Japan men's national volleyball team
Men's national volleyball team representing Japan
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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.[2] 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.
Nickname(s)Ryujin Nippon
AssociationJapan Volleyball Association (JVA)
ConfederationAVC
Head coachLaurent Tillie
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.[3][4]
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
Olympic Games
Champions Runners-up 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 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 22 | 12 | Squad | Qualified as host | |||||
 1968 |
Round robin | 2nd | 9 | 7 | 2 | 24 | 6 | Squad | Unknown asian qualifier | |||||
 1972 |
Final | 1st | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21 | 3 | Squad | 1970 World Championship | |||||
 1976 |
Semifinals | 4th | 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 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 8 | Squad | 1983 Asian Championship | |||||
 1988 |
Preliminary round | 10th | 7 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 17 | Squad | 1987 Asian Championship | |||||
 1992 | Preliminary round | 6th | 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 | 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 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 12 | Squad | Qualified as host | |||||
 2024 |
Quarterfinals | 7th | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | Squad | 7 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 8 | |
| 2028 |
To be determined | To be determined | ||||||||||||
| 2032 | ||||||||||||||
| Total | 1 Title | 10/17 | 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 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 21 | Squad |
| 1962 |
Final Group | 5th | 9 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 20 | Squad |
| 1966 |
Group Round | 5th | 7 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 17 | Squad |
 1970 |
Semifinals | 3rd | 11 | 9 | 2 | 30 | 8 | Squad |
| 1974 |
Semifinals | 3rd | 11 | 9 | 2 | 28 | 13 | Squad |
 1978 |
Second round | 11th | 9 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 15 | Squad |
 1982 |
Semifinals | 4th | 9 | 7 | 2 | 22 | 10 | Squad |
 1986 |
Second round | 10th | 9 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 23 | Squad |
 1990 |
First round | 11th | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | Squad |
| 1994 |
Last 16 | 9th | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | Squad |
| 1998 |
Preliminary round | 15th | 10 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 24 | Squad |
| 2002 |
Second round | 9th | 6 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 15 | Squad |
| 2006 |
5th–8th semifinals | 8th | 14 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 30 | Squad |
| 2010 |
Second round | 13th | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 14 | Squad |
 2014 |
did not qualify | |||||||
| 2018 |
First round | 17th | 5 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | Squad |
 2022 |
Round of 16 | 12th | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | Squad |
 2025 |
Preliminary round | 23rd | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | Squad |
| 2027 |
Future event | |||||||
 2029 | ||||||||
| Total | 0 Title | 17/21 | 129 | 62 | 67 | 236 | 254 | — |
World Cup
Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place
| World Cup record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | GP | MW | ML | SW | SL | Squad |
| 1965 |
Semifinals | 4th | 7 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 17 | Squad |
 1969 |
Final | 2nd | 8 | 6 | 2 | 20 | 12 | Squad |
| 1977 |
Final | 2nd | 8 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 14 | Squad |
| 1981 |
Second round | 6th | 7 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 15 | Squad |
| 1985 |
Seventh round | 6th | 7 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 15 | Squad |
| 1989 |
Seventh round | 6th | 7 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 16 | Squad |
| 1991 |
Matches for places 1-6 | 4th | 5 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 13 | Squad |
| 1995 |
Fourth round | 5th | 11 | 7 | 4 | 21 | 13 | Squad |
| 1999 |
Fourth round | 10th | 11 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 27 | Squad |
| 2003 |
Fourth round | 9th | 11 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 27 | Squad |
| 2007 |
Fourth round | 9th | 11 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 26 | Squad |
