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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 A head coach, senior coach or manager is a professional at training and developing athletes. They typically hold a more public profile and are paid more than other Coach (sport), coaches. In some sports, the head coach is instead called the "manage ...
is Masayoshi Manabe. One of their greatest successes was at the 1964 Summer Olympics in
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, when they defeated the heavily favored
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on the way to the gold medal. Japan was qualified for the 2004 Summer Olympics by winning the Women's Olympic Qualifier that was held from 8 May to 16 May in
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. In
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the team took fifth place in the overall-rankings. Finally after almost three decades of medal drought in the Olympics, Japan took home the Bronze medal by defeating South Korea in the 2012 Summer Olympics.


History


2012 London Olympics

Japan qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics as the best Asian team in the
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. In the 2012 Olympics, Japan had been placed on Group A with
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,
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,
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, the host
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and
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. Japan finished third in the Group. In the quarter-finals, Japan faced their old Asian rival China.
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and Yukiko Ebata each scored 33 points in this thrilling game in which China were beaten by 3–2. It was their first win over China in 11 years as far as FIVB games are concerned. On 9 August 2012, the Japanese were outplayed by the defending champions
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in the semi-finals. On 11 August 2012, Japan beat
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3–0 in the bronze medal match. It is the first Olympics' volleyball medal for the Japanese since the 1984 Summer Olympics. On August 13, 2012, Japan Women's Team was ranked 3rd in the world behind
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and Brazil women's national volleyball team.


2020 Tokyo Olympics

Japan was the host nation for the 2020 Summer Olympics. The other teams in their group in Tokyo were
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, Serbia, Brazil, Korea and the Dominican Republic. Japan's opening match was on 25 July 2021 in Tokyo against Kenya. They beat Kenya in their first match in straight sets and lost against Serbia, Brazil, Korea and the Dominican Republic which caused them to miss the qualification for the quarterfinals.


Winner of 6 major world titles

#, & – Twice 3 Straight Major titles in 1960s and 1970s (World Women's Volleyball Championship, World Cup, Olympic Games)


Results


International


Olympic Games

*
1964 Events January * January 1 – The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland is dissolved. * January 5 - In the first meeting between leaders of the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches since the fifteenth century, Pope Paul VI and Patriarc ...
– Gold Medal *
1968 The year was highlighted by Protests of 1968, protests and other unrests that occurred worldwide. Events January–February * January 5 – "Prague Spring": Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Czechos ...
– Silver Medal * 1972 – Silver Medal *
1976 Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 Phil ...
– Gold Medal *
1984 Events January * January 1 – The Bornean Sultanate of Brunei gains full independence from the United Kingdom, having become a British protectorate in 1888. * January 7 – Brunei becomes the sixth member of the Association of Southeast As ...
– Bronze Medal * 1988 – 4th place *
1992 File:1992 Events Collage V1.png, From left, clockwise: Riots break out across Los Angeles, California after the police beating of Rodney King; El Al Flight 1862 crashes into a residential apartment building in Amsterdam after two of its engines ...
– 5th place *
1996 File:1996 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: A bomb explodes at Centennial Olympic Park in Atlanta, set off by a radical anti-abortionist; The center fuel tank explodes on TWA Flight 800, causing the plane to crash and killing everyone on b ...
– 9th place *
2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 60 ...
– 8th place *
2008 File:2008 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Lehman Brothers went bankrupt following the Subprime mortgage crisis; Cyclone Nargis killed more than 138,000 in Myanmar; A scene from the opening ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing ...
– 7th place *
2012 File:2012 Events Collage V3.png, From left, clockwise: The passenger cruise ship Costa Concordia lies capsized after the Costa Concordia disaster; Damage to Casino Pier in Seaside Heights, New Jersey as a result of Hurricane Sandy; People gather ...
– Bronze Medal * 2016 – 8th place *
2020 2020 was heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to global social and economic disruption, mass cancellations and postponements of events, worldwide lockdowns and the largest economic recession since the Great Depression in ...
– 10th place


World Championship

* 1960 – Silver Medal *
1962 Events January * January 1 – Western Samoa becomes independent from New Zealand. * January 3 – Pope John XXIII excommunicates Fidel Castro for preaching communism. * January 8 – Harmelen train disaster: 93 die in the wo ...
– Gold Medal *
1967 Events January * January 1 – Canada begins a year-long celebration of the 100th anniversary of Canadian Confederation, Confederation, featuring the Expo 67 World's Fair. * January 5 ** Spain and Romania sign an agreement in Paris, establ ...
– Gold Medal *
1970 Events January * January 1 – Unix time epoch reached at 00:00:00 UTC. * January 5 – The 7.1 Tonghai earthquake shakes Tonghai County, Yunnan province, China, with a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (''Extreme''). Between 10,000 and 1 ...
– Silver Medal *
1974 Major events in 1974 include the aftermath of the 1973 oil crisis and the resignation of President of the United States, United States President Richard Nixon following the Watergate scandal. In the Middle East, the aftermath of the 1973 Yom K ...
– Gold Medal * 1978 – Silver Medal *
1982 Events January * January 1 – In Malaysia and Singapore, clocks are adjusted to the same time zone, UTC+8 (GMT+8.00). * January 13 – Air Florida Flight 90 crashes shortly after takeoff into the 14th Street Bridge in Washington, D.C., Un ...
– 4th place * 1986 – 7th place * 1990 – 8th place *
1994 File:1994 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The 1994 Winter Olympics are held in Lillehammer, Norway; The Kaiser Permanente building after the 1994 Northridge earthquake; A model of the MS Estonia, which sank in the Baltic Sea; Nelson Ma ...
– 7th place *
1998 1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The ''Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for frozen water, in soil in permanently s ...
– 8th place *
2002 File:2002 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The 2002 Winter Olympics are held in Salt Lake City; Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother and her daughter Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon die; East Timor gains independence from Indonesia and ...
– 13th place * 2006 – 6th place *
2010 File:2010 Events Collage New.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2010 Chile earthquake was one of the strongest recorded in history; The Eruption of Eyjafjallajökull in Iceland disrupts air travel in Europe; A scene from the opening ceremony of ...
– Bronze Medal *
2014 File:2014 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Stocking up supplies and personal protective equipment (PPE) for the Western African Ebola virus epidemic; Citizens examining the ruins after the Chibok schoolgirls kidnapping; Bundles of wat ...
– 7th place *
2018 File:2018 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2018 Winter Olympics opening ceremony in PyeongChang, South Korea; Protests erupt following the Assassination of Jamal Khashoggi; March for Our Lives protests take place across the United ...
– 6th place *
2022 File:2022 collage V1.png, Clockwise, from top left: Road junction at Yamato-Saidaiji Station several hours after the assassination of Shinzo Abe; Anti-government protest in Sri Lanka in front of the Presidential Secretariat; The global monkeyp ...
– 5th place


