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Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Sep 19, 2015
Matsui ready to be shooting star
The lack of a presence underneath the basket has been Japanese basketball's everlasting issue. So Kenji Hasegawa, the current men's national team head coach, looks more to his outside players than inside muscle, relying on their perimeter shooting to carry the offense.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Sep 16, 2015
Japan's men hopeful of earning berth for 2016 Games
Basketball
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Sep 11, 2015
JBA selects 12-man squad for FIBA Asia Championship
The Japan Basketball Association announced the men's national team roster for the upcoming FIBA Asia Championship on Friday.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Sep 7, 2015
Japan's Asian hoop champs return home
One day after they became the first Japanese team to clinch a berth at next summer's Rio de Janeiro Olympics, the players and staff of Japan's women's basketball team made a triumphant return home with the gold medals around their necks on Sunday evening.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Sep 5, 2015
Japan women defend FIBA Asia title, punch ticket to Rio
After holding off China by one point on Tuesday, the Japan women's national team provided a different type of drama on the basketball court during their high-stakes Saturday showdown: an old-fashioned blowout victory.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Sep 4, 2015
Japan women hold off Taiwan, book spot in FIBA Asia final
The Japan women's national basketball team dominated key stretches of the first and fourth quarters en route to a 65-58 triumph over Taiwan in the FIBA Asia Women's Championship semifinals on Friday in Wuhan, China.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Aug 31, 2015
Japan routs Taiwan, improves to 3-0 in tournament
The Japan women's national team caused fits for Taiwan in their Group A match at the FIBA Asia Women's Championship on Monday.
BASKETBALL
Aug 31, 2015
Japan women beat India by 100 points
The Japan national team overwhelmed India at the FIBA Asia Women's Championship on Sunday in Wuhan, China, winning 131-31 in a Group A game.
BASKETBALL
Aug 29, 2015
Japan women prevail against South Korea in FIBA Asia opener
The Japan women's national team began defense of its FIBA Asia Women's Championship title from 2013 with a 59-53 Group A victory over South Korea on Saturday in Wuhan, China.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Aug 25, 2015
Tokashiki eager to put new skills on display
Less than a week before the Japan women's national team begins competing at the FIBA Asia Championship, Seattle Storm rookie Ramu Tokashiki returned home to join the squad.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Aug 21, 2015
Star players Tokashiki, Yoshida named to Japan roster
Star players Ramu Tokashiki and Asami Yoshida are the headliners for Hayabusa Japan for the upcoming FIBA Asia Women's Championship.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Aug 16, 2015
Japan routs Czech Republic to win three-game exhibition series
Sharp-shooter Keijuro Matsui nailed four 3-point shots and scored 18 points in the second quarter alone to boost the Japan men's team to a 75-61 victory over the Czech Republic on Sunday at Yoyogi National Gymnasium Annex.

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