On Thursday, July 28, the Japan Basketball Association (JBA) will hold a press conference at the Muromachi Mitsui Hall & Conference in Nihonbashi, Tokyo, and will change the nickname of the Japanese national team from “AKATSUKI FIVE” to “AKATSUKI JAPAN”. publication. This name is not limited to the 5-person / 3-person system or the men’s / women’s division, and the Japanese national teams in various categories are unified into “AKATSUKI JAPAN”, and the teams that challenge the world are supported by fans without distinction. It contains the desire to have it. And as a new uniform supplier of “AKATSUKI JAPAN” which will make a new start, we have signed a partnership with .
The uniform will be worn by Japanese national team players including Rui Hachimura, who signed the Jordan Brand for the first time in Japan, and will be held in Sendai from August 11th (Thursday) for the international men’s and women’s national teams. It will be unveiled for the first time in a warm-up game. JBA is the first association supported by in Asia, and it will be the fourth national team in the world. In addition, the Jordan Brand sponsors the Winter Cup, Junior Winter Cup, and National Mini Basketball Tournament, providing long-term support for Japanese children and empowerment for the next generation of players who will connect their love for basketball. I will go. Yuko Mitsuya, Chairman of JBA, made the following comments regarding this partnership. “I am very pleased to have the new Japanese national basketball team in the Jordan family. It is a great honor for the Jordan Brand to recognize the infinite possibilities of the Japanese basketball world. Wearing this uniform The Japanese national team is a symbol of “potential for the future” and must be something that all basketball players long for. When the Japanese national team players take pride in the match, “basketball” I hope that Japan can be “energized”. “
T-shirts for fans by will also be available from Friday, July 29th at the official Nike online store and Nike app, as well as some Nike and Jordan Brand authorized dealers. Will be sold.