World Cup

*
1973 Events January * January 1 - The United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland and Denmark 1973 enlargement of the European Communities, enter the European Economic Community, which later becomes the European Union. * January 15 – Vietnam War: ...
– Silver Medal *
1977 Events January * January 8 – Three bombs explode in Moscow within 37 minutes, killing seven. The bombings are attributed to an Armenian separatist group. * January 10 – Mount Nyiragongo erupts in eastern Zaire (now the Democrati ...
– Gold Medal *
1981 Events January * January 1 ** Greece enters the European Economic Community, predecessor of the European Union. ** Palau becomes a self-governing territory. * January 10 – Salvadoran Civil War: The FMLN launches its first major off ...
– Silver Medal *
1985 The year 1985 was designated as the International Youth Year by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 ** The Internet's Domain Name System is created. ** Greenland withdraws from the European Economic Community as a result of a ...
– 4th place *
1989 File:1989 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The Cypress structure collapses as a result of the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake, killing motorists below; The proposal document for the World Wide Web is submitted; The Exxon Valdez oil tanker ru ...
– 4th place *
1991 File:1991 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Boris Yeltsin, elected as Russia's first president, waves the new flag of Russia after the 1991 Soviet coup d'état attempt, orchestrated by Soviet hardliners; Mount Pinatubo erupts in the ...
– 7th place *
1995 File:1995 Events Collage V2.png, From left, clockwise: O.J. Simpson is acquitted of the murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman from the year prior in "The Trial of the Century" in the United States; The Great Hanshin earthquake strike ...
– 6th place *
1999 File:1999 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The funeral procession of King Hussein of Jordan in Amman; the 1999 İzmit earthquake kills over 17,000 people in Turkey; the Columbine High School massacre, one of the first major school s ...
– 6th place *
2003 File:2003 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: The crew of STS-107 perished when the Space Shuttle Columbia Space Shuttle Columbia disaster, disintegrated during reentry into Atmosphere of Earth, Earth's atmosphere; SARS became an 2002– ...
– 5th place *
2007 File:2007 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Steve Jobs unveils Apple's first iPhone; TAM Airlines Flight 3054 overruns a runway and crashes into a gas station, killing almost 200 people; Former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto ...
– 7th place * 2011 – 4th place *
2015 File:2015 Events Collage new.png, From top left, clockwise: Civil service in remembrance of November 2015 Paris attacks; Germanwings Flight 9525 was purposely crashed into the French Alps; the rubble of residences in Kathmandu following the April ...
– 5th place *
2019 File:2019 collage v1.png, From top left, clockwise: Hong Kong protests turn to widespread riots and civil disobedience; House of Representatives votes to adopt articles of impeachment against Donald Trump; CRISPR gene editing first used to experim ...
– 5th place


World Grand Champions Cup

*
1993 File:1993 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The Oslo I Accord is signed in an attempt to resolve the Israeli–Palestinian conflict; The Russian White House is shelled during the 1993 Russian constitutional crisis; Czechoslovakia is peace ...
– 4th place *
1997 File:1997 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The movie set of ''Titanic'', the highest-grossing movie in history at the time; ''Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone'', is published; Comet Hale-Bopp passes by Earth and becomes one of ...
– 5th place *
2001 The September 11 attacks against the United States by Al-Qaeda, which killed 2,977 people and instigated the global war on terror, were a defining event of 2001. The United States led a multi-national coalition in an invasion of Afghanistan ...
– Bronze Medal *
2005 File:2005 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: Hurricane Katrina in the Gulf of Mexico; the Funeral of Pope John Paul II is held in Vatican City; "Me at the zoo", the first video ever to be uploaded to YouTube; Eris (dwarf planet), Er ...
– 5th place *
2009 File:2009 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: The vertical stabilizer of Air France Flight 447 is pulled out from the Atlantic Ocean; Barack Obama becomes the first African American to become President of the United States; 2009 Iran ...
– 4th place *
2013 File:2013 Events Collage V2.png, From left, clockwise: Edward Snowden becomes internationally famous for leaking classified NSA wiretapping information; Typhoon Haiyan kills over 6,000 in the Philippines and Southeast Asia; The Dhaka garment ...
– Bronze Medal *
2017 File:2017 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: The War Against ISIS at the Battle of Mosul (2016-2017); aftermath of the Manchester Arena bombing; The Solar eclipse of August 21, 2017 ("Great American Eclipse"); North Korea tests a ser ...
– 5th place


FIVB World Grand Prix

*
1993 File:1993 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The Oslo I Accord is signed in an attempt to resolve the Israeli–Palestinian conflict; The Russian White House is shelled during the 1993 Russian constitutional crisis; Czechoslovakia is peace ...
– 6th place *
1994 File:1994 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The 1994 Winter Olympics are held in Lillehammer, Norway; The Kaiser Permanente building after the 1994 Northridge earthquake; A model of the MS Estonia, which sank in the Baltic Sea; Nelson Ma ...
– 4th place *
1995 File:1995 Events Collage V2.png, From left, clockwise: O.J. Simpson is acquitted of the murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman from the year prior in "The Trial of the Century" in the United States; The Great Hanshin earthquake strike ...
– 7th place *
1996 File:1996 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: A bomb explodes at Centennial Olympic Park in Atlanta, set off by a radical anti-abortionist; The center fuel tank explodes on TWA Flight 800, causing the plane to crash and killing everyone on b ...
– 8th place *
1997 File:1997 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The movie set of ''Titanic'', the highest-grossing movie in history at the time; ''Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone'', is published; Comet Hale-Bopp passes by Earth and becomes one of ...
– 4th place *
1998 1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The ''Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for frozen water, in soil in permanently s ...
– 7th place *
1999 File:1999 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The funeral procession of King Hussein of Jordan in Amman; the 1999 İzmit earthquake kills over 17,000 people in Turkey; the Columbine High School massacre, one of the first major school s ...
– 7th place *
2000 File:2000 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Protests against Bush v. Gore after the 2000 United States presidential election; Heads of state meet for the Millennium Summit; The International Space Station in its infant form as seen from ...
– 8th place *
2001 The September 11 attacks against the United States by Al-Qaeda, which killed 2,977 people and instigated the global war on terror, were a defining event of 2001. The United States led a multi-national coalition in an invasion of Afghanistan ...
– 6th place *
2002 File:2002 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The 2002 Winter Olympics are held in Salt Lake City; Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother and her daughter Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon die; East Timor gains independence from Indonesia and ...
– 5th place *
2003 File:2003 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: The crew of STS-107 perished when the Space Shuttle Columbia Space Shuttle Columbia disaster, disintegrated during reentry into Atmosphere of Earth, Earth's atmosphere; SARS became an 2002– ...
– 9th place *
2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 60 ...
– 9th place *
2005 File:2005 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: Hurricane Katrina in the Gulf of Mexico; the Funeral of Pope John Paul II is held in Vatican City; "Me at the zoo", the first video ever to be uploaded to YouTube; Eris (dwarf planet), Er ...
– 5th place * 2006 – 6th place *
2007 File:2007 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Steve Jobs unveils Apple's first iPhone; TAM Airlines Flight 3054 overruns a runway and crashes into a gas station, killing almost 200 people; Former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto ...
– 9th place *
2008 File:2008 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Lehman Brothers went bankrupt following the Subprime mortgage crisis; Cyclone Nargis killed more than 138,000 in Myanmar; A scene from the opening ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing ...
– 6th place *
2009 File:2009 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: The vertical stabilizer of Air France Flight 447 is pulled out from the Atlantic Ocean; Barack Obama becomes the first African American to become President of the United States; 2009 Iran ...
– 6th place *
2010 File:2010 Events Collage New.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2010 Chile earthquake was one of the strongest recorded in history; The Eruption of Eyjafjallajökull in Iceland disrupts air travel in Europe; A scene from the opening ceremony of ...
– 5th place * 2011 – 5th place *
2012 File:2012 Events Collage V3.png, From left, clockwise: The passenger cruise ship Costa Concordia lies capsized after the Costa Concordia disaster; Damage to Casino Pier in Seaside Heights, New Jersey as a result of Hurricane Sandy; People gather ...
– 9th place *
2013 File:2013 Events Collage V2.png, From left, clockwise: Edward Snowden becomes internationally famous for leaking classified NSA wiretapping information; Typhoon Haiyan kills over 6,000 in the Philippines and Southeast Asia; The Dhaka garment ...
– 4th place *
2014 File:2014 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Stocking up supplies and personal protective equipment (PPE) for the Western African Ebola virus epidemic; Citizens examining the ruins after the Chibok schoolgirls kidnapping; Bundles of wat ...
– Silver Medal *
2015 File:2015 Events Collage new.png, From top left, clockwise: Civil service in remembrance of November 2015 Paris attacks; Germanwings Flight 9525 was purposely crashed into the French Alps; the rubble of residences in Kathmandu following the April ...
– 6th place * 2016 – 9th place *
2017 File:2017 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: The War Against ISIS at the Battle of Mosul (2016-2017); aftermath of the Manchester Arena bombing; The Solar eclipse of August 21, 2017 ("Great American Eclipse"); North Korea tests a ser ...
– 7th place


