Fujitsu Red Wave

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Fujitsu Red Wave
富士通レッドウェーブ
Fujitsu Redwave logo.jpg
Leagues Women's Japan Basketball League
Founded1985
Arena Todoroki Arena
Location Kawasaki, Kanagawa
Website sports.jp.fujitsu.com/redwave/

The Fujitsu Red Wave (Japanese : 富士通レッドウェーブ) are a basketball team based in Kawasaki, Kanagawa, playing in the Women's Japan Basketball League. [1] From the 2024-25 season they will be playing in the upper “W-League Premier” division after the women’s league is split into two divisions. [2]

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References

  1. ↑ Asia Basket (12 January 2017). "Fujitsu Red Wave basketball team" . Retrieved 12 January 2017.
  2. ↑ "Wリーグが2024-25シーズンの最終エントリーシートを公開、各チームに新戦力が加入". www.basketball-zine.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-10-13.

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