The Japan Volleyball Association (JVA) is the governing body for

volleyball Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been a part of the official program of the Summ ...

Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...

. It was founded in 1927, and has been a member of FIVB since 1951. It is also a member of the

Asian Volleyball Confederation The Asian Volleyball Confederation, commonly known by the acronym AVC, is the continental governing body for the sports of indoor, beach, and grass volleyball in Asia and Oceania. It has 65 member associations, mostly located in the Asia-Pacif ...

. The JVA is responsible for organizing the

Japan men's national volleyball team The Japan men's national volleyball team ( ja, 男子バレーボール日本代表) represents Japan in international volleyball competitions and friendly matches, governed by Japan Volleyball Association. Their nickname is "''RYUJIN NIPPON (� ...

and

Japan women's national volleyball team The Japan women's national volleyball team (Hinotori Nippon, 火の鳥NIPPON), or ''All-Japan women's volleyball team'', is currently ranked 10th in the world by FIVB. The new head coach is Masayoshi Manabe. One of their greatest successes was ...

History

* In 1921, Great Japan Volleyball Association was established and joined the Great Japan Sports Association. * In 1946, Japan Volleyball Association was founded. * In 1951, Japan Volleyball Association joint FIVB. * In 1973, becomed an incorporated foundation. * In 2011, becomed a public interest incorporated foundation.

Presidents

National teams

For details please refer to main articles for dedicated teams.

Men's

Japan men's national under-19 volleyball team The Japan men's national under-19 volleyball team represents Japan in men's under-19 volleyball events, it is controlled and managed by the Japan Volleyball Association, Japanese Volleyball Association that is a member of Asian volleyball body Asi ...

Japan men's national under-21 volleyball team The Japan men's national under-21 volleyball team represents Japan in men's under-21 volleyball events, it is controlled and managed by the Japanese Volleyball Association that is a member of Asian volleyball body Asian Volleyball Confederation ...

Women's

* Japan women's national under-19 volleyball team * Japan women's national under-21 volleyball team *

Current title holders

Domestic

Senior

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Volleyball in Japan

Volleyball Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been a part of the official program of the Summ ...

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