FIVB Nations League

*
2018 File:2018 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2018 Winter Olympics opening ceremony in PyeongChang, South Korea; Protests erupt following the Assassination of Jamal Khashoggi; March for Our Lives protests take place across the United ...
– 10th place *
2019 File:2019 collage v1.png, From top left, clockwise: Hong Kong protests turn to widespread riots and civil disobedience; House of Representatives votes to adopt articles of impeachment against Donald Trump; CRISPR gene editing first used to experim ...
– 9th place *
2021 File:2021 collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: the James Webb Space Telescope was launched in 2021; Protesters in Yangon, Myanmar following the coup d'état; A civil demonstration against the October 2021 coup in Sudan; Crowd shortly after t ...
– 4th place *
2022 File:2022 collage V1.png, Clockwise, from top left: Road junction at Yamato-Saidaiji Station several hours after the assassination of Shinzo Abe; Anti-government protest in Sri Lanka in front of the Presidential Secretariat; The global monkeyp ...
– 7th place


Montreux Volley Masters

*
1989 File:1989 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The Cypress structure collapses as a result of the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake, killing motorists below; The proposal document for the World Wide Web is submitted; The Exxon Valdez oil tanker ru ...
– Bronze Medal *
2001 The September 11 attacks against the United States by Al-Qaeda, which killed 2,977 people and instigated the global war on terror, were a defining event of 2001. The United States led a multi-national coalition in an invasion of Afghanistan ...
– Bronze Medal *
2005 File:2005 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: Hurricane Katrina in the Gulf of Mexico; the Funeral of Pope John Paul II is held in Vatican City; "Me at the zoo", the first video ever to be uploaded to YouTube; Eris (dwarf planet), Er ...
– 4th place *
2009 File:2009 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: The vertical stabilizer of Air France Flight 447 is pulled out from the Atlantic Ocean; Barack Obama becomes the first African American to become President of the United States; 2009 Iran ...
– 7th place *
2010 File:2010 Events Collage New.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2010 Chile earthquake was one of the strongest recorded in history; The Eruption of Eyjafjallajökull in Iceland disrupts air travel in Europe; A scene from the opening ceremony of ...
– 7th place * 2011 – Gold Medal *
2013 File:2013 Events Collage V2.png, From left, clockwise: Edward Snowden becomes internationally famous for leaking classified NSA wiretapping information; Typhoon Haiyan kills over 6,000 in the Philippines and Southeast Asia; The Dhaka garment ...
– 5th place *
2014 File:2014 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Stocking up supplies and personal protective equipment (PPE) for the Western African Ebola virus epidemic; Citizens examining the ruins after the Chibok schoolgirls kidnapping; Bundles of wat ...
– 6th place *
2015 File:2015 Events Collage new.png, From top left, clockwise: Civil service in remembrance of November 2015 Paris attacks; Germanwings Flight 9525 was purposely crashed into the French Alps; the rubble of residences in Kathmandu following the April ...
– Silver Medal *
2019 File:2019 collage v1.png, From top left, clockwise: Hong Kong protests turn to widespread riots and civil disobedience; House of Representatives votes to adopt articles of impeachment against Donald Trump; CRISPR gene editing first used to experim ...
– Silver Medal


Continental


Asian Games

*
1962 Events January * January 1 – Western Samoa becomes independent from New Zealand. * January 3 – Pope John XXIII excommunicates Fidel Castro for preaching communism. * January 8 – Harmelen train disaster: 93 die in the wo ...
– Gold Medal * 1966 – Gold Medal *
1970 Events January * January 1 – Unix time epoch reached at 00:00:00 UTC. * January 5 – The 7.1 Tonghai earthquake shakes Tonghai County, Yunnan province, China, with a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (''Extreme''). Between 10,000 and 1 ...
– Gold Medal *
1974 Major events in 1974 include the aftermath of the 1973 oil crisis and the resignation of President of the United States, United States President Richard Nixon following the Watergate scandal. In the Middle East, the aftermath of the 1973 Yom K ...
– Gold Medal * 1978 – Gold Medal *
1982 Events January * January 1 – In Malaysia and Singapore, clocks are adjusted to the same time zone, UTC+8 (GMT+8.00). * January 13 – Air Florida Flight 90 crashes shortly after takeoff into the 14th Street Bridge in Washington, D.C., Un ...
– Silver Medal * 1986 – Silver Medal * 1990 – Bronze Medal *
1994 File:1994 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The 1994 Winter Olympics are held in Lillehammer, Norway; The Kaiser Permanente building after the 1994 Northridge earthquake; A model of the MS Estonia, which sank in the Baltic Sea; Nelson Ma ...
– Bronze Medal *
1998 1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The ''Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for frozen water, in soil in permanently s ...
– Bronze Medal *
2002 File:2002 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The 2002 Winter Olympics are held in Salt Lake City; Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother and her daughter Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon die; East Timor gains independence from Indonesia and ...
– Bronze Medal * 2006 – Silver Medal *
2010 File:2010 Events Collage New.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2010 Chile earthquake was one of the strongest recorded in history; The Eruption of Eyjafjallajökull in Iceland disrupts air travel in Europe; A scene from the opening ceremony of ...
– 6th place *
2014 File:2014 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Stocking up supplies and personal protective equipment (PPE) for the Western African Ebola virus epidemic; Citizens examining the ruins after the Chibok schoolgirls kidnapping; Bundles of wat ...
– 4th place *
2018 File:2018 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2018 Winter Olympics opening ceremony in PyeongChang, South Korea; Protests erupt following the Assassination of Jamal Khashoggi; March for Our Lives protests take place across the United ...
– 4th place


