Japan's Mai Kawai led her team with 13 points. In 2024, China suffered two defeats consecutively in the warm-ups against Japan in Xi'an.

Japanese players in NBA Although basketball players from Eastern countries came to the limelight very late, they have a long history in Japan. Its introduction dates to the late 19th century. The ...

In this second installment of my one-on-one interview with Nick Fazekas, the Colorado native turned Japanese citizen shares his thoughts on his decision to become naturalized, the financial ...

Check out the lineup of Japan's basketball team for the FIBA World Cup 2023 on Sportskeeda. Get to know the talented players representing Japan on the world stage.

Basketball’s probably not the first choice when they go looking into playing in the pros,” said Zac Ikuma, who produces Japanese-specific content for the Washington Wizards’ site.

In this first installment of my one-on-one interview with Nick Fazekas, the former Nevada Wolf Pack star reflects on the basketball journey which took him from the NCAA to the NBA to Japan, where ...

Though basketball is not heavily followed in Japan, exceptional Japanese athletes are, regardless of the sport. So if Hachimura, the West Coast Conference player of the year and a potential ...

Japan is facing a potential ban from basketball's world governing body FIBA over a failure to merge its two top leagues.