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The Women's Japan Basketball League (Japanese: 一般社団法人バスケットボール女子日本リーグ, romanized: Ippanshadanhōjin Basukettobōru Joshi Nihon Rīgu) is a professional women's basketball league in Japan. The league is composed of 15 teams across two divisions, with 8 teams competing in the "Premier" (プレミア, Puremia) first division, and 7 in the "Future" (フューチャー, Fyūchā) second division. The league is commonly referred to simply as the W League (Wリーグ).2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
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The Women's Japan Basketball League (Japanese: 一般社団法人バスケットボール女子日本リーグ, romanized: Ippanshadanhōjin Basukettobōru Joshi Nihon Rīgu) is a professional women's basketball league in Japan. The league is composed of 15 teams across two divisions, with 8 teams competing in the "Premier" (プレミア, Puremia) first division, and 7 in the "Future" (フューチャー, Fyūchā) second division. The league is commonly referred to simply as the W League (Wリーグ).2
The league was founded in 1998, with the Chanson V-Magic winning the inaugural title.
From 2024–25 there was a change to a two level league structure, with the “W League Premier” being the top league, and the “W League Future” being the lower league.
From Wikipedia’s article on Women's Japan Basketball League, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4
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