Asian Championship

*
1975 It was also declared the ''International Women's Year'' by the United Nations and the European Architectural Heritage Year by the Council of Europe. Events January * January 1 - Watergate scandal (United States): John N. Mitchell, H. R. ...
– Gold Medal *
1979 Events January * January 1 ** United Nations Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim heralds the start of the ''International Year of the Child''. Many musicians donate to the ''Music for UNICEF Concert'' fund, among them ABBA, who write the song ...
– Silver Medal * 1983 – Gold Medal *
1987 File:1987 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: The MS Herald of Free Enterprise capsizes after leaving the Port of Zeebrugge in Belgium, killing 193; Northwest Airlines Flight 255 crashes after takeoff from Detroit Metropolitan Airpor ...
– Silver Medal *
1989 File:1989 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The Cypress structure collapses as a result of the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake, killing motorists below; The proposal document for the World Wide Web is submitted; The Exxon Valdez oil tanker ru ...
– Bronze Medal *
1991 File:1991 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Boris Yeltsin, elected as Russia's first president, waves the new flag of Russia after the 1991 Soviet coup d'état attempt, orchestrated by Soviet hardliners; Mount Pinatubo erupts in the ...
– Silver Medal *
1993 File:1993 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The Oslo I Accord is signed in an attempt to resolve the Israeli–Palestinian conflict; The Russian White House is shelled during the 1993 Russian constitutional crisis; Czechoslovakia is peace ...
– Silver Medal *
1995 File:1995 Events Collage V2.png, From left, clockwise: O.J. Simpson is acquitted of the murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman from the year prior in "The Trial of the Century" in the United States; The Great Hanshin earthquake strike ...
– Bronze Medal *
1997 File:1997 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The movie set of ''Titanic'', the highest-grossing movie in history at the time; ''Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone'', is published; Comet Hale-Bopp passes by Earth and becomes one of ...
– Bronze Medal *
1999 File:1999 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The funeral procession of King Hussein of Jordan in Amman; the 1999 İzmit earthquake kills over 17,000 people in Turkey; the Columbine High School massacre, one of the first major school s ...
– Bronze Medal *
2001 The September 11 attacks against the United States by Al-Qaeda, which killed 2,977 people and instigated the global war on terror, were a defining event of 2001. The United States led a multi-national coalition in an invasion of Afghanistan ...
– 4th place *
2003 File:2003 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: The crew of STS-107 perished when the Space Shuttle Columbia Space Shuttle Columbia disaster, disintegrated during reentry into Atmosphere of Earth, Earth's atmosphere; SARS became an 2002– ...
– Silver Medal *
2005 File:2005 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: Hurricane Katrina in the Gulf of Mexico; the Funeral of Pope John Paul II is held in Vatican City; "Me at the zoo", the first video ever to be uploaded to YouTube; Eris (dwarf planet), Er ...
– Bronze Medal *
2007 File:2007 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Steve Jobs unveils Apple's first iPhone; TAM Airlines Flight 3054 overruns a runway and crashes into a gas station, killing almost 200 people; Former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto ...
– Gold Medal *
2009 File:2009 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: The vertical stabilizer of Air France Flight 447 is pulled out from the Atlantic Ocean; Barack Obama becomes the first African American to become President of the United States; 2009 Iran ...
– Bronze Medal * 2011 – Silver Medal *
2013 File:2013 Events Collage V2.png, From left, clockwise: Edward Snowden becomes internationally famous for leaking classified NSA wiretapping information; Typhoon Haiyan kills over 6,000 in the Philippines and Southeast Asia; The Dhaka garment ...
– Silver Medal *
2015 File:2015 Events Collage new.png, From top left, clockwise: Civil service in remembrance of November 2015 Paris attacks; Germanwings Flight 9525 was purposely crashed into the French Alps; the rubble of residences in Kathmandu following the April ...
– 6th place *
2017 File:2017 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: The War Against ISIS at the Battle of Mosul (2016-2017); aftermath of the Manchester Arena bombing; The Solar eclipse of August 21, 2017 ("Great American Eclipse"); North Korea tests a ser ...
– Gold Medal *
2019 File:2019 collage v1.png, From top left, clockwise: Hong Kong protests turn to widespread riots and civil disobedience; House of Representatives votes to adopt articles of impeachment against Donald Trump; CRISPR gene editing first used to experim ...
– Gold Medal *
2021 File:2021 collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: the James Webb Space Telescope was launched in 2021; Protesters in Yangon, Myanmar following the coup d'état; A civil demonstration against the October 2021 coup in Sudan; Crowd shortly after t ...
– ''Withdrew''


Asian Cup

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2008 File:2008 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Lehman Brothers went bankrupt following the Subprime mortgage crisis; Cyclone Nargis killed more than 138,000 in Myanmar; A scene from the opening ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing ...
— 4th place *
2010 File:2010 Events Collage New.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2010 Chile earthquake was one of the strongest recorded in history; The Eruption of Eyjafjallajökull in Iceland disrupts air travel in Europe; A scene from the opening ceremony of ...
— 4th place *
2012 File:2012 Events Collage V3.png, From left, clockwise: The passenger cruise ship Costa Concordia lies capsized after the Costa Concordia disaster; Damage to Casino Pier in Seaside Heights, New Jersey as a result of Hurricane Sandy; People gather ...
— 5th place *
2014 File:2014 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Stocking up supplies and personal protective equipment (PPE) for the Western African Ebola virus epidemic; Citizens examining the ruins after the Chibok schoolgirls kidnapping; Bundles of wat ...
— 4th place * 2016 — 4th place *
2018 File:2018 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2018 Winter Olympics opening ceremony in PyeongChang, South Korea; Protests erupt following the Assassination of Jamal Khashoggi; March for Our Lives protests take place across the United ...
— Silver Medal *
2022 File:2022 collage V1.png, Clockwise, from top left: Road junction at Yamato-Saidaiji Station several hours after the assassination of Shinzo Abe; Anti-government protest in Sri Lanka in front of the Presidential Secretariat; The global monkeyp ...
— Gold Medal


Team


Current squad

The following is the Japan roster in the 2022 World Championship Head coach: Masayoshi Manabe


