TheJapan men's national volleyball team (Japanese:男子バレーボール日本代表), also referred to asRyujin Nippon (Japanese: 龍神ニッポン;Lit. trans:Dragon God of Japan) or simplyNippon, representsJapan in internationalvolleyball competitions and friendly matches, governed byJapan Volleyball Association.[2] As of September 2024, the team is ranked sixth in theFIVB Senior World Rankings, with their peak coming at second place prior to the2024 Summer Olympics.
Japan first won a bronze medal at theTokyo 1964 Olympic Games, followed by silver atMexico 1968 and a gold atMunich 1972. In the years that followed, Japan has been unsuccessful and missed three successiveOlympic Games before returning atBeijing 2008, where they failed to win a match. Japan then failed to qualify forLondon 2012 andRio 2016. At theFIVB World Championship, Japan has won bronze medals in 1970 and 1974, as well as silver medals at the 1969 and 1977FIVB 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'sSV.League is typically regarded as the most prestigious volleyball league on the continent. The team has won theAsian Championships nine times and theAsian Games eight times.
At the2020 Summer Olympics inTokyo, Japan and the2024 Summer Olympics inParis, France, Japan advanced to the Quarterfinals round and eventually finished in seventh place, its best result since the1992 Summer Olympics inBarcelona, 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 the2023 FIVB Men's Volleyball Nations League and the2024 edition, respectively. These results have been the nation's best since the tournament's creation in 2017.[3][4]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Champions Runners-up 3rd place 4th place
| Olympic Games record | Qualification record | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | GP | MW | ML | SW | SL | Squad | GP | MW | ML | SW | SL | |
 1964 | Round robin | 3rd place | 9 | 7 | 2 | 22 | 12 | Squad | Qualified as host | |||||
 1968 | Round robin | Runners-up | 9 | 7 | 2 | 24 | 6 | Squad | Unknown asian qualifier | |||||
 1972 | Final | Champions | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21 | 3 | Squad | 1970 World Championship | |||||
 1976 | Semifinals | 4th place | 5 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | Squad | Qualified as defending champions | |||||
 1980 | Did not participate due toUS-led boycott | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | ||||||||
 1984 | Preliminary round | 7th place | 6 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 8 | Squad | 1983 Asian Championship | |||||
 1988 | Preliminary round | 10th place | 7 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 17 | Squad | 1987 Asian Championship | |||||
 1992 | Preliminary round | 6th place | 8 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 20 | Squad | 1991 Asian Championship | |||||
| 1996 | Did not qualify | 9 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 14 | ||||||||
 2000 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 9 | |||||||||
 2004 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 15 | |||||||||
 2008 | Preliminary round | 11th place | 5 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 15 | Squad | 7 | 6 | 1 | 20 | 7 | |
 2012 | Did not qualify | 7 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 12 | ||||||||
 2016 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 16 | |||||||||
 2020 | Quarterfinals | 7th place | 6 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 12 | Squad | Qualified as host | |||||
 2024 | Quarterfinals | 7th place | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | Squad | 7 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 8 | |
| Total | 1 Title | 10/15 | 66 | 36 | 30 | 133 | 112 | — | 54 | 29 | 25 | 113 | 90 | |
Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place
| World Championship record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | GP | MW | ML | SW | SL | Squad |
 1949 | did not participate | |||||||
 1952 | ||||||||
| 1956 | ||||||||
 1960 | Final Group | 8th place | 9 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 21 | Squad |
| 1962 | Final Group | 5th place | 9 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 20 | Squad |
| 1966 | Group Round | 5th place | 7 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 17 | Squad |
 1970 | Semifinals | 3rd place | 11 | 9 | 2 | 30 | 8 | Squad |
| 1974 | Semifinals | 3rd place | 11 | 9 | 2 | 28 | 13 | Squad |
 1978 | Second round | 11th place | 9 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 15 | Squad |
 1982 | Semifinals | 4th place | 9 | 7 | 2 | 22 | 10 | Squad |
 1986 | Second round | 10th place | 9 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 23 | Squad |
 1990 | First round | 11th place | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | Squad |
| 1994 | Last 16 | 9th place | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | Squad |
