Japan's women's basketball team announced to advance to world final qualifying round for Paris Olympics. 12 members have been selected, including captain Saki Hayashi and Maki Takada.

Japan's first match will be against Spain on the 9th at 12:30 a.m. Japan time, and NHK will broadcast it live on BS. Japan, ranked 9th in the world, will face Spain, Hungary, and Canada in a round-robin match at the women's Basketball Olympic World Final Qualifier to be held in Hungary.