Former squads

* 1994 squad: Head coach: Tadayoshi Yokota * 1996 Olympic Games — 9th place (tied) *:
Kaiyo Hoshini (born September 12, 1972 in Ginowan, Okinawa) is a Japanese former volleyball player who competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics. Hoshino played for the NEC Red Rockets is a women's volleyball team based in Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan. It play ...
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Aki Nagatomi (born 15 July 1969) is a Japanese former volleyball player who competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennia ...
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Kazumi Nakamura Kazumi Nakamura ( ja, 中村 和美; born February 24, 1971) is a Japanese former volleyball player who competed in the 1992 Summer Olympics and in the 1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad ...
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Chieko Nakanishi is a Japanese former volleyball player who competed in the 1992 Summer Olympics and in the 1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the ...
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Motoko Obayashi is a volleyball player from Japan, who competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics. She competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics The Summer Olympic Games (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques d'été), also known as the Games of the Olympiad, and o ...
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Ikumi Ogake is a former Japanese volleyball player. Her maiden name is . She competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. There she ended up in fifth place with the Japan women's national team. Narita played as a wing-spiker. She was named ''Bes ...
, Mika Saiki,
Kiyomi Sakamoto (born 12 October 1969) is a Japanese former volleyball player who competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia Atlanta ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Georgia. It is the seat of Fulton County ...
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Asako Tajimi Asako Tajimi (多治見麻子 ''Tajimi Asako'', born June 26, 1972) is a former Japanese volleyball player. Clubs *HachioujiJissen High School → Hitachi (1999–2001) → Pioneer Red Wings(2001–2011) → Hitachi Rivale is a women's volle ...
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Chiho Torii (born 29 July 1970) is a Japanese former volleyball player who competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial ...
, Mika Yamauchi, and Tomoko Yoshihara. Head Coach:
Kuniaki Yoshida Kuniaki (written: , , or ) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: *, Japanese diplomat *, Japanese musician and composer *, Japanese professional wrestler *, Japanese general and Prime Minister of Japan *, Japan ...
. * 1999 FIVB World Cup — 6th place *:
Naomi Eto is a retired Japanese volleyball player. She helped the Japan women's national volleyball team win the bronze medal at the 1994 Goodwill Games in Saint Petersburg, Russia Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=R ...
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Megumi Itabashi is a Japanese female volleyball player. She was part of the Japan women's national volleyball team, at the 2005 FIVB Women's World Grand Champions Cup, and the 2006 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix. Career She played for Tohoku Fukushi Unive ...
, Chikako Kumamae,
Hitomi Mitsunaga is a retired Japanese female volleyball player. She was part of the 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 ...
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Junko Moriyama is a retired Japanese female volleyball player. She was part of the 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 ...
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Ikumi Ogake is a former Japanese volleyball player. Her maiden name is . She competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. There she ended up in fifth place with the Japan women's national team. Narita played as a wing-spiker. She was named ''Bes ...
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Minako Onuki is a retired Japanese female volleyball player. She was part of the Japan women's national volleyball team at the 1998 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship in Japan. and in the 2002 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship The 2002 F ...
, Yuka Sakurai,
Miki Sasaki Miki Sasaki (佐々木 みき, ''Sasaki Miki'', born 15 December 1976) is a former volleyball player from Japan, who competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, wearing the No. 4 jersey. There she and the Japan women's national team ...
, Hiromi Suzuki,
Asako Tajimi Asako Tajimi (多治見麻子 ''Tajimi Asako'', born June 26, 1972) is a former Japanese volleyball player. Clubs *HachioujiJissen High School → Hitachi (1999–2001) → Pioneer Red Wings(2001–2011) → Hitachi Rivale is a women's volle ...
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Hiroko Tsukumo Hiroko Tsukumo (born September 11, 1970 in Hiroshima) is a retired volleyball player from Japan, who competed for the Japan women's national team in the 1990s. She was named ''Best Digger'' and ''Best Receiver'' at the 1998 FIVB Women's World Cham ...
. Head Coach: Nobushika Kuzuwa. * 2002 World Championship — 14th place *: Makiko Horai, Sachiko Kodama, Chikako Kumamae,
Hisako Mukai Hisako Mukai (born ) is a retired Japanese female volleyball player, who played as a wing spiker. She was part of the Japan women's national volleyball team at the 2002 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship in Germany, and at the 2002 Asi ...
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Kanako Naito was a Japanese female volleyball player, who played as a middle blocker. She was part of the Japan women's national volleyball team at the 2002 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship in Germany. On club level she played with Takefuji Bambo ...
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Minako Onuki is a retired Japanese female volleyball player. She was part of the Japan women's national volleyball team at the 1998 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship in Japan. and in the 2002 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship The 2002 F ...
, Ai Otomo,
Kana Oyama Kana Oyama (大山 加奈 ''Ōyama Kana'', born June 19, 1984) is a Japanese volleyball player who plays for Toray Arrows. She competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece wearing the #13 jersey. There, she and the Japan women's natio ...
, Yuko Sano,
Sachiko Sugiyama Sachiko Sugiyama (杉山 祥子, ''Sugiyama Sachiko'', born October 19, 1979) is a volleyball player from Japan, who competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece Athens ( ; el, Αθήνα, Athína ; grc, Ἀθῆναι, Athênai ...
, Miyuki Takahashi, and Shinako Tanaka. Head Coach:
Masahiro Yoshikawa Masahiro is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: *, Japanese councillor (''Rōjū'') *, Japanese baseball player *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese ski jumper *, Japanese artist *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese ...
. * 2003 FIVB World Cup — 5th place *: Tomoko Yoshihara,
Chie Tsuji is a volleyball player from Japan. Her maiden name was . She competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece Athens ( ; el, Αθήνα, Athína ; grc, Ἀθῆναι, Athênai (pl.) ) is both the capital and largest city of Greec ...
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Miki Sasaki Miki Sasaki (佐々木 みき, ''Sasaki Miki'', born 15 December 1976) is a former volleyball player from Japan, who competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, wearing the No. 4 jersey. There she and the Japan women's national team ...
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Kanako Omura is a volleyball player from Japan. She competed at the 2004 and 2008 Olympic Games The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and also known as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held ...
, Yoshie Takeshita, Miyuki Takahashi, Makiko Horai, Yuko Sano,
Sachiko Sugiyama Sachiko Sugiyama (杉山 祥子, ''Sugiyama Sachiko'', born October 19, 1979) is a volleyball player from Japan, who competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece Athens ( ; el, Αθήνα, Athína ; grc, Ἀθῆναι, Athênai ...
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Saori Kimura is a retired Japanese volleyball player who played for Toray Arrows. She also played for the All-Japan women's volleyball team and was a captain of the team. She was a participant at the 2004 Summer Olympics, 2008 Summer Olympics, 2012 Sum ...
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Kana Oyama Kana Oyama (大山 加奈 ''Ōyama Kana'', born June 19, 1984) is a Japanese volleyball player who plays for Toray Arrows. She competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece wearing the #13 jersey. There, she and the Japan women's natio ...
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Megumi Kurihara Megumi Kurihara (栗原恵 ''Kurihara Megumi'', born July 31, 1984) is a Japanese volleyball former player who played for JT Marvelous. She also played for the All-Japan women's volleyball team and participated at the 2004 and 2008 Summer Ol ...
. Head Coach:
Shoichi Yanagimoto is a Japanese volleyball player. He competed in the Volleyball at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament, men's tournament at the 1976 Summer Olympics. He announced retirement in 1991. References External links

* 1951 births ...
. * 2004 Olympic Qualification Tournament — 1st place (qualified) *: Tomoko Yoshihara,
Chie Tsuji is a volleyball player from Japan. Her maiden name was . She competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece Athens ( ; el, Αθήνα, Athína ; grc, Ἀθῆναι, Athênai (pl.) ) is both the capital and largest city of Greec ...
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Ikumi Narita is a former Japanese volleyball player. Her maiden name is . She competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. There she ended up in fifth place with the Japan women's national team. Narita played as a wing-spiker. She was named ''B ...
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Miki Sasaki Miki Sasaki (佐々木 みき, ''Sasaki Miki'', born 15 December 1976) is a former volleyball player from Japan, who competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, wearing the No. 4 jersey. There she and the Japan women's national team ...
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Kanako Omura is a volleyball player from Japan. She competed at the 2004 and 2008 Olympic Games The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and also known as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held ...
, Yoshie Takeshita, Miyuki Takahashi,
Sachiko Sugiyama Sachiko Sugiyama (杉山 祥子, ''Sugiyama Sachiko'', born October 19, 1979) is a volleyball player from Japan, who competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece Athens ( ; el, Αθήνα, Athína ; grc, Ἀθῆναι, Athênai ...
, Ai Otomo,
Kana Oyama Kana Oyama (大山 加奈 ''Ōyama Kana'', born June 19, 1984) is a Japanese volleyball player who plays for Toray Arrows. She competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece wearing the #13 jersey. There, she and the Japan women's natio ...
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Megumi Kurihara Megumi Kurihara (栗原恵 ''Kurihara Megumi'', born July 31, 1984) is a Japanese volleyball former player who played for JT Marvelous. She also played for the All-Japan women's volleyball team and participated at the 2004 and 2008 Summer Ol ...
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Saori Kimura is a retired Japanese volleyball player who played for Toray Arrows. She also played for the All-Japan women's volleyball team and was a captain of the team. She was a participant at the 2004 Summer Olympics, 2008 Summer Olympics, 2012 Sum ...
. Head Coach:
Shoichi Yanagimoto is a Japanese volleyball player. He competed in the Volleyball at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament, men's tournament at the 1976 Summer Olympics. He announced retirement in 1991. References External links

