Japan men's national volleyball team
The Japan men's national volleyball team (Japanese: 男子バレーボール日本代表), also referred to as Ryujin Nippon (Japanese: 龍神ニッポン; Lit. trans: Dragon God of Japan) or simply Nippon, represents Japan in international volleyball competitions and friendly matches, governed by Japan Volleyball Association.[1] As of September 2024, the team is ranked sixth in the FIVB Senior World Rankings, with their peak coming at second place prior to the 2024 Summer Olympics. Japan first won a bronze medal at the Tokyo 1964 Olympic Games, followed by silver at Mexico 1968 and a gold at Munich 1972. In the years that followed, Japan has been unsuccessful and missed three successive Olympic Games before returning at Beijing 2008, where they failed to win a match. Japan then failed to qualify for London 2012 and Rio 2016. At the FIVB World Championship, Japan has won bronze medals in 1970 and 1974, as well as silver medals at the 1969 and 1977 FIVB World Cup. Despite their past struggles in the world leagues, Japan has been recognized as one of the best volleyball teams in Asia, and Japan's SV.League is typically regarded as the most prestigious volleyball league on the continent. The team has won the Asian Championships nine times and the Asian Games eight times. At the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan and the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France, Japan advanced to the Quarterfinals round and eventually finished in seventh place, its best result since the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. As of the last 3 years, the team has been successful in the world leagues as they have achieved both bronze and silver medals at the 2023 FIVB Men's Volleyball Nations League and the 2024 edition, respectively. These results have been the nation's best since the tournament's creation in 2017. [2][3]
Medals
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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Olympic Games | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
World Championship | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
World Cup | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
World Grand Champions Cup | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Nations League | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Asian Games | 8 | 2 | 3 | 13 |
Asian Championship | 10 | 4 | 4 | 18 |
Asian Cup | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
Eastern Asian Championship | 6 | 0 | 4 | 10 |
Universiade | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
Goodwill Games | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Total | 28 | 15 | 23 | 66 |
Results
Olympic Games
1st place 2nd place 3rd place 4th place
Olympic Games record | ||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | GP | MW | ML | SW | SL | Squad |
Japan 1964 | Round robin | 3rd place | 9 | 7 | 2 | 22 | 12 | Squad |
Mexico 1968 | Round robin | 2nd place | 9 | 7 | 2 | 24 | 6 | Squad |
Germany 1972 | Final | 1st place | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21 | 3 | Squad |
Canada 1976 | Semifinals | 4th place | 5 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | Squad |
Soviet Union 1980 | did not participate due to US-led boycott | |||||||
United States 1984 | Preliminary round | 7th place | 6 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 8 | Squad |
South Korea 1988 | Preliminary round | 10th place | 7 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 17 | Squad |
Spain 1992 | Preliminary round | 6th place | 8 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 20 | Squad |
United States 1996 | did not qualify | |||||||
Australia 2000 | ||||||||
Greece 2004 | ||||||||
China 2008 | Preliminary round | 11th place | 5 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 15 | Squad |
United Kingdom 2012 | did not qualify | |||||||
Brazil 2016 | ||||||||
Japan 2020 | Quarterfinals | 7th place | 6 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 12 | Squad |
France 2024 | Quarterfinals | 7th place | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | Squad |
Total | 1 Title | 10/15 | 66 | 36 | 30 | 133 | 112 | — |
World Championship
Champions Runners up Third place Fourth place
World Championship record | ||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | GP | MW | ML | SW | SL | Squad |
Czechoslovakia 1949 | did not participate | |||||||
Soviet Union 1952 | ||||||||
France 1956 | ||||||||
Brazil 1960 | Final Group | 8th place | 9 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 21 | Squad |
Soviet Union 1962 | Final Group | 5th place | 9 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 20 | Squad |
Czechoslovakia 1966 | Group Round | 5th place | 7 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 17 | Squad |
Bulgaria 1970 | Semifinals | 3rd place | 11 | 9 | 2 | 30 | 8 | Squad |
Mexico 1974 | Semifinals | 3rd place | 11 | 9 | 2 | 28 | 13 | Squad |
Italy 1978 | Second round | 11th place | 9 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 15 | Squad |
Argentina 1982 | Semifinals | 4th place | 9 | 7 | 2 | 22 | 10 | Squad |
France 1986 | Second round | 10th place | 9 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 23 | Squad |
