{"id":514981,"date":"2026-01-14T07:28:10","date_gmt":"2026-01-14T07:28:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/514981\/"},"modified":"2026-01-14T07:28:10","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T07:28:10","slug":"new-basketball-league-project-b-to-play-tournament-in-tokyo-featuring-wnba-stars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/514981\/","title":{"rendered":"New basketball league Project B to play tournament in Tokyo featuring WNBA stars"},"content":{"rendered":"<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">Project B, the new women\u2019s and men\u2019s basketball league, will make a stop in Tokyo in April 2027, the first city the organisation has officially announced.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">The tournament in Tokyo will be one of seven stops on Project B\u2019s global circuit season format that begins in November and runs through April.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">Each city will host a 10-day event that crowns a local champion and feeds into a season-long championship race.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">There will be men\u2019s and women\u2019s tournament games in Tokyo at the Toyota Arena, from March 26 to April 4 2027.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">\u201cWe\u2019re honoured to bring Project B to Tokyo alongside our partners in Japan,\u201d Keisuke Mitsui, head of Project B Japan, said.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">\u201cTokyo sits at the intersection of global culture, innovation and basketball, with a fan base that truly understands and loves the game. Japan has shown what\u2019s possible when you invest in players and fans, and Toyota Arena will be an iconic stage for our athletes and a destination for basketball fans around the world.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Japanese star Mai Yamamoto is honoured that Project B is hosting a tournament in Tokyo. Photo: Getty Images\" data-qa=\"BaseImage-handleRenderImage-StyledImage\" class=\"e1gf69pb2 css-6ikqhs e445x7d0\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/115130a0-f48f-4a40-adc7-cebaa4b8192d_dcdffc3b.jpg\" title=\"Japanese star Mai Yamamoto is honoured that Project B is hosting a tournament in Tokyo. Photo: Getty Images\"\/>Japanese star Mai Yamamoto is honoured that Project B is hosting a tournament in Tokyo. 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