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

Nickname(s)	Ryujin Nippon
Association	Japan Volleyball Association
Confederation	AVC
Head coach	Laurent Tillie
FIVB ranking	6 (as of 8 January 2025)
Uniforms
Home Away Third
Summer Olympics
Appearances	10 (First in 1964)
Best result	(1972)
World Championship
Appearances	17 (First in 1960)
Best result	(1970, 1974)
World Cup
Appearances	15 (First in 1965)
Best result	(1969, 1977)
Asian Championship
Appearances	22 (First in 1975)
Best result	(1975, 1983, 1987, 1991, 1995, 2005, 2009, 2015, 2017, 2023)
www.jva.or.jp/national_team/2024/men_member/ (in Japanese)
Honours Event 1st 2nd 3rd Olympic Games 1 1 1 World Championship 0 0 2 World Cup 0 3 0 World Grand Champions Cup 0 0 1 Nations League 0 1 1 Asian Championship 10 4 4 Asian Games 8 2 3 Asian Cup 0 1 3 Eastern Asian Championship 6 0 4 Universiade 3 3 4 Total 28 15 23 Medal record Olympic Games 1972 Munich Team 1968 Mexico City Team 1964 Tokyo Team World Championship 1970 Sofia Team 1974 Mexico City Team World Cup 1969 East Germany Team 1977 Japan Team World Grand Champions Cup 2009 Osaka/Nagoya Team Nations League 2024 Łódź Team 2023 Gdańsk Team Asian Championship 1975 Melbourne Team 1983 Tokyo Team 1987 Kuwait City Team 1991 Perth Team 1995 Seoul Team 2005 Suphanburi Team 2009 Manila Team 2015 Tehran Team 2017 Gresik Team 2023 Urmia Team 1989 Seoul Team 1997 Doha Team 2007 Jakarta Team 2021 Chiba/Funabashi Team 1979 Manama Team 1993 Nakhon Ratchasima Team 2001 Changwon Team 2019 Tehran Team Asian Games 1958 Tokyo Team 1962 Jakarta Team 1966 Bangkok Team 1970 Bangkok Team 1974 Tehran Team 1982 New Delhi Team 1994 Hiroshima Team 2010 Guangzhou Team 1978 Bangkok Team 2014 Incheon Team 1990 Beijing Team 2022 Hangzhou Team 2002 Busan Team Asian Cup 2022 Nakhon Pathom Team 2012 Vinh Yen Team 2016 Nakhon Pathom Team 2018 Taipei Team Eastern Asian Championship 1998 Macau Team 2000 Ulaanbaatar Team 2004 Taicang Team 2006 Pingtung Team 2015 Ulaanbaatar Team 2017 Ulaanbaatar Team 2002 Shanghai Team 2008 Ulaanbaatar Team 2010 Jeju Team 2013 Taipei Team Universiade 1967 Tokyo Team 1985 Kobe Team 1993 Buffalo Team 1999 Palma de Mallorca Team 2003 Daegu Team 2005 Izmir Team 1979 Mexico City Team 1981 Bucharest Team 2013 Kazan Team 2017 Taipei Team Goodwill Games 1986 Moscow Team

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
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

Competitive records

Japan national team fans in World Championship 2010

Olympic Games

  1st place    2nd place    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	2nd place	9	7	2	24	6	Squad		Unknown asian qualifier
1972	Final	1st place	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 to US-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

World Championship

  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	Qualified
Total	0 Title	17/21	126	61	65	233	248	—

World Cup

  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	2nd place	8	6	2	20	12	Squad
1977	Final	2nd place	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	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)
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	—

World League

  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	—

Nations League

  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	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
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
Total	10 Titles	22/22	143	117	26	339	116	—

Asian Games

  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
Total	8 Titles	16/16	109	90	19	296	87	—

Asian Cup

  Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place

Asian Cup record
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	—

Goodwill Games

  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	—	—	—	—	—	—

Results and fixtures

#	Opponent	Date	Result	Host city	Tournament
1	China	11 Jun	–	Xi'an	2025 Nations League
2	Poland	12 Jun	–
3	Serbia	13 Jun	–
4	Netherlands	15 Jun	–
5	Bulgaria	25 Jun	–	Burgas
6	France	26 Jun	–
7	Ukraine	27 Jun	–
8	Slovenia	29 Jun	–
9	United States	15 Jul	–	Chiba
10	Germany	16 Jul	–
11	Argentina	17 Jul	–
12	Brazil	19 Jul	–
13	Turkey	13 Sep	–	Quezon City	2025 World Championship
14	Canada	15 Sep	–
15	Libya	17 Sep	–
Head coach: Laurent Tillie

