A Tokyo-based expansion team will join the bj-league next season, giving the capital city a new franchise after the disappearance of the Tokyo Apache.
The league made the announcement on Friday, two days before its sixth annual All-Star Game, which will be held at Saitama Super Arena, venue for the 2006 FIBA World Basketball Championship final.
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