Brazil 1990 | First round | 11th place | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | Squad |
Greece 1994 | Last 16 | 9th place | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | Squad |
Japan 1998 | Preliminary round | 15th place | 10 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 24 | Squad |
Argentina 2002 | Second round | 9th place | 6 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 15 | Squad |
Japan 2006 | 5th–8th semifinals | 8th place | 14 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 30 | Squad |
Italy 2010 | Second round | 13th place | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 14 | Squad |
Poland 2014 | did not qualify | |||||||
Italy Bulgaria 2018 | First round | 17th place | 5 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | Squad |
Poland Slovenia 2022 | Round of 16 | 12th place | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | Squad |
Philippines 2025 | Qualified | |||||||
Total | 0 Title | 17/21 | 126 | 61 | 65 | 233 | 248 | — |
World Cup
Champions Runners up Third place Fourth place
World Cup record | ||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | GP | MW | ML | SW | SL | Squad |
Poland 1965 | Semifinals | 4th place | 7 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 17 | Squad |
East Germany 1969 | Final | 2nd place | 8 | 6 | 2 | 20 | 12 | Squad |
Japan 1977 | Final | 2nd place | 8 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 14 | Squad |
Japan 1981 | Second round | 6th place | 7 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 15 | Squad |
Japan 1985 | Seventh round | 6th place | 7 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 15 | Squad |
Japan 1989 | Seventh round | 6th place | 7 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 16 | Squad |
Japan 1991 | Matches for places 1-6 | 4th place | 5 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 13 | Squad |
Japan 1995 | Fourth round | 5th place | 11 | 7 | 4 | 21 | 13 | Squad |
Japan 1999 | Fourth round | 10th place | 11 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 27 | Squad |
Japan 2003 | Fourth round | 9th place | 11 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 27 | Squad |
Japan 2007 | Fourth round | 9th place | 11 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 26 | Squad |
Japan 2011 | Fourth round | 10th place | 11 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 28 | Squad |
Japan 2015 | Third round | 6th place | 11 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 21 | Squad |
Japan 2019 | Third round | 4th place | 11 | 8 | 3 | 26 | 16 | Squad |
Total | 0 Title | 14/14 | 126 | 52 | 74 | 214 | 260 | — |
World Grand Champions Cup
Champions Runners up Third place Fourth place
World Grand Champions record (Defunct) | ||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | GP | MW | ML | SW | SL | Squad |
Japan 1993 | Round Robin | 4th place | 5 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 10 | Squad |
Japan 1997 | Round Robin | 5th place | 5 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 12 | Squad |
Japan 2001 | Round Robin | 5th place | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 14 | Squad |
Japan 2005 | Round Robin | 4th place | 5 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 13 | Squad |
Japan 2009 | Round Robin | 3rd place | 5 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 11 | Squad |
Japan 2013 | Round Robin | 6th place | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 15 | Squad |
Japan 2017 | Round Robin | 6th place | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 15 | Squad |
Total | 0 Titles | 7/7 | 35 | 9 | 26 | 41 | 90 | — |
World League
Champions Runners up Third place Fourth place
World League record (Defunct) | ||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | GP | MW | ML | SW | SL | Squad |
Japan 1990 | Intercontinental round | 6th Place | 12 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 23 | Squad |
Italy 1991 | Intercontinental Round | 7th Place | 16 | 5 | 11 | 22 | 38 | Squad |
Italy 1992 | Intercontinental Round | 10th Place | 12 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 31 | Squad |
Brazil 1993 | Intercontinental Round | 6th place | 20 | 10 | 10 | 36 | 41 | Squad |
Italy 1994 | Intercontinental Round | 8th Place | 12 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 26 | Squad |
Brazil 1995 | Intercontinental Round | 8th Place | 12 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 27 | Squad |
Netherlands 1996 | Intercontinental Round | 9th Place | 12 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 31 | Squad |
Russia 1997 | Intercontinental Round | 12th Place | 12 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 36 | Squad |
Italy 1998 | did not participate | |||||||
Argentina 1999 | ||||||||
Netherlands 2000 | ||||||||
Poland 2001 | Intercontinental Round | 9th place | 12 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 28 | Squad |
Brazil 2002 | Intercontinental Round | 13th place | 12 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 34 | Squad |
Spain 2003 | Intercontinental Round | 13th place | 12 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 31 | Squad |
Italy 2004 | Intercontinental Round | 10th place | 12 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 36 | Squad |
