The Korean women's basketball team suffered an 18-point defeat (59-77) against Japan in a friendly evaluation match, with key players such as Park Ji-soo and Park Ji-hyun absent. This marks the sixth consecutive loss for Korea against Japan, highlighting their recent struggles despite historically holding the upper hand. Korea was particularly overwhelmed by Japan's strong outside shooting and trailed in rebounds, exposing weaknesses. Lee So-hee led Korea with 13 points but their counterattack fell short. The two teams will face each other again on the 14th at the same venue.
