Understanding B.League; Japan’s new basketball league

Finally, professional basketball has come back to Japan. Well, it never really went anywhere but it did go through a crisis that forced FIBA to kind of suspend Japan’s national program....

The Buddha is back

China reclaimed its spot as the top team in Asia, the Korean...

FIBA treasurer Ingo Weiss says Japan’s FIBA ban “partially lifted”

The Japanese Basketball Association along with the Japan 2024 Task Force are...

Japan 2024 Task Force elects Saburo Kawabuchi as new JBA president

The Japan 2024 Task Force, a group put in place to revive...

NBA shooting coach David Nurse Asia tour

What does it take to master a certain craft? In the book...

Asian basketball leagues: 2014 review
By Nick Bedard on January 4, 2015
As we enter the first week of the new year, let’s spend some time looking back on the top stories from around the Asian professional...
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Joe “Jellybean” Bryant accepts coaching job in Japan
By Nick Bedard on December 30, 2014
According to Ed Odeven of the Japan Times, Joe “Jellybean” Bryant, father of Kobe Bryant, has been named the new head coach of the Rizing Fukuoka...
Christmas photos from basketball leagues in Asia
By Nick Bedard on December 26, 2014
Professional basketball leagues across Asia got into the christmas spirit during the holidays. Here are some christmas photos from the Korean, Chinese, and Japanese basketball...
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FIBA bans Japan from all international basketball activities
By Nick Bedard on November 26, 2014
On Wednesday, FIBA finally dropped the hammer on the Japanese Basketball Association (JBA) issuing an immediate suspension from all FIBA and FIBA Asia-related activities. The...
The Japan Times banned from BJ-League
By Nick Bedard on October 30, 2013
The Basketball Japan League (JB-League) revoked The Japan Times from their media access for the 2013-2014 season. A letter to The Japan Times from league...