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’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 ...

Japanese basketball's B-League said Saturday it has agreed to tie up with the U.S. National Basketball Association. "Together with the NBA, we'd like to speed up the development of our players and ...

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.