| 1998 | Preliminary round | 15th place | 10 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 24 | Squad |
| 2002 | Second round | 9th place | 6 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 15 | Squad |
| 2006 | 5th–8th semifinals | 8th place | 14 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 30 | Squad |
| 2010 | Second round | 13th place | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 14 | Squad |
 2014 | did not qualify | |||||||
| 2018 | First round | 17th place | 5 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | Squad |
 2022 | Round of 16 | 12th place | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | Squad |
 2025 | Preliminary round | 23rd place | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | Squad |
| 2027 | Future event | |||||||
 2029 | ||||||||
| Total | 0 Title | 17/21 | 129 | 62 | 67 | 236 | 254 | — |
Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place
| World Cup record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | GP | MW | ML | SW | SL | Squad |
| 1965 | Semifinals | 4th place | 7 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 17 | Squad |
 1969 | Final | Runners-up | 8 | 6 | 2 | 20 | 12 | Squad |
| 1977 | Final | Runners-up | 8 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 14 | Squad |
| 1981 | Second round | 6th place | 7 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 15 | Squad |
| 1985 | Seventh round | 6th place | 7 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 15 | Squad |
| 1989 | Seventh round | 6th place | 7 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 16 | Squad |
| 1991 | Matches for places 1-6 | 4th place | 5 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 13 | Squad |
| 1995 | Fourth round | 5th place | 11 | 7 | 4 | 21 | 13 | Squad |
| 1999 | Fourth round | 10th place | 11 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 27 | Squad |
| 2003 | Fourth round | 9th place | 11 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 27 | Squad |
| 2007 | Fourth round | 9th place | 11 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 26 | Squad |
| 2011 | Fourth round | 10th place | 11 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 28 | Squad |
| 2015 | Third round | 6th place | 11 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 21 | Squad |
| 2019 | Round robin | 4th place | 11 | 8 | 3 | 26 | 16 | Squad |
| Total | 0 Title | 15/15 | 133 | 57 | 76 | 233 | 268 | — |
Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place
| World Grand Champions record (Defunct) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | GP | MW | ML | SW | SL | Squad |
| 1993 | Round Robin | 4th place | 5 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 10 | Squad |
| 1997 | Round Robin | 5th place | 5 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 12 | Squad |
| 2001 | Round Robin | 5th place | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 14 | Squad |
| 2005 | Round Robin | 4th place | 5 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 13 | Squad |
| 2009 | Round Robin | 3rd place | 5 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 11 | Squad |
| 2013 | Round Robin | 6th place | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 15 | Squad |
| 2017 | Round Robin | 6th place | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 15 | Squad |
| Total | 0 Titles | 7/7 | 35 | 9 | 26 | 41 | 90 | — |
Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place
| World League record (Defunct) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | GP | MW | ML | SW | SL | Squad |
| 1990 | Intercontinental round | 6th Place | 12 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 23 | Squad |
| 1991 | Intercontinental Round | 7th Place | 16 | 5 | 11 | 22 | 38 | Squad |
| 1992 | Intercontinental Round | 10th Place | 12 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 31 | Squad |
| 1993 | Intercontinental Round | 6th place | 20 | 10 | 10 | 36 | 41 | Squad |
| 1994 | Intercontinental Round | 8th Place | 12 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 26 | Squad |
| 1995 | Intercontinental Round | 8th Place | 12 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 27 | Squad |
 1996 | Intercontinental Round | 9th Place | 12 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 31 | Squad |
 1997 | Intercontinental Round | 12th Place | 12 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 36 | Squad |
| 1998 | did not participate | |||||||
| 1999 | ||||||||
| 2000 | ||||||||
| 2001 | Intercontinental Round | 9th place | 12 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 28 | Squad |
| 2002 | Intercontinental Round | 13th place | 12 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 34 | Squad |
| 2003 | Intercontinental Round | 13th place | 12 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 31 | Squad |
| 2004 | Intercontinental Round | 10th place | 12 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 36 | Squad |