Team

Current squad

The following is the Japanese wide roster announced by JVA.^[4]
Head coach: Laurent Tillie

No.	Name	Position	Date of birth	Height	Weight	Spike	Block	2024–25 club
1	Yuji Nishida	OP	(2000-01-30) January 30, 2000 (age 25)	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)	87 kg (192 lb)	346 cm (136 in)	330 cm (130 in)	Osaka Bluteon
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
3	Hideomi Fukatsu	S	(1990-06-01) June 1, 1990 (age 34)	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)	70 kg (150 lb)	325 cm (128 in)	305 cm (120 in)	Wolfdogs Nagoya
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)	JTEKT Stings
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
6	Akihiro Yamauchi	MB	(1993-11-30) November 30, 1993 (age 31)	2.04 m (6 ft 8 in)	85 kg (187 lb)	354 cm (139 in)	335 cm (132 in)	Osaka Bluteon
7	Yudai Arai	OH	(1998-06-27) June 27, 1998 (age 26)	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)	85 kg (187 lb)	352 cm (139 in)	320 cm (130 in)	Hiroshima Thunders
8	Masahiro Sekita	S	(1993-11-20) November 20, 1993 (age 31)	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)	72 kg (159 lb)	324 cm (128 in)	320 cm (130 in)	JTEKT Stings
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)	Suntory Sunbirds
10	Kentaro Takahashi	MB	(1995-02-08) February 8, 1995 (age 30)	2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)	93 kg (205 lb)	361 cm (142 in)	350 cm (140 in)	JTEKT Stings
11	Shoma Tomita	OH	(1997-06-20) June 20, 1997 (age 27)	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)	80 kg (180 lb)	342 cm (135 in)	320 cm (130 in)	Osaka Bluteon
12	Ran Takahashi	OH	(2001-09-02) September 2, 2001 (age 23)	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 28)	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)	67 kg (148 lb)	312 cm (123 in)	290 cm (110 in)	JTEKT Stings
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 21)	2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)	79 kg (174 lb)	352 cm (139 in)	330 cm (130 in)	Osaka Bluteon
16	Go Murayama	MB	(1998-07-30) July 30, 1998 (age 26)	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)	83 kg (183 lb)	341 cm (134 in)	317 cm (125 in)	JTEKT Stings
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)	Toray Arrows
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
19	Kazuyuki Takahashi	L	(2000-01-26) January 26, 2000 (age 25)	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)	62 kg (137 lb)	310 cm (120 in)	285 cm (112 in)	JTEKT Stings
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 28)	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)	80 kg (180 lb)	330 cm (130 in)	320 cm (130 in)	Osaka Bluteon
22	Soshi Fujinaka	L	(1999-12-02) December 2, 1999 (age 25)	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)	64 kg (141 lb)	325 cm (128 in)	305 cm (120 in)	Suntory Sunbirds
23	Larry Evbade-Dan	MB	(2000-08-18) August 18, 2000 (age 24)	1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)	81 kg (179 lb)	350 cm (140 in)	333 cm (131 in)	Osaka Bluteon
24	Keihan Takahashi	OP	(2003-10-13) October 13, 2003 (age 21)	1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)	78 kg (172 lb)	350 cm (140 in)	325 cm (128 in)	Paris Volley
25	Ryo Shimokawa	S	(2000-01-12) January 12, 2000 (age 25)	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)	65 kg (143 lb)	320 cm (130 in)	305 cm (120 in)	Suntory Sunbirds
26	Akito Yamazaki	OH	(1997-10-16) October 16, 1997 (age 27)	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)	75 kg (165 lb)	345 cm (136 in)	327 cm (129 in)	Wolfdogs Nagoya
27	Yuga Tarumi	OH	(2000-11-02) November 2, 2000 (age 24)	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)	79 kg (174 lb)	350 cm (140 in)	000 cm (0 in)	Cisterna Volley
28	Kento Asano	MB	(2004-12-24) December 24, 2004 (age 20)	2.07 m (6 ft 9 in)	93 kg (205 lb)	345 cm (136 in)	000 cm (0 in)	Waseda University
29	Hiromasa Miwa	MB	(1999-12-17) December 17, 1999 (age 25)	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)	80 kg (180 lb)	343 cm (135 in)	315 cm (124 in)	Hiroshima Thunders
30	Keitaro Nishikawa	MB	(2000-04-14) April 14, 2000 (age 25)	1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)	83 kg (183 lb)	350 cm (140 in)	000 cm (0 in)	Osaka Bluteon
31	Yuki Imahashi	S	(2000-12-25) December 25, 2000 (age 24)	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)	77 kg (170 lb)	325 cm (128 in)	000 cm (0 in)	Tokyo Great Bears
32	Shunichiro Sato	MB	(2000-05-17) May 17, 2000 (age 24)	2.05 m (6 ft 9 in)	94 kg (207 lb)	352 cm (139 in)	323 cm (127 in)	Hurrikaani Loimaa
33	Keishiro Takaki	L	(2001-09-03) September 3, 2001 (age 23)	1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)	70 kg (150 lb)	310 cm (120 in)	280 cm (110 in)	Hiroshima Thunders
34	Rikuto Goto	OH	(2001-05-13) May 13, 2001 (age 24)	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)	79 kg (174 lb)	335 cm (132 in)	000 cm (0 in)	Tokyo Great Bears
35	Yuji Kudo	OH	(2001-09-24) September 24, 2001 (age 23)	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)	80 kg (180 lb)	335 cm (132 in)	000 cm (0 in)	VC Nagano Tridents
36	Taito Mizumachi	OH	(2001-09-07) September 7, 2001 (age 23)	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)	72 kg (159 lb)	340 cm (130 in)	320 cm (130 in)	Wolfdogs Nagoya
37	Riku Ito	MB	(2001-11-14) November 14, 2001 (age 23)	1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)	100 kg (220 lb)	332 cm (131 in)	315 cm (124 in)	Tokyo Great Bears
38	Daiki Yamada	OP/OH	(2001-08-07) August 7, 2001 (age 23)	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)	81 kg (179 lb)	345 cm (136 in)	315 cm (124 in)	Toray Arrows
39	Hiroaki Maki	OP/OH	(2003-11-02) November 2, 2003 (age 21)	2.10 m (6 ft 11 in)	105 kg (231 lb)	355 cm (140 in)	000 cm (0 in)	University of Tsukuba
40	Kaisyu Takematsu	S	(2005-12-31) December 31, 2005 (age 19)	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)	00 kg (0 lb)	000 cm (0 in)	000 cm (0 in)	Kokushikan University
41	Takuma Kawano	OH	(2006-07-25) July 25, 2006 (age 18)	1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)	74 kg (163 lb)	344 cm (135 in)	000 cm (0 in)	Tokyo Great Bears
42	Aiki Mori	L	(1998-04-19) April 19, 1998 (age 27)	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)	65 kg (143 lb)	315 cm (124 in)	300 cm (120 in)	Sakai Blazers
43	Kosuke Yasui	OH	(2000-12-08) December 8, 2000 (age 24)	1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)	87 kg (192 lb)	346 cm (136 in)	330 cm (130 in)	Sakai Blazers

