Ukraine stayed level with Japan early in the match, but near the end of the first set, the favorites pulled away, and Japan ...

Japan is certainly fond of its robots so it's perhaps little surprise that the women's national volleyball team has started using them to help improve its game. Engineers designed a team of opponents ...

After wins over U.S. and France, Canada fell just short Sunday to Japan losing in five sets 3-2 at the FIVB Volleyball ...

Fans noticed Olympic rookie Ran Takahashi, 19, during a match with Canada on July 26. To anime fans' delight, Takahashi pulled off a move seen in "Haikyuu!!," a popular sports anime. The move turned ...

Police allege that Shunichiro Sato, 26, had dried cannabis in his possession at a pachinko pinball parlor in Tokyo's Itabashi ...

OSAKA, Japan--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Capcom Co., Ltd. (TOKYO:9697) today announced that as of April 2025 it has extended its official sponsorship deal with the Japan Volleyball Association (President: ...

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine National Volleyball Federation (PNVF) got a shot in the arm from the Japan Volleyball Association (JVA) in the country’s bid to strengthen the sport by donating ...

The way female fans cheer from the stands, zealously waving uchiwa (paper fans) and signs for their favorite stars, it’s easy to mistake a men’s volleyball game in Japan for a concert featuring the ...

Shunichiro Sato, a member of the Japan men's volleyball national team, was arrested Thursday on suspicion of possessing ...

Volleyball is still a staple of school sports and around 4 million people say they play the sport (compared to 7 million for baseball and 5.3 million for soccer), so it has a strong participation rate ...

Takahiro Hanada, Japanese minister and consul general, led the turnover of sporting equipment on the Japan Volleyball Association (JVA)’s behalf to Philippine National Volleyball Federation (PNVF) ...