Serbia and Montenegro 2005 | Intercontinental Round | 10th place | 12 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 32 | Squad |
Russia 2006 | Intercontinental Round | 13th place | 12 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 33 | Squad |
Poland 2007 | Intercontinental Round | 13th place | 12 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 32 | Squad |
Brazil 2008 | Pool play | 6th Place | 14 | 5 | 9 | 22 | 34 | Squad |
Serbia 2009 | Intercontinental Round | 15th place | 12 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 31 | Squad |
Argentina 2010 | did not qualify | |||||||
Poland 2011 | Intercontinental Round | 15th place | 12 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 35 | Squad |
Poland 2012 | Intercontinental Round | 15th place | 12 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 36 | Squad |
Argentina 2013 | Intercontinental Round | 18th place | 10 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 25 | Squad |
Italy 2014 | Intercontinental Round | 19th place | 12 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 35 | Squad |
Brazil 2015 | Intercontinental Round | 13th place | 12 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 23 | Squad |
Poland 2016 | Intercontinental Round | 24th place | 9 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 21 | Squad |
Brazil 2017 | Group Final Round | 14th place | 11 | 6 | 5 | 24 | 23 | Squad |
Total | 0 Titles | 24/28 | 296 | 72 | 224 | 364 | 742 | — |
Nations League
Champions Runners up Third place Fourth place
Nations League record | ||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | GP | MW | ML | SW | SL | Squad |
France 2018 | Preliminary round | 12th place | 15 | 6 | 9 | 23 | 37 | Squad |
United States 2019 | Preliminary round | 10th place | 15 | 7 | 8 | 27 | 32 | Squad |
Italy 2021 | Preliminary round | 11th place | 15 | 7 | 8 | 25 | 31 | Squad |
Italy 2022 | Quarterfinals | 5th place | 13 | 9 | 4 | 29 | 21 | Squad |
Poland 2023 | Semifinals | 3rd place | 15 | 12 | 3 | 38 | 21 | Squad |
Poland 2024 | Final | 2nd place | 15 | 11 | 4 | 37 | 20 | Squad |
Total | 0 Title(s) | 5/5 | 88 | 52 | 36 | 179 | 162 | — |
Asian Championship
Champions Runners up Third place Fourth place
Asian Championship record | ||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | GP | MW | ML | SW | SL | Squad |
Australia 1975 | Final | Champions | 6 | 6 | 0 | 18 | 1 | Squad |
Bahrain 1979 | Championship Round | 3rd place | 5 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 6 | Squad |
Japan 1983 | Final | Champions | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21 | 4 | Squad |
Kuwait 1987 | Final | Champions | 8 | 8 | 0 | N/A | N/A | Squad |
South Korea 1989 | Final | Runners-up | 8 | 7 | 1 | 21 | 3 | Squad |
Australia 1991 | Final | Champions | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21 | 3 | Squad |
Thailand 1993 | Semifinals | 3rd place | 6 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 3 | Squad |
South Korea 1995 | Final | Champions | 5 | 5 | 0 | N/A | N/A | Squad |
Qatar 1997 | Final | Runners-up | 5 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 4 | Squad |
Iran 1999 | Championship round | 4th place | 7 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 9 | Squad |
South Korea 2001 | Semifinals | 3rd place | 6 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 6 | Squad |
China 2003 | Quarterfinals | 7th place | 7 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 10 | Squad |
Thailand 2005 | Final | Champions | 8 | 7 | 1 | 23 | 6 | Squad |
Indonesia 2007 | Final | Runners-up | 7 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 7 | Squad |
Philippines 2009 | Final | Champions | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21 | 4 | Squad |
Iran 2011 | Quarterfinals | 5th place | 8 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 13 | Squad |
United Arab Emirates 2013 | Semifinals | 4th place | 7 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 9 | Squad |
Iran 2015 | Final | Champions | 8 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 14 | Squad |
Indonesia 2017 | Final | Champions | 8 | 7 | 1 | 23 | 4 | Squad |
Iran 2019 | Semifinals | 3rd place | 8 | 6 | 2 | 22 | 9 | Squad |
Japan 2021 | Final | Runners-up | 8 | 6 | 2 | 19 | 8 | Squad |
Iran 2023 | Final | Champions | 5 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 1 | Squad |
Total | 10 Titles | 22/22 | 143 | 117 | 26 | 339 | 116 | — |
Asian Games
Champions Runners up Third place Fourth place
Asian Games record | ||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | GP | MW | ML | SW | SL | Squad |
Japan 1958 | Final | Champions | 4 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 2 | Squads |
Indonesia 1962 | Final | Champions | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21 | 4 | Squads |
Thailand 1966 | Final | Champions | 8 | 8 | 0 | 26 | 0 | Squads |
Thailand 1970 | Final | Champions | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21 | 0 | Squads |
Iran 1974 | Final | Champions | 5 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 1 | Squads |
Thailand 1978 | Final | Runners-up | 9 | 8 | 1 | 24 | 4 | Squads |
India 1982 | Final | Champions | 6 | 6 | 0 | 18 | 1 | Squads |
South Korea 1986 | Final Round | 4th place | 8 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 9 | Squads |