* 1951 births ...
. * 2004 Olympic Games — 5th place (tied) *: Tomoko Yoshihara,
Chie Tsuji is a volleyball player from Japan. Her maiden name was . She competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece Athens ( ; el, Αθήνα, Athína ; grc, Ἀθῆναι, Athênai (pl.) ) is both the capital and largest city of Greec ...
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Ikumi Narita is a former Japanese volleyball player. Her maiden name is . She competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. There she ended up in fifth place with the Japan women's national team. Narita played as a wing-spiker. She was named ''B ...
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Miki Sasaki Miki Sasaki (佐々木 みき, ''Sasaki Miki'', born 15 December 1976) is a former volleyball player from Japan, who competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, wearing the No. 4 jersey. There she and the Japan women's national team ...
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Kanako Omura is a volleyball player from Japan. She competed at the 2004 and 2008 Olympic Games The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and also known as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held ...
, Yoshie Takeshita, Miyuki Takahashi,
Sachiko Sugiyama Sachiko Sugiyama (杉山 祥子, ''Sugiyama Sachiko'', born October 19, 1979) is a volleyball player from Japan, who competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece Athens ( ; el, Αθήνα, Athína ; grc, Ἀθῆναι, Athênai ...
, Ai Otomo,
Kana Oyama Kana Oyama (大山 加奈 ''Ōyama Kana'', born June 19, 1984) is a Japanese volleyball player who plays for Toray Arrows. She competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece wearing the #13 jersey. There, she and the Japan women's natio ...
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Megumi Kurihara Megumi Kurihara (栗原恵 ''Kurihara Megumi'', born July 31, 1984) is a Japanese volleyball former player who played for JT Marvelous. She also played for the All-Japan women's volleyball team and participated at the 2004 and 2008 Summer Ol ...
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Saori Kimura is a retired Japanese volleyball player who played for Toray Arrows. She also played for the All-Japan women's volleyball team and was a captain of the team. She was a participant at the 2004 Summer Olympics, 2008 Summer Olympics, 2012 Sum ...
. Head Coach:
Shoichi Yanagimoto is a Japanese volleyball player. He competed in the Volleyball at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament, men's tournament at the 1976 Summer Olympics. He announced retirement in 1991. References External links

* 1951 births ...
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2005 FIVB World Grand Prix The FIVB World Grand Prix 2005 was the thirteenth edition of the annual women's volleyball tournament, which is the female equivalent of the Men's Volleyball World League. The 2005 edition was played by twelve countries from June 24 to July 18, ...
— 5th place *: Erika Araki, Makiko Horai,
Megumi Itabashi is a Japanese female volleyball player. She was part of the Japan women's national volleyball team, at the 2005 FIVB Women's World Grand Champions Cup, and the 2006 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix. Career She played for Tohoku Fukushi Unive ...
, Ayako Onuma, Ai Otomo, Yuka Sakurai,
Miki Shimada Miki may refer to: Places *Miki, Hyōgo, a city in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan *Miki, Kagawa, a town in Kagawa Prefecture, Japan *Miki, Azerbaijan, a village in Astara Rayon, Azerbaijan People *Miki (given name) *Miki (surname) *Miki Núñez (born ...
, Kaoru Sugayama,
Sachiko Sugiyama Sachiko Sugiyama (杉山 祥子, ''Sugiyama Sachiko'', born October 19, 1979) is a volleyball player from Japan, who competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece Athens ( ; el, Αθήνα, Athína ; grc, Ἀθῆναι, Athênai ...
, Yoshie Takeshita, Miyuki Takahashi, and
Chie Yoshizawa is a Japanese feminine given name. Possible writings The name Chie can be written multiple ways depending on the kanji used. It can also be written using hiragana or katakana. Some possible ways to write Chie include: *智恵, "wisdom, blessing ...
. Head Coach:
Shoichi Yanagimoto is a Japanese volleyball player. He competed in the Volleyball at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament, men's tournament at the 1976 Summer Olympics. He announced retirement in 1991. References External links

* 1951 births ...
. * 2008 Olympic Qualification Tournament — 3rd place (qualified) *: Erika Araki,
Miyuki Kano Miyuki Kano (狩野美雪 ''Kano Miyuki'', born May 17, 1977) is a Japanese volleyball player who plays for Fortuna Odense Volley. She served as the Captain of Hisamitsu Springs between 2007 and 2010. Clubs * HachioujiJissen High School * Tokyo ...
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Yuki Kawai is a former Japanese volleyball player. Career Yuki became a volleyball player when in a Primary school. At the time when she was in the 3rd grade of Higashikyushu Ryokoku High School she served as a captain of the team. The team won the top ...
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Saori Kimura is a retired Japanese volleyball player who played for Toray Arrows. She also played for the All-Japan women's volleyball team and was a captain of the team. She was a participant at the 2004 Summer Olympics, 2008 Summer Olympics, 2012 Sum ...
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Megumi Kurihara Megumi Kurihara (栗原恵 ''Kurihara Megumi'', born July 31, 1984) is a Japanese volleyball former player who played for JT Marvelous. She also played for the All-Japan women's volleyball team and participated at the 2004 and 2008 Summer Ol ...
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Kanako Omura is a volleyball player from Japan. She competed at the 2004 and 2008 Olympic Games The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and also known as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held ...
, Yuka Sakurai, Yuko Sano, Miyuki Takahashi,
Sachiko Sugiyama Sachiko Sugiyama (杉山 祥子, ''Sugiyama Sachiko'', born October 19, 1979) is a volleyball player from Japan, who competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece Athens ( ; el, Αθήνα, Athína ; grc, Ἀθῆναι, Athênai ...
, Yoshie Takeshita, and
Asako Tajimi Asako Tajimi (多治見麻子 ''Tajimi Asako'', born June 26, 1972) is a former Japanese volleyball player. Clubs *HachioujiJissen High School → Hitachi (1999–2001) → Pioneer Red Wings(2001–2011) → Hitachi Rivale is a women's volle ...
. Head Coach:
Shoichi Yanagimoto is a Japanese volleyball player. He competed in the Volleyball at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament, men's tournament at the 1976 Summer Olympics. He announced retirement in 1991. References External links

* 1951 births ...
. * 2008 Olympic Games — 5th place (tied) *: Erika Araki,
Miyuki Kano Miyuki Kano (狩野美雪 ''Kano Miyuki'', born May 17, 1977) is a Japanese volleyball player who plays for Fortuna Odense Volley. She served as the Captain of Hisamitsu Springs between 2007 and 2010. Clubs * HachioujiJissen High School * Tokyo ...
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Yuki Kawai is a former Japanese volleyball player. Career Yuki became a volleyball player when in a Primary school. At the time when she was in the 3rd grade of Higashikyushu Ryokoku High School she served as a captain of the team. The team won the top ...
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Saori Kimura is a retired Japanese volleyball player who played for Toray Arrows. She also played for the All-Japan women's volleyball team and was a captain of the team. She was a participant at the 2004 Summer Olympics, 2008 Summer Olympics, 2012 Sum ...
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Megumi Kurihara Megumi Kurihara (栗原恵 ''Kurihara Megumi'', born July 31, 1984) is a Japanese volleyball former player who played for JT Marvelous. She also played for the All-Japan women's volleyball team and participated at the 2004 and 2008 Summer Ol ...
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Kanako Omura is a volleyball player from Japan. She competed at the 2004 and 2008 Olympic Games The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and also known as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held ...
, Yuka Sakurai, Yuko Sano, Miyuki Takahashi,
Sachiko Sugiyama Sachiko Sugiyama (杉山 祥子, ''Sugiyama Sachiko'', born October 19, 1979) is a volleyball player from Japan, who competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece Athens ( ; el, Αθήνα, Athína ; grc, Ἀθῆναι, Athênai ...
, Yoshie Takeshita, and
Asako Tajimi Asako Tajimi (多治見麻子 ''Tajimi Asako'', born June 26, 1972) is a former Japanese volleyball player. Clubs *HachioujiJissen High School → Hitachi (1999–2001) → Pioneer Red Wings(2001–2011) → Hitachi Rivale is a women's volle ...
. Head Coach:
Shoichi Yanagimoto is a Japanese volleyball player. He competed in the Volleyball at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament, men's tournament at the 1976 Summer Olympics. He announced retirement in 1991. References External links

