Japan men's national volleyball team

Japan
Nickname(s)Ryujin Nippon
AssociationJapan Volleyball Association
ConfederationAVC
Head coachVacant (Philippe Blain 2022-2024)
FIVB ranking2 (as of 10 July 2024)
Uniforms
Home
Away
Third
Summer Olympics
Appearances10 (First in 1964)
Best result (1972)
World Championship
Appearances17 (First in 1960)
Best result (1970, 1974)
World Cup
Appearances15 (First in 1965)
Best result (1969, 1977)
Asian Championship
Appearances22 (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
Gold medal – first place 1972 Munich Team
Silver medal – second place 1968 Mexico City Team
Bronze medal – third place 1964 Tokyo Team
World Championship
Bronze medal – third place 1970 Sofia Team
Bronze medal – third place 1974 Mexico City Team
World Cup
Silver medal – second place 1969 East Germany Team
Silver medal – second place 1977 Japan Team
World Grand Champions Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Osaka/Nagoya Team
Nations League
Silver medal – second place 2024 Łódź Team
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Gdańsk Team
Asian Championship
Gold medal – first place 1975 Melbourne Team
Gold medal – first place 1983 Tokyo Team
Gold medal – first place 1987 Kuwait City Team
Gold medal – first place 1991 Perth Team
Gold medal – first place 1995 Seoul Team
Gold medal – first place 2005 Suphanburi Team
Gold medal – first place 2009 Manila Team
Gold medal – first place 2015 Tehran Team
Gold medal – first place 2017 Gresik Team
Gold medal – first place 2023 Urmia Team
Silver medal – second place 1989 Seoul Team
Silver medal – second place 1997 Doha Team
Silver medal – second place 2007 Jakarta Team
Silver medal – second place 2021 Chiba/Funabashi Team
Bronze medal – third place 1979 Manama Team
Bronze medal – third place 1993 Nakhon Ratchasima Team
Bronze medal – third place 2001 Changwon Team
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Tehran Team
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 1958 Tokyo Team
Gold medal – first place 1962 Jakarta Team
Gold medal – first place 1966 Bangkok Team
Gold medal – first place 1970 Bangkok Team
Gold medal – first place 1974 Tehran Team
Gold medal – first place 1982 New Delhi Team
Gold medal – first place 1994 Hiroshima Team
Gold medal – first place 2010 Guangzhou Team
Silver medal – second place 1978 Bangkok Team
Silver medal – second place 2014 Incheon Team
Bronze medal – third place 1990 Beijing Team
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Hangzhou Team
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Busan Team
Asian Cup
Silver medal – second place 2022 Nakhon Pathom Team
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Vinh Yen Team
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Nakhon Pathom Team
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Taipei Team
Eastern Asian Championship
Gold medal – first place 1998 Macau Team
Gold medal – first place 2000 Ulaanbaatar Team
Gold medal – first place 2004 Taicang Team
Gold medal – first place 2006 Pingtung Team
Gold medal – first place 2015 Ulaanbaatar Team
Gold medal – first place 2017 Ulaanbaatar Team
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Shanghai Team
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Ulaanbaatar Team
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Jeju Team
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Taipei Team
Universiade
Gold medal – first place 1967 Tokyo Team
Gold medal – first place 1985 Kobe Team
Gold medal – first place 1993 Buffalo Team
Silver medal – second place 1999 Palma de Mallorca Team
Silver medal – second place 2003 Daegu Team
Silver medal – second place 2005 Izmir Team
Bronze medal – third place 1979 Mexico City Team
Bronze medal – third place 1981 Bucharest Team
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Kazan Team
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Taipei Team
Goodwill Games
Bronze medal – third place 1986 Moscow 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 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

Results

Japan national team fans in World Championship 2010

Olympic Games

  1st place    2nd place    3rd place    4th place

Olympic Games record
Year Round Position GP MW ML SW SL Squad
Japan 1964 Round robin 3rd place 9 7 2 22 12 Squad
Mexico 1968 Round robin 2nd place 9 7 2 24 6 Squad
Germany 1972 Final 1st place 7 7 0 21 3 Squad
Canada 1976 Semifinals 4th place 5 2 3 8 9 Squad
Soviet Union 1980 did not participate
due to US-led boycott
United States 1984 Preliminary round 7th place 6 4 2 13 8 Squad
South Korea 1988 Preliminary round 10th place 7 2 5 10 17 Squad
Spain 1992 Preliminary round 6th place 8 3 5 13 20 Squad
United States 1996 did not qualify
Australia 2000
Greece 2004
China 2008 Preliminary round 11th place 5 0 5 4 15 Squad
United Kingdom 2012 did not qualify
Brazil 2016
Japan 2020 Quarterfinals 7th place 6 3 3 10 12 Squad
France 2024 Quarterfinals 7th place 4 1 3 8 10 Squad
Total 1 Title 10/15 66 36 30 133 112 —

