Japan Basketball Association, also known as JBA, a privately owned entity headquartered in Japan, was founded in 1930 and functions as a tier 2 media tech buyer. The organization reported $28.8M in revenue as of 2025. Its main product is ball sports. The company operates as the governing body for basketball in Japan.
On August 4, 2026, Chugai Pharmaceutical partnered with the Japan Basketball Association (JBA), becoming the organization's Healthcare Innovation Partner to advance healthcare and promote basketball in communities. Previously, on February 2, 2026, the JBA terminated the contract of Tom Hovasse, 59, the coach of the Japan men's national team. Earlier, on November 27, 2025, the JBA previewed the Japan men's national team's start to the 2027 FIBA World Cup 1st Qualifiers, which included facing Chinese Taipei on November 28 and December 1. Naturalized player Josh Hawkinson, who acquired Japanese nationality in February 2023, emphasized the importance of winning both initial games to advance to the second round and set a team standard. The preview highlighted Hawkinson's matchup with Chinese Taipei's 213cm naturalized center Brandon Gilbeck as a key factor in the outcome, noting Hawkinson's opportunity to reassert his importance following a disappointing performance in the FIBA Asia Cup.
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Japan Basketball Association (JBA) offers 2 products in the sports and media and telecoms services industries. Japan Basketball Association (JBA)'s product portfolio comprises of search, social, and retail media and ball sports.
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Japan Basketball Association (JBA)'s revenues were less than $50M in 2025. Caretta Research has split Japan Basketball Association (JBA)'s revenue into 2 different product categories, the largest of which is basketball. For full access to Japan Basketball Association (JBA)'s revenue breakdown subscribe to Caretta Portal.
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