Here’s this week’s bj-league notebook, a staple of Japan Times hoop coverage since the fall of 2006.

http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2015/09/10/basketball/bj-league/elite-teams-await-weekend-showcase/#.VfFQUn3598F

And the notebook archive: http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/column/bj-league-notebook/