List of all the NBA and ABA Players Born in Japan

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5 Players

* - Indicates Hall of Famer

5 Players Table
					Totals																Shooting			Per Game						Birth
Rk	Player	Yrs	From	To	G	MP	FG	FGA	3P	3PA	FT	FTA	ORB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS	FG%	3P%	FT%	MP	PTS	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	Date	City
1	Rui Hachimura	6	2020	2025	337	9345	1691	3410	376	986	560	733	342	1638	439	209	101	302	556	4318	.496	.381	.764	27.7	12.8	4.9	1.3	0.6	0.3	Feb 8, 1998	Toyama
2	Yuki Kawamura	1	2025	2025	22	93	11	30	7	23	7	9	0	12	19	2	0	5	8	36	.367	.304	.778	4.2	1.6	0.5	0.9	0.1	0.0	May 2, 2001	Yanai
3	Yuta Tabuse	1	2005	2005	4	17	1	6	1	1	4	4	2	4	3	0	0	1	1	7	.167	1.000	1.000	4.3	1.8	1.0	0.8	0.0	0.0	Oct 5, 1980	Yokohama
4	Cam Thomas	4	2022	2025	215	4980	1144	2603	310	898	657	764	67	553	442	113	33	304	303	3255	.439	.345	.860	23.2	15.1	2.6	2.1	0.5	0.2	Oct 13, 2001	Yokosuka
5	Yuta Watanabe	6	2019	2024	213	2839	320	751	153	413	102	151	106	497	137	83	61	87	234	895	.426	.370	.675	13.3	4.2	2.3	0.6	0.4	0.3	Oct 13, 1994	Yokohama