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Japan Snaps Three-Match Skid, Turkey Stays Among #VNL Top 5

A strong service game and dominant hitting effort led by Yuki Ishii pushed Japan past South Korea on Wednesday, while an all-around team effort and four double-digit scorers lifted Turkey to a four-set win over Thailand.

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Italy Tops China 3-1; Japan Eliminates Argentina from Contention

Japan was just too much for Argentina offensively, registering 15 more kills, in a sweep, which mathematically eliminated Argentina from Final 6 contention. Paola Egonu and Miryam Fatime Sylla paced Italy with double-digit scoring efforts as the Italians issued top-ranked China their first loss in Pool 12.

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Dutch Dominate the Block in Sweep of Japan to Wrap #VNL Week 2

The Netherlands bounced back from its Wednesday loss to the United States with a crushing blocking effort against Japan on Thursday, en route to a sweep.

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Larson Leads USA Past Dutch, Japan Sweeps Belgium in #VNL Pool 5

Five aces and a balanced offensive attack lifted the USA to a quick sweep of the Netherlands, taking down the final unbeaten side in Volleyball Nations League play. Meanwhile, Japan dominated Belgium offensively in a sweep to wrap up Day 2 play in Pool 5.

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Japan: Miyu Nagaoka plays for first time in 13+ months

On April 30th, the Hisamitsu Springs faced high school team Kinrankai in the Japanese Volleyball Association’s Kurowashihata (Black Eagle Flag)…

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Japanese Women Announce Roster for Volleyball Nation’s League

On April 17th, the Japanese Volleyball Association held a press conference to announce their 18-player women’s roster for the 2018…

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Japan Announces 29 Player Women’s National Team Roster for 2018

On March 19th, the Japanese Volleyball Association (JVA) announced the Women’s National Team roster for the 2018 season. The roster…

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Japan Women: Hisamitsu Sweep Marvelous, Win Championship

After last weekend’s dominance by the Hisamitsu Springs in Match 1 of the Final of the Japanese Women’s V.League, the…

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Japanese Men’s & Women’s All-Stars Announced

Before the first match of the women’s Japanese V.League Final, the V.League announced the players for the Men’s and Women’s…

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Japan W: Springs Sweep JT, Lead Final 1-0

Match 1 of the two match Japanese Women’s V.League Finals between the JT Marvelous and Hisamitsu is a match up…

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