With the Japan national team winning at last year¡¯s FIBA Asia Championship and then giving some phenomenal performances at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics, the popularity of women¡¯s basketball in Japan is currently at an all-time high.
The Women¡¯s Japan Basketball League wants to take advantage of that success to promote the league and bring more fans to the arenas in the upcoming 2016-17 season.
According to league chairman Kiyomi Saito, tickets for the season-opening game between the Jx-Eneos Sunflowers and Fujitsu Red Wave, a rematch of the last two years¡¯ WJBL Finals, at Yoyogi National Gymnasium No. 2 this Friday are already sold out.
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