# Japan men's national volleyball 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. 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.

## 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
### Olympic Games

1st place 2nd place 3rd place 4th place
| Olympic Games record | Olympic Games record | Olympic Games record | Olympic Games record | Olympic Games record | Olympic Games record | Olympic Games record | Olympic Games record | Olympic Games record | Qualification record | Qualification record | Qualification record | Qualification record | Qualification record |
| Year | Round | Position | GP | MW | ML | SW | SL | Squad | GP | MW | ML | SW | SL |
| 1964 | Round robin | 3rd place | 9 | 7 | 2 | 22 | 12 | Squad | Qualified as host | Qualified as host | Qualified as host | Qualified as host | Qualified as host | Qualified as host |
| 1968 | Round robin | 2nd place | 9 | 7 | 2 | 24 | 6 | Squad | Unknown asian qualifier | Unknown asian qualifier | Unknown asian qualifier | Unknown asian qualifier | Unknown asian qualifier | Unknown asian qualifier |
| 1972 | Final | 1st place | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21 | 3 | Squad | 1970 World Championship | 1970 World Championship | 1970 World Championship | 1970 World Championship | 1970 World Championship | 1970 World Championship |
| 1976 | Semifinals | 4th place | 5 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | Squad | Qualified as defending champions | Qualified as defending champions | Qualified as defending champions | Qualified as defending champions | Qualified as defending champions | Qualified as defending champions |
| 1980 | Did not participate due to US-led boycott | Did not participate due to US-led boycott | Did not participate due to US-led boycott | Did not participate due to US-led boycott | Did not participate due to US-led boycott | Did not participate due to US-led boycott | Did not participate due to US-led boycott | Did not participate due to US-led boycott | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 |
| 1984 | Preliminary round | 7th place | 6 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 8 | Squad | 1983 Asian Championship | 1983 Asian Championship | 1983 Asian Championship | 1983 Asian Championship | 1983 Asian Championship | 1983 Asian Championship |
| 1988 | Preliminary round | 10th place | 7 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 17 | Squad | 1987 Asian Championship | 1987 Asian Championship | 1987 Asian Championship | 1987 Asian Championship | 1987 Asian Championship | 1987 Asian Championship |
| 1992 | Preliminary round | 6th place | 8 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 20 | Squad | 1991 Asian Championship | 1991 Asian Championship | 1991 Asian Championship | 1991 Asian Championship | 1991 Asian Championship | 1991 Asian Championship |
| 1996 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 9 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 14 |
| 2000 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 6 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 9 |
| 2004 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 7 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 15 |
| 2008 | Preliminary round | 11th place | 5 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 15 | Squad | 7 | 6 | 1 | 20 | 7 |
| 2012 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 7 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 12 |
| 2016 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 7 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 16 |
| 2020 | Quarterfinals | 7th place | 6 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 12 | Squad | Qualified as host | Qualified as host | Qualified as host | Qualified as host | Qualified as host | Qualified as host |
| 2024 | Quarterfinals | 7th place | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | Squad | 7 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 8 |
| Total | 1 Title | 10/15 | 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 | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate |
| 1952 | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate |
| 1956 | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate |
| 1960 | Final Group | 8th place | 9 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 21 | Squad |
| 1962 | Final Group | 5th place | 9 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 20 | Squad |
| 1966 | Group Round | 5th place | 7 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 17 | Squad |
| 1970 | Semifinals | 3rd place | 11 | 9 | 2 | 30 | 8 | Squad |
| 1974 | Semifinals | 3rd place | 11 | 9 | 2 | 28 | 13 | Squad |
| 1978 | Second round | 11th place | 9 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 15 | Squad |
| 1982 | Semifinals | 4th place | 9 | 7 | 2 | 22 | 10 | Squad |
| 1986 | Second round | 10th place | 9 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 23 | Squad |
| 1990 | First round | 11th place | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | Squad |
| 1994 | Last 16 | 9th place | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | Squad |
| 1998 | Preliminary round | 15th place | 10 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 24 | Squad |
| 2002 | Second round | 9th place | 6 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 15 | Squad |
| 2006 | 5th–8th semifinals | 8th place | 14 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 30 | Squad |
| 2010 | Second round | 13th place | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 14 | Squad |
| 2014 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2018 | First round | 17th place | 5 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | Squad |
| 2022 | Round of 16 | 12th place | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | Squad |
| 2025 | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | 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 |
| 1965 | Semifinals | 4th place | 7 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 17 | Squad |
| 1969 | Final | 2nd place | 8 | 6 | 2 | 20 | 12 | Squad |
| 1977 | Final | 2nd place | 8 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 14 | Squad |
| 1981 | Second round | 6th place | 7 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 15 | Squad |
| 1985 | Seventh round | 6th place | 7 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 15 | Squad |
| 1989 | Seventh round | 6th place | 7 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 16 | Squad |
| 1991 | Matches for places 1-6 | 4th place | 5 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 13 | Squad |
| 1995 | Fourth round | 5th place | 11 | 7 | 4 | 21 | 13 | Squad |
| 1999 | Fourth round | 10th place | 11 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 27 | Squad |
| 2003 | Fourth round | 9th place | 11 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 27 | Squad |
| 2007 | Fourth round | 9th place | 11 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 26 | Squad |
| 2011 | Fourth round | 10th place | 11 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 28 | Squad |
| 2015 | Third round | 6th place | 11 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 21 | Squad |
| 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 Grand Champions record (Defunct) :
| Year | Round | Position | GP | MW | ML | SW | SL | Squad |
| 1993 | Round Robin | 4th place | 5 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 10 | Squad |
| 1997 | Round Robin | 5th place | 5 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 12 | Squad |
| 2001 | Round Robin | 5th place | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 14 | Squad |
| 2005 | Round Robin | 4th place | 5 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 13 | Squad |
