Belgium came out flying in the opening quarter, building a 19-7 lead behind Emma Meesseman and ferocious defense that smothered the undersized Japanese. From there, the scoreboard watching was on, ...

The deal was signed by Rapidus President Atsuyoshi Koike and Imec President and CEO Luc Van den hove, who is in Japan as part of a business delegation led by Belgium's Princess Astrid. Masakazu ...

Yet Belgium only had a 36-29 edge in rebounding and outscored Japan 36-30 in the paint. MATCHING TREYS Japan came into the knockout round leading the women’s tournament making 38% of its 3-pointers.