TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Rakuten Group, Inc. and the All Japan University Basketball Federation (JUBF) today announced they will be holding Sun Chlorella’s World University Basketball Series 2023 (WUBS ...

The United States won the gold medal in men’s basketball at the 2020 Olympics, and now the women’s team will attempt to do the same as the Olympics begin to come to a close this weekend. Their ...

In a Tokyo gym packed with basketball fans, the home team Sunrockers are down by 12 points at half time. Victory prospects don’t look good: The visiting side’s point guard is too quick, and its big ...

KAWASAKI, JAPAN - MARCH 14: A member of the media stands beneath empty seats at a Kawasaki Brave Thunders and Levanga Hokkaido Japanese B.League basketball match that has been held behind closed doors ...

Hovasse coached the Japanese women to a silver medal at the Tokyo Olympics. As the men's basketball coach, he wants Japan to "shock the world" in Paris. TOKYO | Tom Hovasse’s voice vibrated through ...

OKINAWA, JAPAN - AUGUST 31: Yuta Watanabe #12 of Japan celebrates the victory after the FIBA Basketball World Cup Classification 17-32 Group O game between Japan and Venezuela at Okinawa Arena on ...

Japan has now lost all three of its games in the opening stages of the Olympics. They fell to Brazil 102-84 on Friday. This was Brazil's first win of the tournament. Neither team is likely to make it ...

TOKYO (AP) — Japanese basketball officials, fans and media hailed the selection of Rui Hachimura in the 2019 NBA Draft, saying the move will usher in a new era for the sport in Japan. Hachimura became ...

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Rui Hachimura, Nick Fazekas and other Japanese national team players celebrate an exhibition game victory over Germany at Saitama Super Arena on August 24, 2019. Japan and basketball have ...