| 2009 | Round Robin | 3rd place | 5 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 11 | Squad |
| 2013 | Round Robin | 6th place | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 15 | Squad |
| 2017 | Round Robin | 6th place | 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 Place | 12 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 23 | Squad |
| 1991 | Intercontinental Round | 7th Place | 16 | 5 | 11 | 22 | 38 | Squad |
| 1992 | Intercontinental Round | 10th Place | 12 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 31 | Squad |
| 1993 | Intercontinental Round | 6th place | 20 | 10 | 10 | 36 | 41 | Squad |
| 1994 | Intercontinental Round | 8th Place | 12 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 26 | Squad |
| 1995 | Intercontinental Round | 8th Place | 12 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 27 | Squad |
| 1996 | Intercontinental Round | 9th Place | 12 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 31 | Squad |
| 1997 | Intercontinental Round | 12th Place | 12 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 36 | Squad |
| 1998 | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate |
| 1999 | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate |
| 2000 | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate |
| 2001 | Intercontinental Round | 9th place | 12 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 28 | Squad |
| 2002 | Intercontinental Round | 13th place | 12 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 34 | Squad |
| 2003 | Intercontinental Round | 13th place | 12 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 31 | Squad |
| 2004 | Intercontinental Round | 10th place | 12 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 36 | Squad |
| 2005 | Intercontinental Round | 10th place | 12 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 32 | Squad |
| 2006 | Intercontinental Round | 13th place | 12 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 33 | Squad |
| 2007 | Intercontinental Round | 13th place | 12 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 32 | Squad |
| 2008 | Pool play | 6th Place | 14 | 5 | 9 | 22 | 34 | Squad |
| 2009 | Intercontinental Round | 15th place | 12 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 31 | Squad |
| 2010 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2011 | Intercontinental Round | 15th place | 12 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 35 | Squad |
| 2012 | Intercontinental Round | 15th place | 12 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 36 | Squad |
| 2013 | Intercontinental Round | 18th place | 10 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 25 | Squad |
| 2014 | Intercontinental Round | 19th place | 12 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 35 | Squad |
| 2015 | Intercontinental Round | 13th place | 12 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 23 | Squad |
| 2016 | Intercontinental Round | 24th place | 9 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 21 | Squad |
| 2017 | Group Final Round | 14th place | 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 place | 15 | 6 | 9 | 23 | 37 | Squad |
| 2019 | Preliminary round | 10th place | 15 | 7 | 8 | 27 | 32 | Squad |
| 2021 | Preliminary round | 11th place | 15 | 7 | 8 | 25 | 31 | Squad |
| 2022 | Quarterfinals | 5th place | 13 | 9 | 4 | 29 | 21 | Squad |
| 2023 | Semifinals | 3rd place | 15 | 12 | 3 | 38 | 21 | Squad |
| 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 |
| 1975 | Final | Champions | 6 | 6 | 0 | 18 | 1 | Squad |
| 1979 | Championship Round | 3rd place | 5 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 6 | Squad |
| 1983 | Final | Champions | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21 | 4 | Squad |
| 1987 | Final | Champions | 8 | 8 | 0 | N/A | N/A | Squad |
| 1989 | Final | Runners-up | 8 | 7 | 1 | 21 | 3 | Squad |
| 1991 | Final | Champions | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21 | 3 | Squad |
| 1993 | Semifinals | 3rd place | 6 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 3 | Squad |
| 1995 | Final | Champions | 5 | 5 | 0 | N/A | N/A | Squad |
| 1997 | Final | Runners-up | 5 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 4 | Squad |
| 1999 | Championship round | 4th place | 7 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 9 | Squad |
| 2001 | Semifinals | 3rd place | 6 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 6 | Squad |
| 2003 | Quarterfinals | 7th place | 7 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 10 | Squad |
| 2005 | Final | Champions | 8 | 7 | 1 | 23 | 6 | Squad |
| 2007 | Final | Runners-up | 7 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 7 | Squad |
| 2009 | Final | Champions | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21 | 4 | Squad |
| 2011 | Quarterfinals | 5th place | 8 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 13 | Squad |
| 2013 | Semifinals | 4th place | 7 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 9 | Squad |
| 2015 | Final | Champions | 8 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 14 | Squad |
| 2017 | Final | Champions | 8 | 7 | 1 | 23 | 4 | Squad |
| 2019 | Semifinals | 3rd place | 8 | 6 | 2 | 22 | 9 | Squad |
| 2021 | Final | Runners-up | 8 | 6 | 2 | 19 | 8 | Squad |
| 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 |
| 1958 | Final | Champions | 4 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 2 | Squads |
| 1962 | Final | Champions | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21 | 4 | Squads |
| 1966 | Final | Champions | 8 | 8 | 0 | 26 | 0 | Squads |
| 1970 | Final | Champions | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21 | 0 | Squads |
| 1974 | Final | Champions | 5 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 1 | Squads |
| 1978 | Final | Runners-up | 9 | 8 | 1 | 24 | 4 | Squads |
| 1982 | Final | Champions | 6 | 6 | 0 | 18 | 1 | Squads |
| 1986 | Final Round | 4th place | 8 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 9 | Squads |
| 1990 | Semifinals | 3rd place | 5 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 6 | Squads |
| 1994 | Final | Champions | 5 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 5 | Squads |
| 1998 | Final Round | 4th place | 6 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 9 | Squads |
| 2002 | Semifinals | 3rd place | 5 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 10 | Squads |
| 2006 | Quarterfinals | 5th place | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | Squads |
| 2010 | Final | Champions | 10 | 8 | 2 | 27 | 9 | Squads |
| 2014 | Final | Runners-up | 9 | 8 | 1 | 25 | 8 | Squads |
| 2018 | Quarterfinals | 5th place | 5 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 10 | Squads |
| 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 |
| 2008 | Semifinals | 4th place | 6 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 11 | Squad |
| 2010 | Quarterfinals | 8th place | 6 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 18 | Squad |
| 2012 | Semifinals | 3rd place | 6 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 4 | Squad |
| 2014 | Quarterfinals | 6th place | 6 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 17 | Squad |
| 2016 | Semifinals | 3rd place | 6 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 11 | Squad |
| 2018 | Semifinals | 3rd place | 5 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 12 | Squad |
| 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 |
| 1986 | Semifinals | 3rd place | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1990 | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate |
| Total | 0 Titles | 1/2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## Results and fixtures