World Championship

  Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place

World Championship record
Year Round Position GP MW ML SW SL Squad
Czechoslovakia 1949 did not participate
Soviet Union 1952
France 1956
Brazil 1960 Final Group 8th place 9 2 7 8 21 Squad
Soviet Union 1962 Final Group 5th place 9 5 4 21 20 Squad
Czechoslovakia 1966 Group Round 5th place 7 4 3 17 17 Squad
Bulgaria 1970 Semifinals 3rd place 11 9 2 30 8 Squad
Mexico 1974 Semifinals 3rd place 11 9 2 28 13 Squad
Italy 1978 Second round 11th place 9 5 4 19 15 Squad
Argentina 1982 Semifinals 4th place 9 7 2 22 10 Squad
France 1986 Second round 10th place 9 2 7 9 23 Squad
Brazil 1990 First round 11th place 4 1 3 3 9 Squad
Greece 1994 Last 16 9th place 4 1 3 4 11 Squad
Japan 1998 Preliminary round 15th place 10 2 8 15 24 Squad
Argentina 2002 Second round 9th place 6 2 4 11 15 Squad
Japan 2006 5th–8th semifinals 8th place 14 7 7 2 30 Squad
Italy 2010 Second round 13th place 5 1 4 5 14 Squad
Poland 2014 did not qualify
Italy Bulgaria 2018 First round 17th place 5 2 3 8 11 Squad
Poland Slovenia 2022 Round of 16 12th place 4 2 2 8 7 Squad
Philippines 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
Poland 1965 Semifinals 4th place 7 3 4 13 17 Squad
East Germany 1969 Final 2nd place 8 6 2 20 12 Squad
Japan 1977 Final 2nd place 8 5 3 19 14 Squad
Japan 1981 Second round 6th place 7 2 5 12 15 Squad
Japan 1985 Seventh round 6th place 7 2 5 9 15 Squad
Japan 1989 Seventh round 6th place 7 2 5 10 16 Squad
Japan 1991 Matches for places 1-6 4th place 5 1 4 7 13 Squad
Japan 1995 Fourth round 5th place 11 7 4 21 13 Squad
Japan 1999 Fourth round 10th place 11 3 8 16 27 Squad
Japan 2003 Fourth round 9th place 11 3 8 14 27 Squad
Japan 2007 Fourth round 9th place 11 3 8 14 26 Squad
Japan 2011 Fourth round 10th place 11 2 9 12 28 Squad
Japan 2015 Third round 6th place 11 5 6 21 21 Squad
Japan 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 League

  Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place

Nations League

  Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place

Nations League record
Year Round Position GP MW ML SW SL Squad
France 2018 Preliminary round 12th place 15 6 9 23 37 Squad
United States 2019 Preliminary round 10th place 15 7 8 27 32 Squad
Italy 2021 Preliminary round 11th place 15 7 8 25 31 Squad
Italy 2022 Quarterfinals 5th place 13 9 4 29 21 Squad
Poland 2023 Semifinals 3rd place 15 12 3 38 21 Squad
Poland 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
Australia 1975 Final Champions 6 6 0 18 1 Squad
Bahrain 1979 Championship Round 3rd place 5 3 2 12 6 Squad
Japan 1983 Final Champions 7 7 0 21 4 Squad
Kuwait 1987 Final Champions 8 8 0 N/A N/A Squad
South Korea 1989 Final Runners-up 8 7 1 21 3 Squad
Australia 1991 Final Champions 7 7 0 21 3 Squad
Thailand 1993 Semifinals 3rd place 6 5 1 15 3 Squad
South Korea 1995 Final Champions 5 5 0 N/A N/A Squad
Qatar 1997 Final Runners-up 5 4 1 13 4 Squad
Iran 1999 Championship round 4th place 7 5 2 16 9 Squad
South Korea 2001 Semifinals 3rd place 6 5 1 15 6 Squad
China 2003 Quarterfinals 7th place 7 4 3 15 10 Squad
Thailand 2005 Final Champions 8 7 1 23 6 Squad
Indonesia 2007 Final Runners-up 7 5 2 17 7 Squad
Philippines 2009 Final Champions 7 7 0 21 4 Squad
Iran 2011 Quarterfinals 5th place 8 5 3 18 13 Squad
United Arab Emirates 2013 Semifinals 4th place 7 4 3 14 9 Squad
Iran 2015 Final Champions 8 5 3 19 14 Squad
Indonesia 2017 Final Champions 8 7 1 23 4 Squad
Iran 2019 Semifinals 3rd place 8 6 2 22 9 Squad
Japan 2021 Final Runners-up 8 6 2 19 8 Squad
Iran 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
Japan 1958 Final Champions 4 4 0 12 2 Squads
Indonesia 1962 Final Champions 7 7 0 21 4 Squads
Thailand 1966 Final Champions 8 8 0 26 0 Squads
Thailand 1970 Final Champions 7 7 0 21 0 Squads
Iran 1974 Final Champions 5 5 0 15 1 Squads
Thailand 1978 Final Runners-up 9 8 1 24 4 Squads
India 1982 Final Champions 6 6 0 18 1 Squads
South Korea 1986 Final Round 4th place 8 4 4 22 9 Squads
China 1990 Semifinals 3rd place 5 3 2 11 6 Squads
Japan 1994 Final Champions 5 4 1 13 5 Squads
Thailand 1998 Final Round 4th place 6 3 3 13 9 Squads
South Korea 2002 Semifinals 3rd place 5 3 2 10 10 Squads
Qatar 2006 Quarterfinals 5th place 3 2 1 6 5 Squads
China 2010 Final Champions 10 8 2 27 9 Squads
South Korea 2014 Final Runners-up 9 8 1 25 8 Squads
Indonesia 2018 Quarterfinals 5th place 5 4 1 14 10 Squads
China 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
Thailand 2008 Semifinals 4th place 6 4 2 13 11 Squad
Iran 2010 Quarterfinals 8th place 6 0 6 4 18 Squad
Vietnam 2012 Semifinals 3rd place 6 5 1 15 4 Squad
Kazakhstan 2014 Quarterfinals 6th place 6 1 5 5 17 Squad
Thailand 2016 Semifinals 3rd place 6 3 3 13 11 Squad
Taiwan 2018 Semifinals 3rd place 5 2 3 10 12 Squad
Thailand 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
Soviet Union 1986 Semifinals 3rd place N/A
United States 1990 did not participate
Total 0 Titles 1/2 — — — — — —

Team

Current squad

The following is the Japanese roster for 2024 Summer Olympics.[4]
Head coach: France Philippe Blain

No. Name Position Date of birth Height Weight Spike Block 2024–25 club
1 Yuji Nishida OP (2000-01-30) January 30, 2000 (age 24) 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 89 kg (196 lb) 346 cm (136 in) 335 cm (132 in) Japan

Osaka Bluteon

2 Taishi Onodera MB (1996-02-27) February 27, 1996 (age 28) 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 94 kg (207 lb) 343 cm (135 in) 330 cm (130 in) Japan Suntory Sunbirds
3 Akihiro Fukatsu S (1987-07-23) July 23, 1987 (age 37) 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 78 kg (172 lb) 334 cm (131 in) 315 cm (124 in) Japan Tokyo Great Bears
4 Kento Miyaura OP (1999-02-22) February 22, 1999 (age 25) 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 87 kg (192 lb) 347 cm (137 in) 320 cm (130 in) Japan JTEKT Stings
5 Tatsunori Otsuka OH (2000-11-05) November 5, 2000 (age 23) 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 80 kg (180 lb) 340 cm (130 in) 325 cm (128 in) Italy Power Volley Milano
6 Akihiro Yamauchi MB (1993-11-30) November 30, 1993 (age 30) 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 354 cm (139 in) 335 cm (132 in) Japan Osaka Bluteon
8 Masahiro Sekita S (1993-11-20) November 20, 1993 (age 30) 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) 71 kg (157 lb) 324 cm (128 in) 305 cm (120 in) Japan JTEKT Stings
10 Kentaro Takahashi MB (1995-02-08) February 8, 1995 (age 29) 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 93 kg (205 lb) 361 cm (142 in) 350 cm (140 in) Japan 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) Japan 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) Japan Suntory Sunbirds
14 Yūki Ishikawa (c) OH (1995-12-11) December 11, 1995 (age 28) 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 84 kg (185 lb) 351 cm (138 in) 327 cm (129 in) Italy Sir Safety Perugia 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) France Paris Volley
20 Tomohiro Yamamoto L (1994-11-05) November 5, 1994 (age 29) 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) 69 kg (152 lb) 301 cm (119 in) 299 cm (118 in) Japan Osaka Bluteon

Former squads

Coach history

List from 1965 until now:

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

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