The Japan men's national team's quest to compete in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics is still alive.
The Akatsuki Five overpowered Taiwan 108-68 in their final first-round game of the 2019 FIBA World Cup Asian qualifiers at Taipei Heping Gymnasium on Monday night.
Japan got off to a 0-4 start in the qualifiers, which began last November. But it won its final two contests to earn the third and final spot in Group B to advance to the second round.