SAITAMA ¨C With the FIBA World Cup just around the corner, the Japan men¡¯s national team will head to China with confidence, but also with some issues that need to be fixed.
The squad played a series of warm-up games against New Zealand, Argentina, Germany and Tunisia in preparation for the World Cup, which kicks off on Saturday. Japan will also face Tunisia in a practice game on Tuesday in Tokyo before departing for Shanghai, its first-round site for the World Cup.
Japan played three contests before full-house crowds at Saitama Super Arena, falling against world No. 5 Argentina and Tunisia while pulling off an upset of Germany. The team posted a victory over New Zealand in its first exhibition earlier this month.
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