China 1990 | Semifinals | 3rd place | 5 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 6 | Squads |
Japan 1994 | Final | Champions | 5 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 5 | Squads |
Thailand 1998 | Final Round | 4th place | 6 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 9 | Squads |
South Korea 2002 | Semifinals | 3rd place | 5 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 10 | Squads |
Qatar 2006 | Quarterfinals | 5th place | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | Squads |
China 2010 | Final | Champions | 10 | 8 | 2 | 27 | 9 | Squads |
South Korea 2014 | Final | Runners-up | 9 | 8 | 1 | 25 | 8 | Squads |
Indonesia 2018 | Quarterfinals | 5th place | 5 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 10 | Squads |
China 2022 | Semifinals | 3rd place | 7 | 6 | 1 | 18 | 4 | Squads |
Total | 8 Titles | 16/16 | 109 | 90 | 19 | 296 | 87 | — |
Asian Cup
Champions Runners up Third place Fourth place
Asian Cup record | ||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | GP | MW | ML | SW | SL | Squad |
Thailand 2008 | Semifinals | 4th place | 6 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 11 | Squad |
Iran 2010 | Quarterfinals | 8th place | 6 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 18 | Squad |
Vietnam 2012 | Semifinals | 3rd place | 6 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 4 | Squad |
Kazakhstan 2014 | Quarterfinals | 6th place | 6 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 17 | Squad |
Thailand 2016 | Semifinals | 3rd place | 6 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 11 | Squad |
Taiwan 2018 | Semifinals | 3rd place | 5 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 12 | Squad |
Thailand 2022 | Final | Runners-up | 6 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 6 | Squad |
Total | 0 Titles | 7/7 | 41 | 19 | 22 | 74 | 79 | — |
Goodwill Games
Champions Runners up Third place Fourth place
Goodwill Games record | ||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | GP | MW | ML | SW | SL | Squad |
Soviet Union 1986 | Semifinals | 3rd place | N/A | |||||
United States 1990 | did not participate | |||||||
Total | 0 Titles | 1/2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Team
Current squad
The following is the Japanese roster for 2024 Summer Olympics.[4]
Head coach: France Philippe Blain
No. | Name | Position | Date of birth | Height | Weight | Spike | Block | 2024–25 club |
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1 | Yuji Nishida | OP | January 30, 2000 | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | 89 kg (196 lb) | 346 cm (136 in) | 335 cm (132 in) | Japan |
2 | Taishi Onodera | MB | February 27, 1996 | 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) | 94 kg (207 lb) | 343 cm (135 in) | 330 cm (130 in) | Japan Suntory Sunbirds |
3 | Akihiro Fukatsu | S | July 23, 1987 | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 78 kg (172 lb) | 334 cm (131 in) | 315 cm (124 in) | Japan Tokyo Great Bears |
4 | Kento Miyaura | OP | February 22, 1999 | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | 87 kg (192 lb) | 347 cm (137 in) | 320 cm (130 in) | Japan JTEKT Stings |
5 | Tatsunori Otsuka | OH | November 5, 2000 | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) | 80 kg (180 lb) | 340 cm (130 in) | 325 cm (128 in) | Italy Power Volley Milano |
6 | Akihiro Yamauchi | MB | November 30, 1993 | 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) | 85 kg (187 lb) | 354 cm (139 in) | 335 cm (132 in) | Japan Osaka Bluteon |
8 | Masahiro Sekita | S | November 20, 1993 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | 71 kg (157 lb) | 324 cm (128 in) | 305 cm (120 in) | Japan JTEKT Stings |
10 | Kentaro Takahashi | MB | February 8, 1995 | 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) | 93 kg (205 lb) | 361 cm (142 in) | 350 cm (140 in) | Japan JTEKT Stings |
11 | Shoma Tomita | OH | June 20, 1997 | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | 80 kg (180 lb) | 342 cm (135 in) | 320 cm (130 in) | Japan Osaka Bluteon |
12 | Ran Takahashi | OH | September 2, 2001 | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | 72 kg (159 lb) | 343 cm (135 in) | 315 cm (124 in) | Japan Suntory Sunbirds |
14 | Yūki Ishikawa (c) | OH | December 11, 1995 | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | 84 kg (185 lb) | 351 cm (138 in) | 327 cm (129 in) | Italy Sir Safety Perugia Volley |
15 | Masato Kai | OH | September 25, 2003 | 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) | 79 kg (174 lb) | 352 cm (139 in) | 330 cm (130 in) | France Paris Volley |
20 | Tomohiro Yamamoto | L | November 5, 1994 | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | 69 kg (152 lb) | 301 cm (119 in) | 299 cm (118 in) | Japan Osaka Bluteon |
Former squads
- 2011 Japan Men's national volleyball team roster[5]
- Daisuke Usami (c), Yuta Abe, Naoya Suga , Shogo Okamoto, Shun Imamura , Takahiro Yamamoto, Yuya Ageba, Yusuke Ishijima, Yu Koshikawa, Yuta Yoneyama, Seima Kanda, Tatsuya Fukuzawa, Kunihiro Shimizu, Tatsuya Yoneyama , Daisuke Yako, Kota Yamamura, Takashi Dekita, Yamato Fushimi, Osamu Tanabe, Daisuke Sakai, Takeshi Nagano, Takeshi Kitajima, Kazuyoshi Yokota, and Masashi Kuriyama. Head Coach: Tatsuya Ueta.
