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Japan's glory days in volleyball date back more than half a century. The women's team, the "Oriental Witches", famously defeated the Soviet Union to win gold at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics ...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Japan Volleyball Association said Friday it has appointed Ferhat Akbas as the new women's national team head coach. The 38-year-old from Turkey is the team's first foreign ...

“Japan is very fortunate to host some of the best players the Philippines has to offer in our own professional volleyball teams and leagues,” said Hanada. “So with the Philippines hosting ...

Only one team -- South Korea -- reached double figures in a set against Japan. From 1964 through 1980, the Soviet Union and Japan combined to win nine of the 10 gold medals in men's and women's ...

The series attracted 9,842 on Saturday and 9,521 on Sunday. SV.League teams are making various efforts to increase the ...

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 ...

The Vietnamese national men's volleyball team is set to represent the country by competing at the AVC Champions League, which ...

Emma Hayes reacts to her first loss as coach of the USWNT, saying the team will build upon its defeat to Japan in the SheBelieves Cup.