Officials from the Japan Basketball Association apologized to an all-party parliamentary group for the recent scandal involving members of the men¡¯s national team.
Four players received a one-year suspension after they were found to have purchased the services of a sex worker in Jakarta during the Asian Games.
¡°I am told that the players are spending each day with their clubs reflecting on their actions,¡± JBA chairperson Yuko Mitsuya said according to Nikkan. ¡°We will spare no effort to improve our governance in order to prevent this from happening again.¡±
JBA executive advisor Saburo Kawabuchi also apologized for ¡°causing an extreme degree of discomfort¡± as a result of the issue.
The group of Diet members was formed in December 2015 to promote the revival of Japanese basketball following the JBA¡¯s suspension by global governing body FIBA earlier that year.
Kawabuchi additionally asked for lawmakers¡¯ cooperation in the promotion of arena construction around the country as well as the inclusion of basketball in Toto, Japan¡¯s national sports lottery.
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