Former squads

• 2011 Japan Men's national volleyball team roster^[5]

  Daisuke Usami (c), Yuta Abe, Naoya Suga [ja], Shogo Okamoto, Shun Imamura [ja], Takahiro Yamamoto, Yuya Ageba, Yusuke Ishijima, Yu Koshikawa, Yuta Yoneyama, Seima Kanda, Tatsuya Fukuzawa, Kunihiro Shimizu, Tatsuya Yoneyama [ja], 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 [ja], Yuji Suzuki, Yuhei Tsukazaki [ja], 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 [ja], Shogo Okamoto, Shun Imamura [ja], Akihiro Fukatsu, Hideomi Fukatsu, Issei Maeda, Yusuke Ishijima, Yu Koshikawa, Yuta Yoneyama, Yasuyuki Shibakoya, Yuji Suzuki, Tatsuya Fukuzawa, Yuhei Tsukazaki, Kunihiro Shimizu, Tatsuya Yoneyama [ja], 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 [ja], Hirotaka Kon [ja], Tatsuya Shiota, Takuya Yasunaga [ja], 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 [ja], 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.

• 2024 Japan Men's national volleyball team roster^[22][23]

  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), Masato Kai, Hiroto Nishiyama, Tomohiro Yamamoto, Larry Evbade-Dan. Head coach: Philippe Blain.

Coach history

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)^{[24][25][26][27]}
• Philippe Blain (2021–2024)^[28][29]
• Laurent Tillie (2024–)

Kit providers

The table below shows the history of kit providers for the Japan national volleyball team.

Period	Kit provider
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.

Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium

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
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

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