Japan Men's Basketball schedule and roster for 2024 Paris Olympics (Photos via Instagram accounts of Rui Hachimura and Yuta Watanabe) Among the 12 teams vying for gold at the 2024 Paris Olympics' ...

LILLE, France, July 30 (Reuters) - France prevailed 94-90 against Japan in their men's Group B Olympics basketball clash after their opponents held true to their team motto to "shock the world" by ...

FUNABASHI, Japan — Japan has ambitious plans to become a basketball powerhouse, but a row involving star player Rui Hachimura and disagreements over the domestic league's direction mean success is ...

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 ...

The Japan women's basketball team shocked the world in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics when they took home the silver medal despite having an undersized roster. Akatsuki Japan will look to have the same ...

JAPAN booked a ticket to the FIBA Asia Cup next year by beating Guam, 83-78, at the Calvo Fieldhouse on Sunday for a sweep of the second window of the qualifiers. Akatsuki Japan lost a 16-point lead ...

The United States got their quest for an eighth consecutive gold medal off to a perfect start in Lille on Monday with a comprehensive 102-76 victory over an entertaining Japan. The omens were ominous ...

LILLE, France (Reuters) - Pop culture fan costumes have been a feature in the stands at the Olympic basketball in Lille, but on Friday the better-known Japanese 'Slam Dunk' manga outfits were upstaged ...