Power forward Joe Werner, one of the top newcomers in the bj-league last season, will return for another go-round in Japan. But the Chiba Jets, the team he helped carry into the playoffs while averaging 19.8 points and 11.4 rebounds per game, are no ...

Japan’s men’s national basketball team has little credibility left after racking up a series of disappointing results on the international stage in recent years. Most recently, Japan finished the William Jones Cup in Taiwan earlier this month with a humiliating 1-6 record. But as ...

Contrary to some speculative chatter in recent days that guard Takumi Ishizaki is on the verge of retirement, the word out of Germany is that the Fukui Prefecture native has his sights set on extending his overseas career. A German basketball expert contacted by ...

A familiar face will be on the sideline for the Yokohama B-Corsairs next season. Multiple league insiders have told The Japan Times that Michael Katsuhisa will be named the second coach in team history. Katsuhisa served as assistant coach under Reggie Geary during the ...

It’s been nearly two months since the Yokohama B-Corsairs were crowned champions in their second season. It was a marvelous achievement. And now it appears the team’s demise may be equally dramatic. No coach has yet been hired to replace Reggie Geary. What’s more, ...

Masayuki Kabaya wanted Hideki Mitsui to shoot the rock. Actually, he was daring him to shoot it. Kabaya had just drained a 3-pointer in their one-on-one basketball semifinal match at the Red Bull King of the Rock Japan tournament Saturday afternoon, and instead of ...