- 2012 Japan Men's national volleyball team roster[6]
- Daisuke Sakai, Yuta Abe, Takeshi Nagano, Yusuke Matsuta, Daisuke Usami, Yoshifumi Suzuki, Takahiro Yamamoto, Yuya Ageba, Takaaki Tomimatsu, Osamu Tanabe, Yoshihiko Matsumoto, Kota Yamamura, Tatsuya Fukuzawa, Kunihiro Shimizu, Daisuke Yako, Yusuke Ishijima, Yu Koshikawa, Yuta Yoneyama, Akira Koshiya, Ayumu Shinoda, Shigeru Kondoh, Naoya Suga , Yuji Suzuki, Yuhei Tsukazaki , Dai Tezuka, Takashi Dekita and Kazuyoshi Yokota. Head Coach: Tatsuya Ueta.
- 2013 Japan Men's national volleyball team roster[7]
- Yuta Abe, Shigeru Kondoh, Takahisa Otake, Naoya Suga , Shogo Okamoto, Shun Imamura , Akihiro Fukatsu, Hideomi Fukatsu, Issei Maeda, Yusuke Ishijima, Yu Koshikawa, Yuta Yoneyama, Yasuyuki Shibakoya, Yuji Suzuki, Tatsuya Fukuzawa, Yuhei Tsukazaki, Kunihiro Shimizu, Tatsuya Yoneyama , Takuya Takamatsu, Masashi Kuriyama, Daisuke Yako, Dai Tezuka, Shunsuke Chijiki, Yuta Matsuoka, Yuki Hosokawa, Sogo Watanabe, Hidetomo Hoshino, Takashi Dekita, Shuzo Yamada, Masahiro Yanagida, Kota Yamamura, Yoshihiko Matsumoto, Yusuke Matsuta, Yoshifumi Suzuki, Kenji Shirasawa, Takaaki Tomimatsu, Kazuyoshi Yokota, Shogo Toimoto , Hirotaka Kon , Tatsuya Shiota, Takuya Yasunaga , Haku Ri, Yamato Fushimi, Takeshi Nagano, Koichiro Koga, Ken Takahashi and Taichiro Koga. Head Coach: Sato Gary.
- 2014 Japan Men's national volleyball team roster[8]
- Shinji Takahashi, Shohei Uchiyama, Hideomi Fukatsu, Sho Sagawa, Yu Koshikawa, Yuta Yoneyama, Tatsuya Fukuzawa, Kunihiro Shimizu, Masashi Kuriyama, Ryusuke Tsubakiyama, Daisuke Yako, Dai Tezuka, Shunsuke Chijiki, Naoya Shiraiwa, Sogo Watanabe, Masahiro Yanagida, Kentaro Takahashi, Yūki Ishikawa, Takaaki Tomimatsu, Shogo Toimoto , Hideoki Eto, Haku Ri, Takashi Dekita, Yamato Fushimi, Kentaro Hoshiya, Akihiro Yamauchi, Koichiro Koga, Takeshi Nagano and Satoshi Ide. Head coach: Masashi Nambu.
- 2015 Japan Men's national volleyball team roster[9]
- Yuta Abe, Shunsuke Inoue, Akihiro Fukatsu, Hideomi Fukatsu, Yuta Yoneyama, Kunihiro Shimizu (c), Masashi Kuriyama, Daisuke Yako, Shunsuke Chijiki, Yuta Matsuoka, Sogo Watanabe, Hiroaki Asano, Masahiro Yanagida, Kenya Fujinaka, Kentaro Takahashi, Yūki Ishikawa, Yuki Suzuki, Yoshifumi Suzuki, Takaaki Tomimatsu, Takashi Dekita, Kentaro Hoshiya, Yuichiro Komiya, Akihiro Yamauchi, Yasunari Kodama, Issei Otake, Taishi Onodera, Daisuke Sakai, Koichiro Koga, Takeshi Nagano and Taiki Tsuruda. Head coach: Masashi Nambu.
