Japan men's national basketball team
| FIBA ranking | 21 (25 February 2025) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Joined FIBA | 1936 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FIBA zone | FIBA Asia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National federation | JBA | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coach | Tom Hovasse | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname(s) | アカツキジャパン (Akatsuki Japan) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Appearances | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FIBA World Cup | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Appearances | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FIBA Asia Cup | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Appearances | 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | Gold: (1965, 1971) Silver: (1969, 1975, 1979, 1983, 1997) Bronze: (1960, 1967, 1977, 1981, 1987, 1991, 1995) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Japan national basketball team, also known as Akatsuki Japan (Japanese: アカツキジャパン), is the national team representing Japan in international basketball competitions and is administered by the Japan Basketball Association (JBA), (Japanese: 日本バスケットボール協会, Nihon Basukettobōru Kyōkai). As the 1936 founding member of FIBA Asia, Japan has one of Asia's longest basketball traditions.
Japan is one of the most successful basketball teams in Asia. It has won the Asian Basketball Championships twice and is the second leading nation in qualifications to the event. The team has qualified for the Olympic Games 7 times and for the FIBA World Cup six times.