| # | Opponent | Date | Result | Host city | Tournament |
| 1 | China | 11 Jun | – | Xi'an | 2025 Nations League |
| 2 | Poland | 12 Jun | – | Xi'an | 2025 Nations League |
| 3 | Serbia | 13 Jun | – | Xi'an | 2025 Nations League |
| 4 | Netherlands | 15 Jun | – | Xi'an | 2025 Nations League |
| 5 | Bulgaria | 25 Jun | – | Burgas | 2025 Nations League |
| 6 | France | 26 Jun | – | Burgas | 2025 Nations League |
| 7 | Ukraine | 27 Jun | – | Burgas | 2025 Nations League |
| 8 | Slovenia | 29 Jun | – | Burgas | 2025 Nations League |
| 9 | United States | 15 Jul | – | Chiba | 2025 Nations League |
| 10 | Germany | 16 Jul | – | Chiba | 2025 Nations League |
| 11 | Argentina | 17 Jul | – | Chiba | 2025 Nations League |
| 12 | Brazil | 19 Jul | – | Chiba | 2025 Nations League |
| 13 | Turkey | 13 Sep | – | Quezon City | 2025 World Championship |
| 14 | Canada | 15 Sep | – | Quezon City | 2025 World Championship |
| 15 | Libya | 17 Sep | – | Quezon City | 2025 World Championship |
| Head coach: Laurent Tillie ||||||