 2005 | Intercontinental Round | 10th place | 12 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 32 | Squad |
| 2006 | Intercontinental Round | 13th place | 12 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 33 | Squad |
| 2007 | Intercontinental Round | 13th place | 12 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 32 | Squad |
| 2008 | Pool play | 6th Place | 14 | 5 | 9 | 22 | 34 | Squad |
 2009 | Intercontinental Round | 15th place | 12 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 31 | Squad |
| 2010 | did not qualify | |||||||
| 2011 | Intercontinental Round | 15th place | 12 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 35 | Squad |
| 2012 | Intercontinental Round | 15th place | 12 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 36 | Squad |
| 2013 | Intercontinental Round | 18th place | 10 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 25 | Squad |
| 2014 | Intercontinental Round | 19th place | 12 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 35 | Squad |
| 2015 | Intercontinental Round | 13th place | 12 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 23 | Squad |
| 2016 | Intercontinental Round | 24th place | 9 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 21 | Squad |
| 2017 | Group Final Round | 14th place | 11 | 6 | 5 | 24 | 23 | Squad |
| Total | 0 Titles | 24/28 | 296 | 72 | 224 | 364 | 742 | — |
Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place
| Nations League record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | GP | MW | ML | SW | SL | Squad |
| 2018 | Preliminary round | 12th place | 15 | 6 | 9 | 23 | 37 | Squad |
| 2019 | Preliminary round | 10th place | 15 | 7 | 8 | 27 | 32 | Squad |
| 2021 | Preliminary round | 11th place | 15 | 7 | 8 | 25 | 31 | Squad |
| 2022 | Quarterfinals | 5th place | 13 | 9 | 4 | 29 | 21 | Squad |
| 2023 | Semifinals | 3rd place | 15 | 12 | 3 | 38 | 21 | Squad |
| 2024 | Final | Runners-up | 15 | 11 | 4 | 37 | 20 | Squad |
| 2025 | Quarterfinals | 6th place | 13 | 8 | 5 | 27 | 20 | Squad |
| Total | 0 Title(s) | 7/7 | 101 | 60 | 41 | 206 | 182 | — |
Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place
| Asian Championship record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | GP | MW | ML | SW | SL | Squad |
| 1975 | Final | Champions | 6 | 6 | 0 | 18 | 1 | Squad |
 1979 | Championship Round | 3rd place | 5 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 6 | Squad |
| 1983 | Final | Champions | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21 | 4 | Squad |
 1987 | Final | Champions | 8 | 8 | 0 | N/A | N/A | Squad |
| 1989 | Final | Runners-up | 8 | 7 | 1 | 21 | 3 | Squad |
| 1991 | Final | Champions | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21 | 3 | Squad |
 1993 | Semifinals | 3rd place | 6 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 3 | Squad |
| 1995 | Final | Champions | 5 | 5 | 0 | N/A | N/A | Squad |
| 1997 | Final | Runners-up | 5 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 4 | Squad |
 1999 | Championship round | 4th place | 7 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 9 | Squad |
| 2001 | Semifinals | 3rd place | 6 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 6 | Squad |
| 2003 | Quarterfinals | 7th place | 7 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 10 | Squad |
| 2005 | Final | Champions | 8 | 7 | 1 | 23 | 6 | Squad |
 2007 | Final | Runners-up | 7 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 7 | Squad |
| 2009 | Final | Champions | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21 | 4 | Squad |
| 2011 | Quarterfinals | 5th place | 8 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 13 | Squad |
 2013 | Semifinals | 4th place | 7 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 9 | Squad |
| 2015 | Final | Champions | 8 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 14 | Squad |
| 2017 | Final | Champions | 8 | 7 | 1 | 23 | 4 | Squad |
| 2019 | Semifinals | 3rd place | 8 | 6 | 2 | 22 | 9 | Squad |
| 2021 | Final | Runners-up | 8 | 6 | 2 | 19 | 8 | Squad |
| 2023 | Final | Champions | 5 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 1 | Squad |
| 2026 | Qualified as host | |||||||
| Total | 10 Titles | 23/23 | 143 | 117 | 26 | 339 | 116 | — |
Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place
| Asian Games record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | GP | MW | ML | SW | SL | Squad |
| 1958 | Final | Champions | 4 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 2 | Squads |
| 1962 | Final | Champions | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21 | 4 | Squads |
| 1966 | Final | Champions | 8 | 8 | 0 | 26 | 0 | Squads |
| 1970 | Final | Champions | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21 | 0 | Squads |
 1974 | Final | Champions | 5 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 1 | Squads |
