Check out a few facts on Japan's hosting of the FIBA World Cup 2023 in former US-ruled Okinawa, where basketball culture is strongest in the Land of the Rising Sun
following a 98-88 upset of Finland on Sunday, August 27. It was the first win of an Asian team in the 2023 FIBA World Cup.
“Japan in tears after first ever win against European team in FIBA World Cup,” wrote CNN’s Andrew McNicol. The World Cup games are being held in Okinawa City, Okinawa, the Japanese prefecture that has the strongest basketball culture due to the influence of the US military bases. Although basketball is not as popular as Japan’s national sport, sumo, as well as baseball, football, tennis, and golf, it still has a good following, withIn Okinawa, the World Cup games are being held at Okinawa Arena, a new stadium completed in February 2021 with a capacity of 8,500.
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