* 1951 births ...
. * 2010 World Championship — 3rd place *:
Megumi Kurihara Megumi Kurihara (栗原恵 ''Kurihara Megumi'', born July 31, 1984) is a Japanese volleyball former player who played for JT Marvelous. She also played for the All-Japan women's volleyball team and participated at the 2004 and 2008 Summer Ol ...
, Hitomi Nakamichi, Yoshie Takeshita,
Kaori Inoue Kaori Inoue (井上香織 ''Inoue Kaori'', born October 21, 1982) is retired a Japanese volleyball player who plays for Denso Airybees. On the 23 September 2008 Airybees announced her marriage. She serves as the captain of the team from 2009. S ...
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Ai Yamamoto AI is artificial intelligence, intellectual ability in machines and robots. Ai, AI or A.I. may also refer to: Animals * Ai (chimpanzee), an individual experimental subject in Japan * Ai (sloth) or the pale-throated sloth, northern Amazonian ma ...
, Yuko Sano,
Mai Yamaguchi Mai Yamaguchi (山口 舞 ''Yamaguchi Mai'', born July 3, 1983) is a former Japanese volleyball player who played for Okayama Seagulls. She was part of Japan's 2012 bronze medal-winning team. Mai participated in the 2018 FIVB Volleyball Women ...
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Mizuho Ishida Mizuho Ishida (石田瑞穂 ''Ishida Mizuho'', born January 22, 1988) is a former Japanese volleyball player who played for Hisamitsu Springs, Denso Airybees, Takefuji Bamboo, and the Japan women's national volleyball team. Clubs * Takasaki Uni ...
, Erika Araki,
Saori Kimura is a retired Japanese volleyball player who played for Toray Arrows. She also played for the All-Japan women's volleyball team and was a captain of the team. She was a participant at the 2004 Summer Olympics, 2008 Summer Olympics, 2012 Sum ...
, Yukiko Ebata, Saori Sakoda,
Akiko Ino is a Japanese volleyball player who plays for Baki-Azeryol. Profiles *She became a volleyball player at 10 years old. *Her nickname "Sei" was derived from the name of her former high school. *Her new nickname, "Noah", is derived from her name: ...
, and
Kanari Hamaguchi is a Japanese people, Japanese volleyball player who plays for Toray Arrows (women's volleyball team), Toray Arrows. Clubs * Kyushubunka high school * Toray Arrows (women's volleyball team), Toray Arrows (2004–2013) Awards Individual * ...
, Head Coach: Masayoshi Manabe. * 2012 Olympic Games — Bronze Medal *: Erika Araki(C),
Saori Kimura is a retired Japanese volleyball player who played for Toray Arrows. She also played for the All-Japan women's volleyball team and was a captain of the team. She was a participant at the 2004 Summer Olympics, 2008 Summer Olympics, 2012 Sum ...
, Yoshie Takeshita, Yukiko Ebata,
Kaori Inoue Kaori Inoue (井上香織 ''Inoue Kaori'', born October 21, 1982) is retired a Japanese volleyball player who plays for Denso Airybees. On the 23 September 2008 Airybees announced her marriage. She serves as the captain of the team from 2009. S ...
, Ai Otomo, Yuko Sano,
Mai Yamaguchi Mai Yamaguchi (山口 舞 ''Yamaguchi Mai'', born July 3, 1983) is a former Japanese volleyball player who played for Okayama Seagulls. She was part of Japan's 2012 bronze medal-winning team. Mai participated in the 2018 FIVB Volleyball Women ...
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Risa Shinnabe Risa Shinnabe (新鍋 理沙 ''Shinnabe Risa'', born July 11, 1990) is a retired professional Japanese volleyball player who played for Hisamitsu Springs. She also played for the All-Japan women's volleyball team. She won a bronze medal with th ...
, Saori Sakoda,
Maiko Kano Maiko Kano ( ''Kano Maiko'', born July 15, 1988) is a former Japanese volleyball player. She was part of the Japanese team that won bronze at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Kumi Nakada (the coach of Hisamitu Springs) converted her to setter in 2012- ...
, and Hitomi Nakamichi, Head Coach: Masayoshi Manabe. * 2014 World Championship *:
Saori Kimura is a retired Japanese volleyball player who played for Toray Arrows. She also played for the All-Japan women's volleyball team and was a captain of the team. She was a participant at the 2004 Summer Olympics, 2008 Summer Olympics, 2012 Sum ...
(C), Miyu Nagaoka, Hitomi Nakamichi,
Arisa Takada Arisa Takada (高田ありさ ''Takada Arisa'', born February 17, 1987) is a Japanese volleyball player who plays for Toray Arrows. Clubs * Kyushubunka high school * Toray Arrows (2005-) Awards Team *2007 Domestic Sports Festival (Vo ...
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Arisa Satō Arisa Satō (佐藤あり紗, Satō Arisa, born 18 July 1989) is a Japanese volleyball player who plays for Hitachi Rivale. She also plays for Japan women's national volleyball team. Clubs * Furukawa Gakuen Highschool * Tohoku Fukushi Univ ...
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Mai Yamaguchi Mai Yamaguchi (山口 舞 ''Yamaguchi Mai'', born July 3, 1983) is a former Japanese volleyball player who played for Okayama Seagulls. She was part of Japan's 2012 bronze medal-winning team. Mai participated in the 2018 FIVB Volleyball Women ...
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Mizuho Ishida Mizuho Ishida (石田瑞穂 ''Ishida Mizuho'', born January 22, 1988) is a former Japanese volleyball player who played for Hisamitsu Springs, Denso Airybees, Takefuji Bamboo, and the Japan women's national volleyball team. Clubs * Takasaki Uni ...
, Yuki Ishii,
Risa Shinnabe Risa Shinnabe (新鍋 理沙 ''Shinnabe Risa'', born July 11, 1990) is a retired professional Japanese volleyball player who played for Hisamitsu Springs. She also played for the All-Japan women's volleyball team. She won a bronze medal with th ...
, Yukiko Ebata, Saori Sakoda,
Kana Ōno Kana Ōno (大野 果奈、''Ōno Kana'', born 30 June 1992) is a female volleyball player from Japan. Kana plays for NEC Red Rockets and also plays for Japan women's national volleyball team as Middle Blocker. Career Kana was born in Misawa, ...
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Sayaka Tsutsui is a female volleyball player from Japan. Tsutsui plays for Le Cannet (fr) and also plays for the Japan women's national volleyball team as libero. Career Tsutsui was born in Kurate Town, Fukuoka Prefecture. She became a volleyball player at ...
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Haruka Miyashita is a Japanese volleyball player who plays for the Okayama Seagulls. She also plays for the All-Japan women's volleyball team. Career Miyashita was once a wing-spiker, but was converted to setter by Akiyoshi Kawamoto, who was on the senior sta ...
, Head Coach: Masayoshi Manabe. * 2016 Olympic Games — 5th place *:
Saori Kimura is a retired Japanese volleyball player who played for Toray Arrows. She also played for the All-Japan women's volleyball team and was a captain of the team. She was a participant at the 2004 Summer Olympics, 2008 Summer Olympics, 2012 Sum ...
(C), Miyu Nagaoka,
Arisa Satō Arisa Satō (佐藤あり紗, Satō Arisa, born 18 July 1989) is a Japanese volleyball player who plays for Hitachi Rivale. She also plays for Japan women's national volleyball team. Clubs * Furukawa Gakuen Highschool * Tohoku Fukushi Univ ...
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Mai Yamaguchi Mai Yamaguchi (山口 舞 ''Yamaguchi Mai'', born July 3, 1983) is a former Japanese volleyball player who played for Okayama Seagulls. She was part of Japan's 2012 bronze medal-winning team. Mai participated in the 2018 FIVB Volleyball Women ...
, Yuki Ishii, Saori Sakoda,
Haruka Miyashita is a Japanese volleyball player who plays for the Okayama Seagulls. She also plays for the All-Japan women's volleyball team. Career Miyashita was once a wing-spiker, but was converted to setter by Akiyoshi Kawamoto, who was on the senior sta ...
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Kanami Tashiro is a Japanese volleyball player who plays for Denso Airybees. She is also part of the Japan women's national volleyball team and played at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. and at the 2020 Summer Olympics, in Women's volleyball,. Car ...
, Erika Araki,
Yurie Nabeya is a Japanese volleyball player. She played in the 2016 Summer Olympics. Life She is part of the Japan women's national volleyball team. She participated at the 2015 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix, and the 2017 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Pri ...
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Haruyo Shimamura is a Japanese volleyball player who plays for NEC Red Rockets. She also plays for the All-Japan women's volleyball team. She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics, in Women's volleyball. Life Shimamura was born in 1992. She played for the Al ...
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Kotoki Zayasu is a Japanese volleyball player who plays for RC Cannes. She played for the Japan national team during the 2016 Summer Olympics. Career Kotoki became a volleyball player at 9 years old. While in high school Kotoki served as captain of the t ...
, Head Coach: Masayoshi Manabe. * 2018 World Championship — 6th Place *: Nana Iwasaka (C),
Koyomi Tominaga is a Japanese volleyball player. She plays as a setter for Japan women's national volleyball team. Career Koyomi Tominaga's career began at the elementary school when she started playing volleyball at the age of 9. Then she joined the volleyb ...
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Kanami Tashiro is a Japanese volleyball player who plays for Denso Airybees. She is also part of the Japan women's national volleyball team and played at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. and at the 2020 Summer Olympics, in Women's volleyball,. Car ...
, Erika Araki,
Mai Okumura Mai Okumura (奥村麻依, born October 31, 1990) is a Japanese volleyball player. She plays for the Japan women's national volleyball team. She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics The , officially the and also known as , was an interna ...
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Haruyo Shimamura is a Japanese volleyball player who plays for NEC Red Rockets. She also plays for the All-Japan women's volleyball team. She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics, in Women's volleyball. Life Shimamura was born in 1992. She played for the Al ...
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Risa Shinnabe Risa Shinnabe (新鍋 理沙 ''Shinnabe Risa'', born July 11, 1990) is a retired professional Japanese volleyball player who played for Hisamitsu Springs. She also played for the All-Japan women's volleyball team. She won a bronze medal with th ...
, Yuki Ishii, Sarina Koga,
Ai Kurogo is a Japanese volleyball player. She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics, in Women's volleyball. She was part of the Japan women's national volleyball team. She participated at the 2017 FIVB U20 Women's Volleyball World Championship, 2018 A ...
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Mami Uchiseto is a Japanese volleyball player who currently plays for Saitama Ageo Medics in the V.League 1. She is part of the Japan women's national volleyball team. Clubs * Nobeoka Gakuen High School (2007–2010) * National Institute of Fitness and ...
, Miyu Nagaoka, Kotoe Inoue, Mako Kobata, Head Coach:
Kumi Nakada is a former professional volleyball player and former coach of Hisamitsu Springs. She led Japan to a bronze medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics while still in high school and, despite serious and chronic knee injuries, remained one of the world' ...
. * 2020 Summer Olympics — 10th Place *:
Ai Kurogo is a Japanese volleyball player. She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics, in Women's volleyball. She was part of the Japan women's national volleyball team. She participated at the 2017 FIVB U20 Women's Volleyball World Championship, 2018 A ...
, Sarina Koga,
Haruyo Shimamura is a Japanese volleyball player who plays for NEC Red Rockets. She also plays for the All-Japan women's volleyball team. She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics, in Women's volleyball. Life Shimamura was born in 1992. She played for the Al ...
, Erika Araki ( c), Yuki Ishii, Mayu Ishikawa, Kanami Okumura, Mako Kobata, Nichika Yamada,
Kotona Hayashi is a Japanese volleyball player. She plays for the Japan women's national volleyball team. She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics, in Women's volleyball. Career She participated in the 2015 FIVB Volleyball Girls' U18 World Championship, 2 ...
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Aki Momii is a Japanese volleyball player. She plays for the Japan women's national volleyball team. She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics, in Women's volleyball. Early life Momii was born in Sagamihara, Kanagawa Prefecture. Her father is Peruvian ...
, Head Coach:
Kumi Nakada is a former professional volleyball player and former coach of Hisamitsu Springs. She led Japan to a bronze medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics while still in high school and, despite serious and chronic knee injuries, remained one of the world' ...


