The Rakuten Japan Open, a men's ATP Tour event, was canceled in June, and the Hana-Cupid Japan Women's Open was called off as well....
Rookie forward Rui Hachimura and the Washington Wizards played their first exhibition game of the NBA restart at Walt Disney World in Florida on Wednesday, July...
Yudai Baba exhibited dynamic athleticism and an improved shooting touch from 3-point range during the 2019-20 NBA G League season. The Japanese athlete displayed more than...
Rookie forward Rui Hachimura is focused on his job, serious about what he needs to do to get better. Hachimura used his downtime during...
Every team needs veteran leaders. The Levanga Hokkaido have turned to well-traveled forward Jawad Williams to help fill that role for the upcoming B. League season....
Rui Hachimura and the Washington Wizards are returning to competition this summer after NBA owners approved a plan to relaunch the season on July...
Rui Hachimura and the Washington Wizards haven’t played a game since a 122-115 victory over the New York Knicks on March 10. The NBA...
Current and former professional athletes in Japan joined the world in mourning the death of basketball legend Kobe Bryant. The news broke early Monday,...
As 2019 comes to a close, we at JAPAN Forward are reflecting on the stories that moved Japan this year, and the stories our readers...
Interest in basketball has reached new, unimagined heights in Japan ever since Japanese basketball phenomenon Rui Hachimura was drafted by the Washington Wizards as the 9th...
What high school basketball player wouldn’t want personal advice and a chance to train with one of the NBA’s biggest stars? Stephen Curry of...
Rui Hachimura on Thursday night, June 20, became the first Japanese player selected in the opening round of the National Basketball Association draft when the...