Raptors' Yuta Watanabe reflects on ups and downs of fourth NBA season
Watanabe saw limited action in the regular season, playing 38 out of 82 games for a Toronto side that finished fifth in the NBA's Eastern Conference with a 48-34 record.
Rui Hachimura grabs eight rebounds in meeting with compatriot Yuta Watanabe
Forward Rui Hachimura scored 11 points and claimed a season-high eight rebounds in the Washington Wizards' 109-105 loss to Yuta Watanabe's Toronto Raptors on Friday.
Yuta Watanabe scores career-high 26 points for Raptors in loss
Yuta Watanabe registered NBA personal-highs of 26 points and 13 rebounds on Sunday in his first start of the season, but the Toronto Raptors lost 144-99 against the Cleveland Cavaliers. The 27-year-old played 37 minutes and picked up his second double-double in the NBA, two ...
Japanese players reach three finals at badminton world championships
Tokyo Olympic bronze medalists Yuta Watanabe and Arisa Higashino became the first Japanese mixed-doubles team to reach a final at the badminton world championships on Saturday, with Japanese players also set to appear in two other finals. Ranked fourth in the world, Watanabe and Higashino ...
Yuta Watanabe matches season high to help Raptors beat short-handed Warriors
The Japan national team forward also notched four rebounds, two steals and a block in 21 minutes.
Rui Hachimura and Yuta Watanabe to miss season-opening head-to-head
The two Japanese stars will have three more chances to meet during the 2021-22 NBA season, which began on Tuesday.
Yuta Watanabe looks set to make Raptors' opening night roster
Watanabe's Olympic teammate, Wizards forward Rui Hachimura, is likely to miss the season opener against the Raptors.
Toronto rewarded Watanabe's play by upgrading him to a standard NBA contract in April, but the 26-year-old says he needs to make a bigger impact as both a scorer and facilitator.
The Kagawa Prefecture native said he must continue improving despite earning a full contract in April.
Watanabe, who signed a standard NBA contract with the Raptors in April, said the opportunity to represent Japan in the Tokyo Games gave him a good measure of his own skills.
Japanese basketball team ends Olympics knowing it has plenty of work to do
Japan made an early exit from the Games having gone winless, ending their tournament with a 97-77 loss to Argentina in their final Group B contest at Saitama Super Arena on Sunday.
Japan's Arisa Higashino and Yuta Watanabe win bronze in mixed doubles badminton
Watanabe and Higashino secured a spot on the podium by defeating Hong Kong pair Tang Chun-man and Tse Ying-suet 21-17, 23-21 at Musashino Forest Sport Plaza.