- 2016 Japan Men's national volleyball team roster[10]
- Shinji Takahashi, Akihiro Fukatsu, Hideomi Fukatsu, Masahiro Sekita, Yu Koshikawa, Yuta Yoneyama, Tatsuya Fukuzawa, Kunihiro Shimizu (c), Masashi Kuriyama, Daisuke Yako, Naoya Shiraiwa, Hidetomo Hoshino, Hiroaki Asano, Masahiro Yanagida, Kentaro Takahashi, Tsubasa Hisahara, Yūki Ishikawa, Yoshifumi Suzuki, Takaaki Tomimatsu, Ryota Denda, Takashi Dekita, Akihiro Yamauchi, Yasunari Kodama, Taishi Onodera, Daisuke Sakai, Koichiro Koga, Takeshi Nagano and Shunsuke Watanabe. Head coach: Masashi Nambu.
- 2017 Japan Men's national volleyball team roster[11]
- Akihiro Fukatsu, Hideomi Fukatsu (c), Naonobu Fujii, Masahiro Sekita, Yuta Yoneyama, Yuji Suzuki, Kunihiro Shimizu, Takuya Takamatsu, Masashi Kuriyama, Hiroaki Asano, Masahiro Yanagida, Shuzo Yamada, Naoya Takano, Takeshi Ogawa, Tsubasa Hisahara, Issei Otake, Yūki Ishikawa, Yuki Suzuki, Yudai Arai, Takaaki Tomimatsu, Haku Ri, Ryota Denda, Takashi Dekita, Akihiro Yamauchi, Kentaro Takahashi, Taishi Onodera, Taichiro Koga, Taiki Tsuruda, Satoshi Ide and Shohei Yamamoto. Head coach: Yuichi Nakagaichi.
- 2018 Japan Men's national volleyball team roster[12]
- Hideomi Fukatsu, Naonobu Fujii, Masahiro Sekita, Masaki Oya, Motoki Eiro, Tatsuya Fukuzawa, Takuya Takamatsu, Shunsuke Chijiki, Hiroaki Asano, Masahiro Yanagida (c), Naoya Takano, Tsubasa Hisahara, Yūki Ishikawa, Hiroki Ozawa, Jin Tsuzuki, Kunihiro Shimizu, Takashi Dekita, Takeshi Ogawa, Issei Otake, Yudai Arai, Yuji Nishida, Haku Ri, Ryota Denda, Yamato Fushimi, Akihiro Yamauchi, Kentaro Takahashi, Taishi Onodera, Hirohito Kashimura, Shinichiro Sato, Taichiro Koga, Satoshi Ide, Ryuta Homma, Wataru Inoue and Tomohiro Horie. Head coach: Yuichi Nakagaichi.
- 2019 Japan Men's national volleyball team roster[13]
- Akihiro Fukatsu, Hideomi Fukatsu, Naonobu Fujii, Masahiro Sekita, Tatsuya Fukuzawa, Masashi Kuriyama, Hiroaki Asano, Naoya Takano, Tsubasa Hisahara, Yūki Ishikawa, Yuki Higuchi, Jin Tsuzuki, Kunihiro Shimizu, Issei Otake, Yūji Nishida, Haku Ri, Takashi Dekita, Akihiro Yamauchi, Kentaro Takahashi, Taishi Onodera, Taichiro Koga, Masahiro Yanagida (c), Satoshi Ide and Tomohiro Yamamoto. Head coach: Yuichi Nakagaichi.
- 2020 Japan Men's national volleyball team roster[14][15]
- Kunihiro Shimizu, Taishi Onodera, Naonobu Fujii, Issei Otake, Tatsuya Fukuzawa, Akihiro Yamauchi, Tsubasa Hisahara, Masahiro Yanagida (c), Hideomi Fukatsu, Taichiro Koga, Yūji Nishida, Masahiro Sekita, Kenya Fujinaka, Yūki Ishikawa, Haku Lee, Kentaro Takahashi, Masaki Oya, Tomohiro Yamamoto, Yudai Arai, Ryuta Homma, Yutaro Takemoto, Kenta Takanashi, Yuki Higuchi, Shoma Tomita, Shunichiro Sato, Tatsunori Otsuka and Ran Takahashi. Head coach: Yuichi Nakagaichi.
