japan, on Oct. 8, 2019, after China sharply reacted to Houston Rockets' General Manager Daryl Morey's pro-Hong Kong tweet. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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NBA Commissioner Adam Silver

U.S. National Basketball Association Commissioner Adam Silver speaks at a press conference at Saitama Super Arena, Japan, on Oct. 8, 2019, after China sharply reacted to Houston Rockets' General Manager Daryl Morey's pro-Hong Kong tweet. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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NBA Commissioner Adam Silver

U.S. National Basketball Association Commissioner Adam Silver speaks at a press conference at Saitama Super Arena, Japan, on Oct. 8, 2019, after China sharply reacted to Houston Rockets' General Manager Daryl Morey's pro-Hong Kong tweet. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Rakuten becomes broadcasting distributor of NBA games in Japan

Hiroshi Mikitani (L), chief executive officer of Japanese e-commerce and internet company Rakuten Inc., and National Basketball Association Commissioner Adam Silver shake hands after a news conference in Tokyo on Oct. 10, 2017. They announced a partnership deal to make Rakuten the official broadcasting distributor of NBA games in Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Rakuten becomes broadcasting distributor of NBA games in Japan

Hiroshi Mikitani (L), chief executive officer of Japanese e-commerce and internet company Rakuten Inc., and National Basketball Association Commissioner Adam Silver attend a news conference in Tokyo on Oct. 10, 2017. They announced a partnership deal to make Rakuten the official broadcasting distributor of NBA games in Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Rakuten buys exclusive NBA broadcasting rights in Japan

Rakuten Inc. Chairman and CEO Hiroshi Mikitani and National Basketball Association Commissioner Adam Silver pose at a joint news conference they held at the Japanese e-commerce giant's headquarters in Tokyo on Oct. 10, 2017 to announce their multiyear media partnership. The deal allows Rakuten members to access comprehensive coverage of all NBA games, including preseason and regular season games, playoffs and the Finals through the "NBA League Pass" service, making Rakuten the league's sole distribution partner in Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Rakuten buys exclusive NBA broadcasting rights in Japan

Rakuten Inc. Chairman and CEO Hiroshi Mikitani and National Basketball Association Commissioner Adam Silver hold a joint news conference at the Japanese e-commerce giant's headquarters in Tokyo on Oct. 10, 2017 to announce their multiyear media partnership. The deal allows Rakuten members to access comprehensive coverage of all NBA games, including preseason and regular season games, playoffs and the Finals through the "NBA League Pass" service, making Rakuten the league's sole distribution partner in Japan. ==Kyodo

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12 teams to join top division in Japan's reformed pro basketball league

Saburo Kawabuchi (2nd from L), president of the Japan Basketball Association, attends a press conference in Tokyo on July 30, 2015, in which he announced the first batch of 12 teams that will play in the top division of Japan's new men's professional basketball league from next year. Six teams are to join from the National Basketball League and the other six from the Basketball Japan League or bj league. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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12 teams to join top division in Japan's reformed pro basketball league

Saburo Kawabuchi (C), president of the Japan Basketball Association, speaks during a press conference in Tokyo on July 30, 2015, in announcing the first batch of 12 teams that will play in the top division of Japan's new men's professional basketball league from next year. Six teams are to join from the National Basketball League and the other six from the Basketball Japan League or bj league. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo