Latest on Lakers forward's injury (August 2) Japan's national basketball team has consistently represented the Land of the Rising Sun in international competitions. The basketball team of Japan is ...

in the feudal Japan-based series “Shōgun.” But as the international rules go, national basketball teams are allowed one naturalized player on each 12-man roster. And Hawkinson became a ...

Japan men's national basketball team head coach Tom Hovasse said Tuesday he is aiming for Olympic qualification and a quarterfinal berth at the 2028 Los Angeles Games following his reappointment ...

Japan’s national basketball team capitalized on its speed, stamina and strength in three-point shoots to gain a berth in the 2024 Paris Olympics. Japan defeated Cape Verde 80-71 at the ...

Since adding guard Yuki Kawamura, the Memphis Grizzlies have seen a drastic rise in global fan support, especially in Japan.

A week after Japan international basketball forward Rui Hachimura had some harsh words about the running of the national team, Japan Basketball Association Secretary General Shinji Watanabe on ...

Japan may have been bounced from the Basketball World Cup but not before one of its shortest players helped the national team overcome a naggingly high hurdle on the international stage.