| 1978 | Final | Runners-up | 9 | 8 | 1 | 24 | 4 | Squads |
 1982 | Final | Champions | 6 | 6 | 0 | 18 | 1 | Squads |
| 1986 | Final Round | 4th place | 8 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 9 | Squads |
| 1990 | Semifinals | 3rd place | 5 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 6 | Squads |
| 1994 | Final | Champions | 5 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 5 | Squads |
| 1998 | Final Round | 4th place | 6 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 9 | Squads |
| 2002 | Semifinals | 3rd place | 5 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 10 | Squads |
| 2006 | Quarterfinals | 5th place | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | Squads |
| 2010 | Final | Champions | 10 | 8 | 2 | 27 | 9 | Squads |
| 2014 | Final | Runners-up | 9 | 8 | 1 | 25 | 8 | Squads |
| 2018 | Quarterfinals | 5th place | 5 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 10 | Squads |
| 2022 | Semifinals | 3rd place | 7 | 6 | 1 | 18 | 4 | Squads |
| 2026 | Qualified as host | |||||||
| Total | 8 Titles | 17/17 | 109 | 90 | 19 | 296 | 87 | — |
Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place
| Asian Cup record (Defunct) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | GP | MW | ML | SW | SL | Squad |
| 2008 | Semifinals | 4th place | 6 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 11 | Squad |
| 2010 | Quarterfinals | 8th place | 6 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 18 | Squad |
 2012 | Semifinals | 3rd place | 6 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 4 | Squad |
 2014 | Quarterfinals | 6th place | 6 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 17 | Squad |
| 2016 | Semifinals | 3rd place | 6 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 11 | Squad |
 2018 | Semifinals | 3rd place | 5 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 12 | Squad |
| 2022 | Final | Runners-up | 6 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 6 | Squad |
| Total | 0 Titles | 7/7 | 41 | 19 | 22 | 74 | 79 | — |
Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place
| Goodwill Games record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | GP | MW | ML | SW | SL | Squad |
| 1986 | Semifinals | 3rd place | N/A | |||||
| 1990 | did not participate | |||||||
| Total | 0 Titles | 1/2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| # | Opponent | Date | Result | Host city | Tournament |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 11 Jun | 3–0 (25–23, 25–14, 25–22) | Xi'an | 2025 Nations League |
| 2 | Poland | 12 Jun | 1–3 (25–27, 22–25, 25–18, 37–39) | ||
| 3 | Serbia | 13 Jun | 3–0 (25–20, 25–23, 26–24) | ||
| 4 | Netherlands | 15 Jun | 3–0 (25–18, 25–23, 25–18) | ||
| 5 | Bulgaria | 25 Jun | 0–3 (25–27, 23–25, 19–25) | Burgas | |
| 6 | France | 26 Jun | 3–2 (25–22, 19–25, 22–25, 25–20, 15–11) | ||
| 7 |  Ukraine | 27 Jun | 2–3 (26–24, 17–25, 18–25, 25–22, 13–15) | ||
| 8 | Slovenia | 29 Jun | 3–0 (27–25, 25–18, 25–19) | ||
| 9 | Germany | 16 Jul | 3–1 (21–25, 25–20, 25–23, 25–20) | Chiba | |
| 10 | Argentina | 17 Jul | 3–2 (23–25, 23–25, 25–21, 25–23, 15–13) | ||
| 11 | Brazil | 19 Jul | 0–3 (21–25, 23–25, 26–28) | ||
| 12 | United States | 20 Jul | 3–0 (25–21, 25–19, 25–23) | ||
| 13 | Poland | 31 Jul | 0–3 (23–25, 24–26, 12–25) | Ningbo | |
| 14 |  Turkey | 13 Sep | 0–3 (19–25, 23–25, 19–25) | Quezon City | 2025 World Championship |
| 15 | Canada | 15 Sep | 0–3 (20–25, 23–25, 22–25) | ||
| 16 |  Libya | 17 Sep | 3–0 (25–20, 25–17, 25–12) | ||
| Head coach:Laurent Tillie | |||||
The following is the Japanese wide roster for the2025 World Championship.[5]
Head coach:Laurent Tillie
| No. | Name | Pos. | Date of birth | Height | Weight | Spike | Block | 2025–26 club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Taishi Onodera | MB | (1996-02-27)February 27, 1996 (age 29) | 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) | 94 kg (207 lb) | 343 cm (135 in) | 330 cm (130 in) | Suntory Sunbirds |
| 4 | Kento Miyaura | OP | (1999-02-22)February 22, 1999 (age 26) | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | 87 kg (192 lb) | 347 cm (137 in) | 320 cm (130 in) | Wolfdogs Nagoya |
| 5 | Tatsunori Otsuka | OH | (2000-11-05)November 5, 2000 (age 24) | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | 90 kg (200 lb) | 340 cm (130 in) | 325 cm (128 in) | Power Volley Milano |
| 9 | Masaki Oya | S | (1995-04-23)April 23, 1995 (age 30) | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | 77 kg (170 lb) | 330 cm (130 in) | 315 cm (124 in) | Nippon Steel Sakai Blazers |
| 12 | Ran Takahashi | OH | (2001-09-02)September 2, 2001 (age 24) | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | 72 kg (159 lb) | 343 cm (135 in) | 315 cm (124 in) | Suntory Sunbirds |
| 13 | Tomohiro Ogawa | L | (1996-07-04)July 4, 1996 (age 29) | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | 67 kg (148 lb) | 312 cm (123 in) | 290 cm (110 in) | Suntory Sunbirds |
