Graduations and transfers have taken away many standouts from a year ago, so it’s time for others to grab the spotlight in ...

Shohei Ohtani’s wife, Mamiko Tanaka, is a Japanese former basketball player who rose to fame following her marriage to the ...

As Japan’s men’s basketball team attempts to rebound from some losses at the Paris Olympics, one player’s presence on the team has generated some buzz among surprised fans. Josh Hawkinson, a U.S.-born ...

Gonzaga men’s basketball standout and current Los Angeles Lakers forward Rui Hachimura is the face of a Japanese men’s basketball national team making back-to-back appearances in the Olympic Games for ...

Former Phoenix Suns shooter Yuta Watanabe appears to be heading back to his native country of Japan to continue his basketball career. "Japanese basketball superstar Yuta Watanabe is close to joining ...

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 ...

VILLENEUVE-D'ASCQ, France -- The Paris Olympics are over early for Japan's Rui Hachimura. Japan's basketball federation said in a statement Friday morning that Hachimura would not play against Brazil ...

Japan has now lost all three of its games in the opening stages of the Olympics. They fell to Brazil 102-84 on Friday. This was Brazil's first win of the tournament. Neither team is likely to make it ...

VILLENEUVE-D’ASCQ, France (AP) — The Paris Olympics are over early for Japan’s Rui Hachimura. Japan’s basketball federation said in a statement Friday morning that Hachimura will sit out its game ...

One Japanese women’s basketball fan tried to troll the US women’s national team over the decision to leave Caitlin Clark off the roster for this year’s Olympics in Paris. The spectator, who was ...