Ed Odeven
@edodeven.bsky.social
Veteran journalist in Tokyo. Sports editor: JAPAN Forward and JF's SportsLook. Author: "Going 15 Rounds With Jerry Izenberg."
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Email: e.odeven@japan-forward.com
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Email: e.odeven@japan-forward.com
#Autumn reading: Tom Meschery's new memoir.
#TomMeschery #booklover #BooksWorthReading #readingtime #NBA #sportshistory #russianhistory #americanhistory #immigrants #memories #poet #teacher
#worldwar2 #coaching #goldenstatewarriors #basketball #basketballhistory #warrefugees
#TheMadManchurian
#TomMeschery #booklover #BooksWorthReading #readingtime #NBA #sportshistory #russianhistory #americanhistory #immigrants #memories #poet #teacher
#worldwar2 #coaching #goldenstatewarriors #basketball #basketballhistory #warrefugees
#TheMadManchurian
November 8, 2025 at 8:32 AM
#WorldSeries Game 7 recap:
#YoshinobuYamamoto
#山本由伸
#Dodgers #BlueJays #MLB
#baseball #sportsnews
#プロ野球
#大リーグ
#ドジャース
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#YoshinobuYamamoto
#山本由伸
#Dodgers #BlueJays #MLB
#baseball #sportsnews
#プロ野球
#大リーグ
#ドジャース
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November 2, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Tonight's column:
#marathon
#TANZANIA
#WorldAthleticsChamps
#AlphonceFelixSimbu
#世界陸上
#マラソン
#athletics
#successstory
#worldchampion
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#marathon
#TANZANIA
#WorldAthleticsChamps
#AlphonceFelixSimbu
#世界陸上
#マラソン
#athletics
#successstory
#worldchampion
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September 17, 2025 at 4:43 PM
#JerryIzenberg's 95th birthday is Sept. 10. So it's as good a time as any to reflect on his extraordinary life & legendary career.
Here's a book excerpt.
#JeremySchaap
#BookBoost
#booklover
#readingtime
#sportshistory #Boxing #MLB #horseracing #NFL
#journalism
edodevenreporting.com/2020/11/20/b...
Here's a book excerpt.
#JeremySchaap
#BookBoost
#booklover
#readingtime
#sportshistory #Boxing #MLB #horseracing #NFL
#journalism
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August 26, 2025 at 7:28 AM
#JerryIzenberg's 95th birthday is Sept. 10. So it's as good a time as any to reflect on his extraordinary life & legendary career.
Here's a book excerpt.
#JeremySchaap
#BookBoost
#booklover
#readingtime
#sportshistory #Boxing #MLB #horseracing #NFL
#journalism
edodevenreporting.com/2020/11/20/b...
Here's a book excerpt.
#JeremySchaap
#BookBoost
#booklover
#readingtime
#sportshistory #Boxing #MLB #horseracing #NFL
#journalism
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New column on Japanese reliever #DaichiIshii.
#NPB
#Japan
#Commentary
#baseball
#HanshinTigers
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#NPB
#Japan
#Commentary
#baseball
#HanshinTigers
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August 21, 2025 at 4:12 PM
New column on Japanese reliever #DaichiIshii.
#NPB
#Japan
#Commentary
#baseball
#HanshinTigers
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#NPB
#Japan
#Commentary
#baseball
#HanshinTigers
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August 8, 2025 at 9:36 AM
Day 9 results from the #NagoyaBasho.
#sumo
#sumowrestling
#sportsnews
#sportsmedia
#Japan
#相撲
#名古屋場所
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#sumo
#sumowrestling
#sportsnews
#sportsmedia
#Japan
#相撲
#名古屋場所
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July 21, 2025 at 2:37 PM
From the archives:
#comedy
#standupcomedy
#jokes #humor #television #culture
#Americanculture #Seinfeld #writers #sitcoms #PeterMehlman
#interviews #longreads #comedians
#JerrySeinfeld
#1990s
#TVshows
#QandA
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#comedy
#standupcomedy
#jokes #humor #television #culture
#Americanculture #Seinfeld #writers #sitcoms #PeterMehlman
#interviews #longreads #comedians
#JerrySeinfeld
#1990s
#TVshows
#QandA
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July 21, 2025 at 7:13 AM
The latest #sumo results and updated standings.