| 2011 |
Fourth round | 10th | 11 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 28 | Squad |
| 2015 |
Third round | 6th | 11 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 21 | Squad |
| 2019 |
Round robin | 4th | 11 | 8 | 3 | 26 | 16 | Squad |
| Total | 0 Title | 15/15 | 133 | 57 | 76 | 233 | 268 | — |
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 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 10 | Squad |
| 1997 | Round Robin | 5th | 5 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 12 | Squad |
| 2001 | Round Robin | 5th | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 14 | Squad |
| 2005 | Round Robin | 4th | 5 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 13 | Squad |
| 2009 | Round Robin | 3rd | 5 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 11 | Squad |
| 2013 | Round Robin | 6th | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 15 | Squad |
| 2017 | Round Robin | 6th | 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 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 23 | Squad |
| 1991 | Intercontinental Round | 7th | 16 | 5 | 11 | 22 | 38 | Squad |
| 1992 | Intercontinental Round | 10th | 12 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 31 | Squad |
| 1993 | Intercontinental Round | 6th | 20 | 10 | 10 | 36 | 41 | Squad |
| 1994 | Intercontinental Round | 8th | 12 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 26 | Squad |
| 1995 | Intercontinental Round | 8th | 12 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 27 | Squad |
 1996 | Intercontinental Round | 9th | 12 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 31 | Squad |
 1997 | Intercontinental Round | 12th | 12 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 36 | Squad |
| 1998 | did not participate | |||||||
| 1999 | ||||||||
| 2000 | ||||||||
| 2001 | Intercontinental Round | 9th | 12 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 28 | Squad |
| 2002 | Intercontinental Round | 13th | 12 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 34 | Squad |
| 2003 | Intercontinental Round | 13th | 12 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 31 | Squad |
| 2004 | Intercontinental Round | 10th | 12 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 36 | Squad |
 2005 | Intercontinental Round | 10th | 12 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 32 | Squad |
| 2006 | Intercontinental Round | 13th | 12 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 33 | Squad |
| 2007 | Intercontinental Round | 13th | 12 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 32 | Squad |
| 2008 | Pool play | 6th | 14 | 5 | 9 | 22 | 34 | Squad |
 2009 | Intercontinental Round | 15th | 12 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 31 | Squad |
| 2010 | did not qualify | |||||||
| 2011 | Intercontinental Round | 15th | 12 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 35 | Squad |
| 2012 | Intercontinental Round | 15th | 12 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 36 | Squad |
| 2013 | Intercontinental Round | 18th | 10 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 25 | Squad |
| 2014 | Intercontinental Round | 19th | 12 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 35 | Squad |
| 2015 | Intercontinental Round | 13th | 12 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 23 | Squad |
| 2016 | Intercontinental Round | 24th | 9 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 21 | Squad |
| 2017 | Group Final Round | 14th | 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 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 23 | 37 | Squad |
| 2019 |
Preliminary round | 10th | 15 | 7 | 8 | 27 | 32 | Squad |
| 2021 |
Preliminary round | 11th | 15 | 7 | 8 | 25 | 31 | Squad |
| 2022 |
Quarterfinals | 5th | 13 | 9 | 4 | 29 | 21 | Squad |
| 2023 |
Semifinals | 3rd | 15 | 12 | 3 | 38 | 21 | Squad |
| 2024 |
Final | 2nd | 15 | 11 | 4 | 37 | 20 | Squad |
| 2025 |
Quarterfinals | 6th | 13 | 8 | 5 | 27 | 20 | Squad |
| 2026 |
Qualified | |||||||
| Total | 0 Title(s) | 8/8 | 101 | 60 | 41 | 206 | 182 | — |
Asian Championship
Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place
| Asian Championship record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | GP | MW | ML | SW | SL | Squad |
| 1975 | Final | 1st | 6 | 6 | 0 | 18 | 1 | Squad |
 1979 | Championship round | 3rd | 5 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 6 | Squad |
| 1983 | Final | 1st | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21 | 4 | Squad |
