Japan has become a crucial part of basketball's global expansion in the 21st century, and this summer it serves as one of the 12 countries and territories to compete for gold in the 2024 Summer ...

TOKYO – The National Basketball Association (NBA) and ERUTLUC, Inc. (ERUTLUC), a Japanese youth sporting event company specializing in basketball development, today announced a multiyear collaboration ...

A professional basketball player who played in Japan sued the IRS in US Tax Court, contesting the agency’s rejection of more than $1.28 million in foreign tax credits he claimed on his 2020 and 2021 ...

The score was 72-70 with 14 seconds left. South Korea, leading by just two points, earned two free throws from Kang Lee-seul in the final moments. Japanese fans, filling the three tiers of the Aichi ...

Introducing the appeal of the Japan national basketball team “AKATSUKI JAPAN”! AKATSUKI JAPAN is the team representing the Japanese basketball world. How does the Japan national team perform against ...

Japan's journey at the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup concludes with its most important game of the tournament. After rallying to victory against Venezuela, Japan is set for a crucial game against ...

The decision to continue or resume playing basketball internationally -- even without fans -- is causing concern and second-guessing in some places. Japan's B League, which had recently resumed play, ...

Pacers’ Tyrese Haliburton Gives Honest Reaction to Knicks Scoring NBA Title Watching a longtime rival celebrate at the highest level is never easy. For one Indiana Pacers star, the moment came with an ...

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 ...

[This is the first of a two-part series covering my one-on-one interview with Nick Fazekas. Here, we discuss his journey from the NCAA to the NBA to a fruitful basketball career in Japan. Part two, ...

"You lost, so why are you crying?"In the summer of 2024, many families must have been asked that by the children they were watching the Paris games with. Japan lost to France in overtime, 90-94. It ...

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 ...