- 2021 Japan Men's national volleyball team roster[16][17]
- Kunihiro Shimizu, Taishi Onodera, Naonobu Fujii, Issei Otake, Tatsuya Fukuzawa, Akihiro Yamauchi, Masahiro Yanagida, Hideomi Fukatsu, Taichiro Koga, Yūji Nishida, Masahiro Sekita, Masaki Oya, Yūki Ishikawa (c), Haku Lee, Kentaro Takahashi, Kenta Takanashi, Shoma Tomita, Tatsunori Otsuka, Tomohiro Yamamoto, Ran Takahashi, Taichi Fukuyama, Shunichiro Sato, Tomohiro Ogawa and Kento Miyaura. Head coach: Yuichi Nakagaichi.
- 2022 Japan Men's national volleyball team roster[18][19]
- Yuji Nishida, Taishi Onodera, Akihiro Fukatsu, Issei Otake, Tatsunori Otsuka, Akihiro Yamauchi, Kenta Takanashi, Masahiro Sekita, Masaki Oya, Kentaro Takahashi, Shoma Tomita, Ran Takahashi, Tomohiro Ogawa, Yūki Ishikawa (c), Haku Lee, Kento Miyaura, Akito Yamazaki, Kenyu Nakamoto, Takahiro Shin, Tomohiro Yamamoto, Motoki Eiro, Yuki Higuchi, Shunichiro Sato, Kazuyuki Takahashi, Shunsuke Nakamura, Go Murayama, Kenta Koga, Hiroki Ito, Soshi Fujinaka, Larry Ebade-Dan, Yuga Tarumi, Keitaro Nishikawa, Hiroaki Maki, Masato Kai, Kento Asano and Yuichiro Komiya. Head coach: Philippe Blain.
- 2023 Japan Men's national volleyball team roster[20][21]
- Yuji Nishida, Taishi Onodera, Akihiro Fukatsu, Kento Miyaura, Tatsunori Otsuka, Akihiro Yamauchi, Kenta Takanashi, Masahiro Sekita, Masaki Oya, Kentaro Takahashi, Shoma Tomita, Ran Takahashi, Tomohiro Ogawa, Yūki Ishikawa (c), Masahiro Yanagida, Go Murayama, Hiroki Ozawa, Hiroto Nishiyama, Satoshi Tsuiki, Tomohiro Yamamoto, Motoki Eiro, Kenya Fujinaka, Shunichiro Sato, Kazuyuki Takahashi, Takahiro NambaAkito Yamazaki, Soshi Fujinaka, Larry Ebade-Dan, Ryu Yamamoto, Masato Kai, Keihan Takahashi, Kento Asano, Kazuma Sonae, Yudai Arai, Hirohito Kashimura, Hiromasa Miwa, Ryo Shimokawa, Akira Sawada. Head coach: Philippe Blain.
Coach history
List from 1965 until now:
- Japan Yasutaka Matsudaira (1965–1972)
- Japan Tsutomu Koyama (1973–1976)
- Japan Yūzo Nakamura (1977–1980)
- Japan Naohiro Ikeda (1980–1984)
- Japan Masaru Saito (1984–1986)
- Japan Tsutomu Koyama (1986–1988)
- Japan Masayuki Minami (1989–1990)
- Japan Seiji Oko (1991–1995)
- Japan Shinichiro Tsujiai (1996–1997)
- Japan Futoshi Teramawari (1997–2000)
- Japan Mikiyasu Tanaka (2001–2004)
- Japan Tatsuya Ueta (2005–2013)
- United States Gary Sato (2013–2014)
- Japan Masashi Nambu (2014–2016)
- Japan Yuichi Nakagaichi (2016–2021)[22][23][24][25]
- France Philippe Blain (2021–2024)[26][27]
- France Laurent Tillie (2024–)
Kit providers
The table below shows the history of kit providers for the Japan national volleyball team.
Period | Kit provider |
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2000– | Asics |
Sponsorship
Primary sponsors include: main sponsors like Shiseido other sponsors: Japanet, Molten, All Nippon Airways, Suntory, JTEKT, Nisshin Steel, Nippon Life, Marudai, Mizuno, Meiji Seika, Descente, Mikasa and Hisamitsu Pharmaceutical.
Stadium
Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium and Yoyogi National Gymnasium Japan national team training and hosting venues.
Media
Japan's matches and friendlies are currently televised by Nippon TV, GAORA and NHK.
Head-to-head record
This page shows Japan men's national volleyball team's Head-to-head record at the Volleyball at the Summer Olympics, FIVB Men's Volleyball Nations League.
