Japan men's national volleyball team

Japan national volleyball team is the national volleyball team of Japan. Japan won a team Gold medal in the Olympics 1972.^[1] They've won Gold medals seven times in Asian Volleyball Championships. Their head coach is Masashi Nanbu.^[2]

Japan

Nickname(s)	RYUJIN NIPPON
Association	Japan Volleyball Association
Confederation	AVC
Head coach	Yuichi Nakagaichi
FIVB ranking	6 (as of May 31, 2021)
Uniforms
Home Away Third
Summer Olympics
Appearances	8 (First in 1964)
Best result	(1972)
World Championship
Appearances	13 (First in 1960)
Best result	(1970, 1974)
http://www.jva.or.jp/en/
Honours Olympic Games 1972 Munich Team 1968 Mexico City Team 1964 Tokyo Team World Championship 1970 Sofia Team 1974 Mexico City Team World Cup 1969 Japan Team 1977 Japan Team World Grand Champions Cup 2009 Osaka/Nagoya Team Asian Championships 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 1989 Seoul Team 1997 Doha Team 2007 Jakarta Team 1979 Manama Team 1993 Nakhon Ratchasima Team 2001 Changwon 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 2002 Busan Team Asian Cup 2012 Vinh Yen Team 2016 Nakhon Pathom Team 2018 Taipei Team

Honors

• Olympic: Gold medal (1972) - Silver Medal (1986)
• World Cup Silver medal: (1969 - 1977)
• Asian Championship: Gold medal (1975, 1983, 1987, 1991, 1995, 2005, 2009)
• Asian Games: Gold medal (2010, 1994, 1982, 1974, 1970, 1966, 1958)