## Team
### Current squad

The following is the Japanese roster for 2024 Summer Olympics.
Head coach: 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 25) | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | 89 kg (196 lb) | 346 cm (136 in) | 335 cm (132 in) | 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) | 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) | 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) | JTEKT Stings |
| 5 | Tatsunori Otsuka | OH | (2000-11-05) November 5, 2000 (age 24) | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) | 80 kg (180 lb) | 340 cm (130 in) | 325 cm (128 in) | Power Volley Milano |
| 6 | Akihiro Yamauchi | MB | (1993-11-30) November 30, 1993 (age 31) | 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) | 85 kg (187 lb) | 354 cm (139 in) | 335 cm (132 in) | Osaka Bluteon |
| 8 | Masahiro Sekita | S | (1993-11-20) November 20, 1993 (age 31) | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | 71 kg (157 lb) | 324 cm (128 in) | 305 cm (120 in) | JTEKT Stings |
| 10 | Kentaro Takahashi | MB | (1995-02-08) February 8, 1995 (age 30) | 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) | 93 kg (205 lb) | 361 cm (142 in) | 350 cm (140 in) | 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) | 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) | Suntory Sunbirds |
| 14 | Yūki Ishikawa (c) | OH | (1995-12-11) December 11, 1995 (age 29) | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | 84 kg (185 lb) | 351 cm (138 in) | 327 cm (129 in) | 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) | Paris Volley |
| 20 | Tomohiro Yamamoto | L | (1994-11-05) November 5, 1994 (age 30) | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | 69 kg (152 lb) | 301 cm (119 in) | 299 cm (118 in) | Osaka Bluteon |

### Former squads

* 2011 Japan Men's national volleyball team roster
    Daisuke Usami (c), Yuta Abe, Naoya Suga [ja], Shogo Okamoto, Shun Imamura [ja], Takahiro Yamamoto, Yuya Ageba, Yusuke Ishijima, Yu Koshikawa, Yuta Yoneyama, Seima Kanda, Tatsuya Fukuzawa, Kunihiro Shimizu, Tatsuya Yoneyama [ja], 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
    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 [ja], Yuji Suzuki, Yuhei Tsukazaki [ja], Dai Tezuka, Takashi Dekita and Kazuyoshi Yokota. Head Coach: Tatsuya Ueta.
* 2013 Japan Men's national volleyball team roster
    Yuta Abe, Shigeru Kondoh, Takahisa Otake, Naoya Suga [ja], Shogo Okamoto, Shun Imamura [ja], Akihiro Fukatsu, Hideomi Fukatsu, Issei Maeda, Yusuke Ishijima, Yu Koshikawa, Yuta Yoneyama, Yasuyuki Shibakoya, Yuji Suzuki, Tatsuya Fukuzawa, Yuhei Tsukazaki, Kunihiro Shimizu, Tatsuya Yoneyama [ja], 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 [ja], Hirotaka Kon [ja], Tatsuya Shiota, Takuya Yasunaga [ja], 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
    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 [ja], 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
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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.

### 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)
* Philippe Blain (2021–2024)
* Laurent Tillie (2024–)
* Suna Rintarou (1977–1980)

## 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

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 |