In preparation for its first game in 2020, the provisional Japan men's national team has been practicing in a series of training camps at Tokyo's National Training Center since the beginning of the month.
Japan will face Taiwan in a qualifier for next year's Asia Cup at Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium on Monday night. The Akatsuki Five had originally been scheduled to face China at Chiba Port Arena on Friday night, which would've been their first game in the first window of qualifying, but the contest has been postponed due to the ongoing coronavirus fears.
Japan has already secured a spot at the 2020 Olympics as the host nation, but some of the players are treating the training camps and game against Taiwan as part of their audition for the Tokyo Games.
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