 1987 | Final | 1st | 8 | 8 | 0 | N/A | N/A | Squad |
| 1989 | Final | 2nd | 8 | 7 | 1 | 21 | 3 | Squad |
| 1991 | Final | 1st | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21 | 3 | Squad |
 1993 | Semifinals | 3rd | 6 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 3 | Squad |
| 1995 | Final | 1st | 5 | 5 | 0 | N/A | N/A | Squad |
| 1997 | Final | 2nd | 5 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 4 | Squad |
 1999 | Championship round | 4th | 7 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 9 | Squad |
| 2001 | Semifinals | 3rd | 6 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 6 | Squad |
| 2003 | Quarterfinals | 7th | 7 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 10 | Squad |
| 2005 | Final | 1st | 8 | 7 | 1 | 23 | 6 | Squad |
 2007 | Final | 2nd | 7 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 7 | Squad |
| 2009 | Final | 1st | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21 | 4 | Squad |
| 2011 | Quarterfinals | 5th | 8 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 13 | Squad |
 2013 | Semifinals | 4th | 7 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 9 | Squad |
| 2015 | Final | 1st | 8 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 14 | Squad |
| 2017 | Final | 1st | 8 | 7 | 1 | 23 | 4 | Squad |
| 2019 | Semifinals | 3rd | 8 | 6 | 2 | 22 | 9 | Squad |
| 2021 | Final | 2nd | 8 | 6 | 2 | 19 | 8 | Squad |
| 2023 | Final | 1st | 5 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 1 | Squad |
| 2026 | Qualified as host | |||||||
| Total | 10 Titles | 23/23 | 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 | 1st | 4 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 2 | Squads |
| 1962 | Final | 1st | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21 | 4 | Squads |
| 1966 | Final | 1st | 8 | 8 | 0 | 26 | 0 | Squads |
| 1970 | Final | 1st | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21 | 0 | Squads |
 1974 | Final | 1st | 5 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 1 | Squads |
| 1978 | Final | 2nd | 9 | 8 | 1 | 24 | 4 | Squads |
 1982 | Final | 1st | 6 | 6 | 0 | 18 | 1 | Squads |
 1986 | Final Round | 4th | 8 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 9 | Squads |
| 1990 | Semifinals | 3rd | 5 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 6 | Squads |
| 1994 | Final | 1st | 5 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 5 | Squads |
| 1998 | Final Round | 4th | 6 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 9 | Squads |
| 2002 | Semifinals | 3rd | 5 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 10 | Squads |
| 2006 | Quarterfinals | 5th | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | Squads |
| 2010 | Final | 1st | 10 | 8 | 2 | 27 | 9 | Squads |
| 2014 | Final | 2nd | 9 | 8 | 1 | 25 | 8 | Squads |
| 2018 | Quarterfinals | 5th | 5 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 10 | Squads |
| 2022 | Semifinals | 3rd | 7 | 6 | 1 | 18 | 4 | Squads |
| 2026 | Qualified as host | |||||||
| Total | 8 Titles | 17/17 | 109 | 90 | 19 | 296 | 87 | — |
Asian Cup
Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place
| Asian Cup record (Defunct) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | GP | MW | ML | SW | SL | Squad |
| 2008 | Semifinals | 4th | 6 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 11 | Squad |
| 2010 | Quarterfinals | 8th | 6 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 18 | Squad |
 2012 | Semifinals | 3rd | 6 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 4 | Squad |
 2014 | Quarterfinals | 6th | 6 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 17 | Squad |
| 2016 | Semifinals | 3rd | 6 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 11 | Squad |
 2018 | Semifinals | 3rd | 5 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 12 | Squad |
| 2022 | Final | 2nd | 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 | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | — |
2026 Results and fixtures
| # | Opponent | Date | Result | Host city | Tournament |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Ukraine | 10 Jun | Linyi | 2026 Nations League | |
| 2 | Poland | 12 Jun | |||
| 3 | China | 13 Jun | |||
| 4 | Slovenia | 14 Jun | |||
| 5 | Serbia | 24 Jun | Orléans | ||
| 6 | Iran | 26 Jun | |||
| 7 | United States | 27 Jun | |||
| 8 | France | 28 Jun | |||
| 9 | Italy | 15 Jul | Osaka | ||
| 10 | Canada | 16 Jul | |||
| 11 |  Belgium | 17 Jul | |||
| 12 | Argentina | 19 Jul | |||
