On a visit to Tokyo during the NBA Finals, the Basketball Hall of Fame inductee interacted with fans and shared helpful pointers at a clinic in...
The Japan men face 2023 Basketball World Cup champ Germany in its first group phase match in France, and the Japan women open against the United...
Returning to the B.League before the 2023-24 season as a veteran leader for the Nagasaki Velca has helped Yudai Baba become a go-to scorer for Akatsuki...
The win in the opening round of FIBA Asia Cup qualifiers was Japan's first over China in a major men's basketball competition since the 1936 Berlin...
Recapping the excitement from A to Z during 20 Basketball World Cup games in 10 days at Okinawa Arena, here is a fun rundown on the...
Japan's men's basketball team enjoyed home arena advantage during the FIBA World Cup. At the Paris Olympics, though, the competition will be far more fierce.
With Basketball World Cup victories over Finland, Venezuela and Cape Verde, Japan elevated its profile as a much-improved team on the global stage.
In the Basketball World Cup win, Josh Hawkinson had 29 points, Keisei Tominaga added 22 and Japan qualified for the Olympic tourney for the first since...
Venezuela led 68-53 early in the fourth quarter of the Basketball World Cup game, but Makoto Hiejima scored 17 points in the final period to ignite...
Slovenia's Luka Doncic was the top scorer in the opening round (30.0 points per game) at the Basketball World Cup. Josh Hawkinson led Japan with 23.3...
Japan faced a 22-point deficit entering the second half of the Basketball World Cup contest. With the win, Australia advanced to the second round.
Yuki Kawamura and Keisei Tominaga are only 22 years old, but the talented guards appear ready to be cornerstones of the Akatsuki Japan roster for years...