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 ...

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 ...

Indian basketball prodigy Arvinder Singh left Punjab for Japan to play professionally, chasing a dream India’s inconsistent leagues couldn’t offer. Living alone, cooking his own meals, and navigating ...

Japan’s Rui Hachimura (left) in action against Serbia during the basketball pre-Olympic exhibition match in Belgrade last year. (EPA Images pic) Japan has ambitious plans to become a basketball ...

Funabashi (Japan) (AFP) – 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 ...

BERLIN - Japan will battle Hungary for a quarterfinal berth at the Women's Basketball World Cup after wrapping up group play with a 79-59 loss to Spain on Monday. Japan and Mali both finished with 1-2 ...

LILLE, France, Aug 2 (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 ...

MANILA, Philippines -- New Gilas Pilipinas Women head coach Burke 'BT' Toews knows the Japanese basketball system too well. Two months after succeeding longtime national team coach Pat Aquino, Toews ...