Japan defeated Cape Verde 80-71 at the Basketball World Cup at Okinawa Arena in Okinawa Prefecture on Sept. 2 and qualified for the Paris Games by finishing top among Asian competitors.

Japanese basketball fans will get to see NBA stars up close when the reigning league-champion Golden State Warriors take on the Washington Wizards in two preseason games. Not surprisingly ...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- New Japan women's basketball team head coach Corey Gaines vowed Monday to restore "respect" from the world ...

Rui Hachimura scored a season-high 24 points with nine rebounds as the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Indiana Pacers 124-117 on ...

The Cumberland County native has put together a stellar international basketball career, playing in Russia, Israel, Portugal, ...

ARLINGTON, Texas — The Dallas Wings announced Wednesday they signed Japanese women’s basketball standout Mai Yamamoto to a ...