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Kuniaki Yoshida Kuniaki (written: , , or ) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: *, Japanese diplomat *, Japanese musician and composer *, Japanese professional wrestler *, Japanese general and Prime Minister of Japan *, Japan ...
* Nobushika Kuzuwa *
Masahiro Yoshikawa Masahiro is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: *, Japanese councillor (''Rōjū'') *, Japanese baseball player *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese ski jumper *, Japanese artist *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese ...
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Shoichi Yanagimoto is a Japanese volleyball player. He competed in the Volleyball at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament, men's tournament at the 1976 Summer Olympics. He announced retirement in 1991. References External links

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(2003–2008) * Masayoshi Manabe (2008–2016) *
Kumi Nakada is a former professional volleyball player and former coach of Hisamitsu Springs. She led Japan to a bronze medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics while still in high school and, despite serious and chronic knee injuries, remained one of the world' ...
(2016–2021) * Masayoshi Manabe (2021–present)


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Japan women's national under-23 volleyball team The Japan women's national under-23 volleyball team represents Japan in women's under-23 volleyball events, it is controlled and managed by the Japanese Volleyball Association that is a member of Asian volleyball body Asian Volleyball Confederati ...
* Japan women's national under-20 volleyball team *
Japan women's national under-18 volleyball team The Japan women's national under-18 volleyball team represents Japan in women's under-18 volleyball events, it is controlled and managed by the Japanese Volleyball Association that is a member of Asian volleyball body Asian Volleyball Confederati ...
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Attack No. 1 is a Japanese manga series by Chikako Urano. It became the first televised female sports anime series in the shōjo category. The anime is an adaptation of Urano's 1968 volleyball manga serialized in Weekly Margaret Magazine under the sa ...
'' * Japan men's national volleyball team


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