Opponent | GP | MW | ML | SW | SL |
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File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina | 9 | 6 | 3 | 21 | 16 |
File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia | 4 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 5 |
File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil | 11 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 22 |
File:Flag of Bulgaria.svg Bulgaria | 8 | 6 | 2 | 19 | 11 |
File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada | 10 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 20 |
File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China | 7 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 9 |
File:Flag of Cuba.svg Cuba | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 5 |
File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czechoslovakia | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
File:Flag of East Germany.svg East Germany | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
File:Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
File:Flag of France.svg France | 10 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 27 |
File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany | 6 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 10 |
File:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
File:Flag of Iran.svg Iran | 7 | 6 | 1 | 18 | 6 |
File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy | 15 | 6 | 9 | 27 | 37 |
File:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands | 6 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 8 |
File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland | 9 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 24 |
File:Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
File:Flag of Romania.svg Romania | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
File:Flag of Serbia.svg Serbia | 5 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 8 |
File:Flag of Slovenia.svg Slovenia | 5 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 5 |
File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 4 |
File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union | 4 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 |
File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
File:Flag of Tunisia.svg Tunisia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | 11 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 23 |
File:Flag of Venezuela.svg Venezuela | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
File:Flag of Germany.svg West Germany | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Total | 154 | 88 | 66 | 312 | 274 |
See also
- Volleyball
- Japan women's national volleyball team
- Japan men's national under-19 volleyball team
- Japan men's national under-21 volleyball team
References
- ↑ "Nickname : RYUJIN NIPPON". www.jva.or.jp. Japan Volleyball Association (JVA). Retrieved 9 May 2021.
- ↑ "「五輪だから体を酷使しても戦い切る」バレー西田有志が見せた覚悟" (in Japanese). new.yahoo.co.jp. Archived from the original on 3 August 2021. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
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- ↑ "2012年度男子日本代表チーム 選手・監督・スタッフ". JVA (in 日本語). Retrieved 7 October 2021.
- ↑ "2013年度男子日本代表チーム 選手・監督・スタッフ". JVA (in 日本語). Retrieved 7 October 2021.
- ↑ "2014年度男子日本代表チーム 選手・監督・スタッフ". JVA (in 日本語). Retrieved 7 October 2021.
- ↑ "2015年度男子日本代表チーム 選手・監督・スタッフ". JVA (in 日本語). Retrieved 7 October 2021.
- ↑ "2016年度男子日本代表チーム 選手・監督・スタッフ". JVA (in 日本語). Retrieved 7 October 2021.
- ↑ "2017年度男子日本代表チーム 選手・監督・スタッフ". JVA (in 日本語). Retrieved 7 October 2021.
- ↑ "2018年度男子日本代表チーム 選手・監督・スタッフ". JVA (in 日本語). Retrieved 7 October 2021.
- ↑ "2019年度男子日本代表チーム 選手・監督・スタッフ". JVA (in 日本語). Retrieved 7 October 2021.
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- ↑ "YANAGIDA CAPTAINS JAPANESE MEN'S NATIONAL TEAM IN OLYMPIC YEAR". volleyballworld. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
- ↑ "2021年度男子日本代表チーム 選手・監督・スタッフ". JVA (in 日本語). Retrieved 7 October 2021.
- ↑ "ISHIKAWA AND NISHIDA HIGHLIGHT JAPAN MEN'S 2021 ROSTER". volleyballworld. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
- ↑ "【バレー】フィリップ・ブラン監督「課題はブロックとトランジションアタック、ハイボールアタック。石川祐希以外にも石川を支え、チームを引っ張るリーダーが必要」 男子日本代表発表記者会見" (in 日本語). news.yahoo.co.jp. Archived from the original on 20 April 2022. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
- ↑ "2022年度男子日本代表チーム 選手・監督・スタッフ". jva.or.jp (in 日本語). Archived from the original on 6 April 2022. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
- ↑ "2023年度男子日本代表チーム 選手・監督・スタッフ|男子日本代表|公益財団法人日本バレーボール協会". www.jva.or.jp. Retrieved 2023-04-08.
- ↑ "2023年度男子日本代表 追加登録選手". 公益財団法人日本バレーボール協会 (in 日本語). Retrieved 2023-06-30.
- ↑ "2017年度男子日本代表チーム 選手・監督・スタッフ". jva.or.jp (in 日本語). Retrieved 16 August 2021.
- ↑ "バレーボール男子 日本代表 中垣内監督が今月末で退任へ" (in 日本語). nhk.or.jp. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
- ↑ "バレー男子代表の中垣内祐一監督退任へ 後任は来月中旬までに" (in 日本語). Nikkan Sports. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
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- ↑ "【バレーボール】女子日本代表監督に眞鍋政義氏が内定…男子はフィリップ・ブラン氏" (in 日本語). sports.yahoo.co.jp. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
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