The players and staff seemed relaxed. That is a good indication of their state of mind as they get into the final window of the FIBA World Cup Asian qualifiers.
The provisional Japanese men's national team began its final training camp on Tuesday before its departure for its remaining pair of contests against Iran and Qatar in the FIBA World Cup Asian qualifiers.
The squad will take off from Japan on Friday for Istanbul, where it will hold another training camp. The team will take on Iran in Tehran on Feb. 21 and face Qatar on Feb. 24 in Doha.