| 14 | Yūki Ishikawa (c) | OH | (1995-12-11)December 11, 1995 (age 29) | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | 84 kg (185 lb) | 351 cm (138 in) | 327 cm (129 in) | Sir Safety Umbria Volley |
| 15 | Masato Kai | OH | (2003-09-25)September 25, 2003 (age 22) | 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) | 79 kg (174 lb) | 352 cm (139 in) | 330 cm (130 in) | Osaka Bluteon |
| 17 | Keigo Nishimoto | MB | (1998-10-27)October 27, 1998 (age 26) | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | 93 kg (205 lb) | 355 cm (140 in) | 325 cm (128 in) | Hiroshima Thunders |
| 18 | Hiroto Nishiyama | OP | (2003-03-04)March 4, 2003 (age 22) | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | 71 kg (157 lb) | 355 cm (140 in) | 330 cm (130 in) | Osaka Bluteon |
| 20 | Tomohiro Yamamoto | L | (1994-11-05)November 5, 1994 (age 30) | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | 69 kg (152 lb) | 301 cm (119 in) | 299 cm (118 in) | Osaka Bluteon |
| 21 | Motoki Eiro | S | (1996-06-08)June 8, 1996 (age 29) | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | 80 kg (180 lb) | 330 cm (130 in) | 320 cm (130 in) | Hiroshima Thunders |
| 23 | Larry Evbade-Dan | MB | (2000-08-18)August 18, 2000 (age 25) | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | 81 kg (179 lb) | 350 cm (140 in) | 333 cm (131 in) | Osaka Bluteon |
| 32 | Shunichiro Sato | MB | (2000-05-17)May 17, 2000 (age 25) | 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) | 94 kg (207 lb) | 352 cm (139 in) | 323 cm (127 in) | Wolfdogs Nagoya |
List from 1965 until now:
Yasutaka Matsudaira (1965–1972)Tsutomu Koyama (1973–1976)Yūzo Nakamura (1977–1980)Naohiro Ikeda (1980–1984)Masaru Saito (1984–1986)Tsutomu Koyama (1986–1988)Masayuki Minami (1989–1990)Seiji Oko (1991–1995) Shinichiro Tsujiai (1996–1997) Futoshi Teramawari (1997–2000)Mikiyasu Tanaka (2001–2004)Tatsuya Ueta (2005–2013) Gary Sato (2013–2014) Masashi Nambu (2014–2016)Yuichi Nakagaichi (2016–2021)[25][26][27][28]Philippe Blain (2021–2024)[29][30]Laurent Tillie (2024–)The table below shows the history of kit providers for the Japan national volleyball team.
| Period | Kit provider |
|---|---|
| 2000– | Asics |
Primary sponsors include: main sponsors likeShiseido other sponsors: Japanet,Molten,All Nippon Airways,Suntory,JTEKT,Nisshin Steel,Nippon Life,Marudai,Mizuno,Meiji Seika,Descente,Mikasa andHisamitsu Pharmaceutical.
Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium andYoyogi National Gymnasium Japan national team training and hosting venues.
Japan's matches and friendlies are currently televised byNippon TV, GAORA andNHK.
This page shows Japan men's national volleyball team's Head-to-head record at theVolleyball at the Summer Olympics,FIVB Men's Volleyball Nations League.
| Opponent | GP | MW | ML | SW | SL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | 9 | 6 | 3 | 21 | 16 |
| Australia | 4 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 5 |
 Belgium | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Brazil | 11 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 22 |
| Bulgaria | 8 | 6 | 2 | 19 | 11 |
| Canada | 10 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 20 |
| China | 7 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 9 |
 Cuba | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 5 |
| Czechoslovakia | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| East Germany | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
 Egypt | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| France | 10 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 27 |
| Germany | 6 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 10 |
 Hungary | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Iran | 7 | 6 | 1 | 18 | 6 |
| Italy | 15 | 6 | 9 | 27 | 37 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Netherlands | 6 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 8 |
| Poland | 9 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 24 |
 Portugal | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
 Romania | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Russia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| Serbia | 5 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 8 |
| Slovenia | 5 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 5 |
| South Korea | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 4 |
| Soviet Union | 4 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| Spain | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
 Tunisia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| United States | 11 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 23 |
 Venezuela | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| West Germany | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Total | 154 | 88 | 66 | 312 | 274 |
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