TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Rakuten Group, Inc. and the All Japan University Basketball Federation (JUBF) today announced they will be holding Sun Chlorella’s World University Basketball Series 2023 (WUBS ...

SAITAMA, Japan, July 27 (Reuters) - The United States overcame a slow start to top a stubborn Nigeria 81-72 on Tuesday, beginning their quest for a seventh straight gold medal in Olympic women's ...

Rui Hachimura, Nick Fazekas and other Japanese national team players celebrate an exhibition game victory over Germany at Saitama Super Arena on August 24, 2019. Japan and basketball have ...

[This is the first of a two-part series covering my one-on-one interview with Nick Fazekas. Here, we discuss his journey from the NCAA to the NBA to a fruitful basketball career in Japan. Part two, ...

TOKYO (AP) — Japanese basketball officials, fans and media hailed the selection of Rui Hachimura in the 2019 NBA Draft, saying the move will usher in a new era for the sport in Japan. Hachimura became ...

The United States won the gold medal in men’s basketball at the 2020 Olympics, and now the women’s team will attempt to do the same as the Olympics begin to come to a close this weekend. Their ...

KAWASAKI, JAPAN - MARCH 14: A member of the media stands beneath empty seats at a Kawasaki Brave Thunders and Levanga Hokkaido Japanese B.League basketball match that has been held behind closed doors ...

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 ...

In a Tokyo gym packed with basketball fans, the home team Sunrockers are down by 12 points at half time. Victory prospects don’t look good: The visiting side’s point guard is too quick, and its big ...

OKINAWA, JAPAN - AUGUST 31: Yuta Watanabe #12 of Japan celebrates the victory after the FIBA Basketball World Cup Classification 17-32 Group O game between Japan and Venezuela at Okinawa Arena on ...

CAMP ZAMA, Japan — U.S. Army Japan’s headquarters recently hosted its own version of March Madness as American and Japanese junior high school players faced off for the first time on this base just ...

Welcome to Global Breakouts, Deadline’s fortnightly strand in which we shine a spotlight on the TV shows and films killing it in their local territories. The industry is as globalized as it’s ever ...