Japan suffered a heartbreaking loss against Italy in men’s volleyball Monday at the Paris ... captain Yuki Ishikawa’s spike missed the mark and landed out. “I pressed too hard,” said ...

A report in The Japan Times stated: “It's easy to mistake a men's volleyball game in Japan for a concert featuring the latest idol pop group, especially since many superfans follow their favorite ...

FUNABASHI, Chiba (Kyodo) -- Suntory Sunbirds Osaka claimed the inaugural men's title of Japanese volleyball's rebranded ... the seesaw opening set with a spike by Ran Takahashi after saving ...

AVC/Facebook Cignal, which was joined by Alas Pilipinas players, showed their hearts against a masterful Osaka Bluteon in the 2025 AVC Men’s Champions League on Sunday. The HD Spikers though fell ...

Nishida’s indefinite hiatus with Japan’s national team makes his status for next year’s FIVB Men’s Volleyball World Championship in Manila uncertain, while Yamamoto will be back for a ...

Led by Yuki Ishikawa, the Japanese men's volleyball team aims to put on a show as it returns to the Philippines for the Manila leg of the Volleyball Nations League MANILA, Philippines – Japanese ...

PARIS — The Japanese men’s volleyball team lost a nail-biting quarterfinal to Italy at the Paris Olympics 2024 on Monday, crushing its hope to advance to the top four for the first time in 48 ...

In the decisive fifth set, they dominated Japan to seal up their first victory in Olympic men’s volleyball since the 2012 London Games. In the first set, Germany launched a 7-0 run early in the first ...

Japan, the second-ranked team in the world, faced off against 11th-ranked Germany to get the tournament started in Pool B. In an eye-popping upset to begin the men’s volleyball slate at the Paris ...