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Japan has ambitious plans to become a basketball powerhouse but a row involving star player Rui Hachimura and disagreements ... success is anything but a slam dunk. Once a minnow on the world ...

FUNABASHI, Japan — Japan has ambitious plans to become a basketball powerhouse but a row involving star player Rui Hachimura and disagreements over the domestic league's direction mean success is ...

Japan has ambitious plans to become a basketball powerhouse but a row involving star player Rui Hachimura and disagreements ... success is anything but a slam dunk. Once a minnow on the world ...

but a row involving star player Rui Hachimura and disagreements over the domestic league's direction mean success is anything but a slam dunk. Once a minnow on the world stage, Japan qualified for ...

Funabashi (Japan) (AFP) – Japan has ambitious plans to become a basketball powerhouse but a row involving star player Rui Hachimura and ... is anything but a slam dunk. Once a minnow on the ...

Japan has ambitious plans to become a basketball powerhouse but a row involving star player Rui Hachimura and disagreements over the domestic league's direction mean success is anything but a slam ...