| Head coach: Laurent Tillie | |||||
Team
Current squad
The following is the Japanese wide roster for the 2025 World Championship.[5]
Head coach: Laurent Tillie
| No. | Name | Pos. | Date of birth | Height | Weight | Spike | Block | 2025–26 club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Taishi Onodera | MB | February 27, 1996 | 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) | 94 kg (207 lb) | 343 cm (135 in) | 330 cm (130 in) | Suntory Sunbirds |
| 4 | Kento Miyaura | OP | February 22, 1999 | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | 87 kg (192 lb) | 347 cm (137 in) | 320 cm (130 in) | Wolfdogs Nagoya |
| 5 | Tatsunori Otsuka | OH | November 5, 2000 | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | 90 kg (200 lb) | 340 cm (130 in) | 325 cm (128 in) | Power Volley Milano |
| 9 | Masaki Oya | S | April 23, 1995 | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | 77 kg (170 lb) | 330 cm (130 in) | 315 cm (124 in) | Nippon Steel Sakai Blazers |
| 12 | Ran Takahashi | OH | September 2, 2001 | 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 | July 4, 1996 | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | 67 kg (148 lb) | 312 cm (123 in) | 290 cm (110 in) | Suntory Sunbirds |
| 14 | Yūki Ishikawa (c) | OH | December 11, 1995 | 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 | September 25, 2003 | 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) | 79 kg (174 lb) | 352 cm (139 in) | 330 cm (130 in) | Osaka Bluteon |
| 17 | Keigo Nishimoto | MB | October 27, 1998 | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | 93 kg (205 lb) | 355 cm (140 in) | 325 cm (128 in) | Hiroshima Thunders |
| 18 | Hiroto Nishiyama | OP | March 4, 2003 | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | 71 kg (157 lb) | 355 cm (140 in) | 330 cm (130 in) | Osaka Bluteon |
| 20 | Tomohiro Yamamoto | L | November 5, 1994 | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 69 kg (152 lb) | 301 cm (119 in) | 299 cm (118 in) | Osaka Bluteon |
| 21 | Motoki Eiro | S | June 8, 1996 | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | 80 kg (180 lb) | 330 cm (130 in) | 320 cm (130 in) | Hiroshima Thunders |
| 23 | Larry Evbade-Dan | MB | August 18, 2000 | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | 81 kg (179 lb) | 350 cm (140 in) | 333 cm (131 in) | Osaka Bluteon |
| 32 | Shunichiro Sato | MB | May 17, 2000 | 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) | 94 kg (207 lb) | 352 cm (139 in) | 323 cm (127 in) | Wolfdogs Nagoya |
Former squads
- 2011 Japan Men's national volleyball team roster[6]
- Daisuke Usami (c), Yuta Abe, Naoya Suga, Shogo Okamoto, Shun Imamura, Takahiro Yamamoto, Yuya Ageba, Yusuke Ishijima, Yu Koshikawa, Yuta Yoneyama, Seima Kanda, Tatsuya Fukuzawa, Kunihiro Shimizu, Tatsuya Yoneyama, 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[7]
- 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, Yuji Suzuki, Yuhei Tsukazaki, Dai Tezuka, Takashi Dekita and Kazuyoshi Yokota. Head Coach: Tatsuya Ueta.
- 2013 Japan Men's national volleyball team roster[8]
- Yuta Abe, Shigeru Kondoh, Takahisa Otake, Naoya Suga, Shogo Okamoto, Shun Imamura, Akihiro Fukatsu, Hideomi Fukatsu, Issei Maeda, Yusuke Ishijima, Yu Koshikawa, Yuta Yoneyama, Yasuyuki Shibakoya, Yuji Suzuki, Tatsuya Fukuzawa, Yuhei Tsukazaki, Kunihiro Shimizu, Tatsuya Yoneyama, 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, Hirotaka Kon, Tatsuya Shiota, Takuya Yasunaga, 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[9]
- 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, 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[10]
- 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[11]
- 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[12]
- 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[13]
- 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[14]
- 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[15][16]
- 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[17][18]
- 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[19][20]
- 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[21][22]
- 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[23][24]
- 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)[25][26][27][28]
Philippe Blain (2021–2024)[29][30]- 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.
Stadium
Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium and Yoyogi National Gymnasium Japan national team training and hosting venues.
Media
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 |
