Japan Women's Basketball 2024 Paris Olympics: Full roster, schedule and more

The Japan women's basketball team shocked the world in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics when they took home the silver medal despite having an undersized roster. Akatsuki Japan will look to have the same success but without the homecourt advantage this time around at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

Japan had plenty of preparation with seven exhibition games, winning the first five before losing the final two. They defeated powerhouse China twice in early June then beat New Zealand three consecutive times.

However, Akatsuki Japan ran into some tough matchups against France and Belgium. They tried to keep it close versus Les Bleus but were down big by the third quarter, while Belgium was in control from the get-go.

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Japan women's basketball Olympic roster

Rui Machida, Saki Hayashi and the Mawuli sisters are back to help Japan finish with another medal in the 2024 Paris Olympics. Machida led the last tournament in assists at 10.8 per game. Evelyn and Stephanie Mawuli have been the stars during the exhibition games.

Despite being undersized, Japan will use their quickness and offensive execution to put a lot of pressure on their bigger opponents.

Here's the Japan women's basketball Olympic roster:

• Himawari Akaho | Forward | Denso Iris
• Saki Hayashi | Forward | Fujitsu Red Wave
• Rui Machida | Guard | Fujitsu Red Wave
• Evelyn Mawuli | Forward | Denso Iris
• Stephanie Mawuli | Forward | Basket Zaragoza
• Saori Miyazaki | Guard | Eneos Sunflowers
• Yuki Miyazawa | Forward | Fujitsu Red Wave
• Nako Motohashi | Guard | Fujitsu Red Wave
• Maki Takada | Forward | Denso Iris
• Nanako Todo | Forward | Toyota Boshoku Sunshine Rabbits
• Mai Yamamoto | Guard | Toyota Antelopes
• Asami Yoshida | Guard | Aisin Wings

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Japan women's basketball Olympic schedule

Akatsuki Japan is in Group C, which is considered the group of death with the United States, Belgium and Japan. Team USA remains the favorite to win the gold medal and is currently ranked first in the world, according to the latest FIBA rankings.

Japan sits at No. 9 heading into the tournament, while Belgium is the sixth-best team in the world at the moment. Germany might not be as good as their men's team right now, but they recently climbed to No. 19.

Japan vs. United States

• Date: Monday, July 29
• Time: 3:00 p.m. EST

Japan vs. Germany

• Date: Thursday, Aug. 1
• Time: 5:00 a.m. EST

Japan vs. Belgium

• Date: Sunday, Aug. 4
• Time: 5:00 a.m. EST

The entire group stage of the women's basketball tournament in the 2024 Paris Olympics will be at the Pierre Mauroy Stadium in Lille, France. If the Japan women's basketball team qualifies for the quarterfinals, they will move to Paris for the rest of the knockout rounds. All knockout games will be at the Accor Arena in Paris.