The Japan men's basketball team will take on Puerto Rico in the Kirin Cup Basketball 2006 July 19-22.

Jeljko Pavlicevic's squad will play at Mashima Sports Arena (White Ring) in Nagano on July 19, at Koshigaya Municipal Gymnasium in Saitama Prefecture on July 21, and at Tokyo's Yoyogi Gymnasium Annex on July 22.

The organizers of the tournament are giving away pairs of tickets for the Tokyo game to 10 Japan Times readers.

Applicants for the tickets must send a postcard, writing down their name, address, age, occupation and telephone number to: Kirin Cup Basketball 2006 The Japan Times kakari, 3-3-4 Motoazabu, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 106-0046.

The postcard must arrive no later than July 7. Winners will be mailed their tickets.