NBA Top Shot collectibles are now available via Japanese vending machines, expanding their reach into the real world.

The 24-year-old, who became a free agent after his National Basketball Association rookie campaign last season ... starred for the San-en NeoPhoenix and Yokohama B-Corsairs in Japan's domestic ...

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 giving Les Bleus a run for their ...

That's what I was taught." Penn State basketball will have a major impact on one team at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, where Japan carries big dreams and a bit of the Nittany Lions' program.

Josh Hawkinson, of Japan, tips the ball in during a men's basketball game at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Saturday, July 27, 2024, in France.

TOKYO (AP) Japan is facing a potential ban from basketball's world governing body FIBA over a failure to merge its two top leagues. FIBA has said it will suspend the Japan Basketball Association ...

Having two domestic leagues running concurrently violated FIBA’s general statutes, and the Japan Basketball Association, which oversaw both, was suspended from international competition in 2014.

To some surprise, former Gonzaga men's basketball standout Rui Hachimura, a native of Japan, will not be representing his home country at the 2023 FIBA World Cup that tips off Friday. In a news ...

Japan has Hugh Watanabe. (Japan Basketball Association) Hugh Watanabe decided he wanted to be an Olympian when he was a star athlete in high school. He just didn’t know the sport he would play.

Team USA has Kevin Durant. Japan has Hugh Watanabe.Japan Basketball Association By Ben Cohen Updated July 29, 2021 7:04 am ET Listen to article (2 minutes) ...

A Nissin "Cup Noodle Mop" Appears in Japan Basketball Association Tournament Decorated with Nissin’s signature dehydrated meat, shrimp, and egg. Design Dec 29, 2021 ...

In a world where only one in five kids get the physical activity they need to thrive, girls in Japan face an even steeper uphill battle. The country ranks a startling 118th out of 146 nations in ...