#NagoyaBasho
#相撲
#名古屋場所
#sportsnews
#sportsmedia
#Japan
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#NagoyaBasho
#相撲
#名古屋場所
#sportsnews
#sportsmedia
#Japan
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July 20, 2025 at 1:56 PM
The latest #sumo results and updated standings.
#NagoyaBasho
#相撲
#名古屋場所
#sportsnews
#sportsmedia
#Japan
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#NagoyaBasho
#相撲
#名古屋場所
#sportsnews
#sportsmedia
#Japan
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In "Going 15 Rounds With Jerry Izenberg," the great sports columnist recalls visits to Newark Bears games in the 1930s, talks about completing his first novel at age 90, and a lifetime of stories in between.
#JerryIzenberg
#journalism #sportshistory #MLB
Order the book:
www.amazon.com/dp/1393156053
#JerryIzenberg
#journalism #sportshistory #MLB
Order the book:
www.amazon.com/dp/1393156053
July 6, 2025 at 11:32 PM
In "Going 15 Rounds With Jerry Izenberg," the great sports columnist recalls visits to Newark Bears games in the 1930s, talks about completing his first novel at age 90, and a lifetime of stories in between.
#JerryIzenberg
#journalism #sportshistory #MLB
Order the book:
www.amazon.com/dp/1393156053
#JerryIzenberg
#journalism #sportshistory #MLB
Order the book:
www.amazon.com/dp/1393156053
Read about a new #MLB project - manhole covers in #Japan to celebrate the nation’s #baseball big-league players - in Sunday's #JapanSportsNotebook.
#大リーグ #art #culture
#プロ野球
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#大リーグ #art #culture
#プロ野球
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June 15, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Read about a new #MLB project - manhole covers in #Japan to celebrate the nation’s #baseball big-league players - in Sunday's #JapanSportsNotebook.
#大リーグ #art #culture
#プロ野球
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#大リーグ #art #culture
#プロ野球
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From the 1930s to the present, stories from and about #JerryIzenberg.
#books #booksky
#journalism #newspapers
#sportshistory #sportsmedia
#MLB #NFL #boxing #MuhammadAli
#horseracing
#authors
#readingtime
www.amazon.com/dp/1393156053
#books #booksky
#journalism #newspapers
#sportshistory #sportsmedia
#MLB #NFL #boxing #MuhammadAli
#horseracing
#authors
#readingtime
www.amazon.com/dp/1393156053
May 26, 2025 at 1:21 AM
From the 1930s to the present, stories from and about #JerryIzenberg.
#books #booksky
#journalism #newspapers
#sportshistory #sportsmedia
#MLB #NFL #boxing #MuhammadAli
#horseracing
#authors
#readingtime
www.amazon.com/dp/1393156053
#books #booksky
#journalism #newspapers
#sportshistory #sportsmedia
#MLB #NFL #boxing #MuhammadAli
#horseracing
#authors
#readingtime
www.amazon.com/dp/1393156053
A look back at the #MLBTokyoSeries in this week's column.
#Dodgers #Cubs #sportsbiz
#MLB東京シリーズ
#ドジャース
#カブス
#大リーグ
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#Dodgers #Cubs #sportsbiz
#MLB東京シリーズ
#ドジャース
#カブス
#大リーグ
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March 27, 2025 at 1:53 PM
A look back at the #MLBTokyoSeries in this week's column.
#Dodgers #Cubs #sportsbiz
#MLB東京シリーズ
#ドジャース
#カブス
#大リーグ
featured.japan-forward.com/sportslook/o...
#Dodgers #Cubs #sportsbiz
#MLB東京シリーズ
#ドジャース
#カブス
#大リーグ
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A feature on #TokyoMarathon duo racing partners Michael Sayih and Max Fink leads off Sunday's #JapanSportsNotebook.
#humaninterest #goodnews
#teamwork
#東京マラソン
#humaninterest #goodnews
#teamwork
#東京マラソン
March 12, 2025 at 6:29 AM
A feature on #TokyoMarathon duo racing partners Michael Sayih and Max Fink leads off Sunday's #JapanSportsNotebook.
#humaninterest #goodnews
#teamwork
#東京マラソン
#humaninterest #goodnews
#teamwork
#東京マラソン
