# Japan women's national under-19 volleyball team

The Japan women's national under-18 volleyball team represents Japan in women's under-18 volleyball events, it is controlled and managed by the Japanese Volleyball Association that is a member of Asian volleyball body Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC) and the international volleyball body government the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB).

## Results
### Summer Youth Olympics

Champions Runners up Third place Fourth place
Youth Olympic Games :
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | SW | SL | Squad |
| 2010 | Semifinals | 4th place | | | | | | Squad |
| 2014 | No Volleyball Event | No Volleyball Event | No Volleyball Event | No Volleyball Event | No Volleyball Event | No Volleyball Event | No Volleyball Event | No Volleyball Event |
| 2018 | No Volleyball Event | No Volleyball Event | No Volleyball Event | No Volleyball Event | No Volleyball Event | No Volleyball Event | No Volleyball Event | No Volleyball Event |
| Total | 0 Titles | 1/1 | | | | | | |

### FIVB U18 World Championship

Champions Runners up Third place Fourth place
FIVB U18 World Championship :
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | SW | SL | Squad |
| 1989 | Semifinals | Third place | | | | | | Squad |
| 1991 | Semifinals | 4th place | | | | | | Squad |
| 1993 | Final | Runners-Up | | | | | | Squad |
| 1995 | Final | 1st place | | | | | | Squad |
| 1997 | | 13th place | | | | | | Squad |
| 1999 | Final | 1st place | | | | | | Squad |
| 2001 | | 5th place | | | | | | Squad |
| 2003 | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify |
| 2005 | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify |
| 2007 | | 7th place | | | | | | Squad |
| 2009 | | 5th place | | | | | | Squad |
| 2011 | | 7th place | | | | | | Squad |
| 2013 | | 5th place | | | | | | Squad |
| 2015 | | 9th place | | | | | | Squad |
| 2017 | | 5th place | | | | | | Squad |
| 2019 | | 5th place | | | | | | Squad |
| 2021 | withdrew | withdrew | withdrew | withdrew | withdrew | withdrew | withdrew | withdrew |
| Total | 2 Titles | 14/17 | | | | | | |

## Team
### Current squad

The following is the Japanese roster in the 2017 FIVB Girls' U18 World Championship.
Head coach: Daichi Saegusa
| No. | Name | Date of birth | Height | Weight | Spike | Block | 2017 club |
| 1 | Tsukasa Nakagawa | 13 August 2000 | 1.59 m (5 ft 3 in) | 57 kg (126 lb) | 265 cm (104 in) | 255 cm (100 in) | Kinrankai High School |
| 2 | Shuri Kurata (C) | 22 November 2000 | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | 57 kg (126 lb) | 281 cm (111 in) | 270 cm (110 in) | Sundai Gakuen High School |
| 3 | Rena Mizusugi | 6 April 2000 | 1.61 m (5 ft 3 in) | 47 kg (104 lb) | 265 cm (104 in) | 255 cm (100 in) | Kinrankai High School |
| 4 | Mao Ito | 23 June 2000 | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | 71 kg (157 lb) | 292 cm (115 in) | 278 cm (109 in) | Fujimi High School |
| 5 | Haruna Soga | 25 March 2001 | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | 62 kg (137 lb) | 304 cm (120 in) | 293 cm (115 in) | Kinrankai High School |
| 6 | Nichika Yamada | 24 February 2000 | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 70 kg (150 lb) | 300 cm (120 in) | 290 cm (110 in) | Toyohashi Chuo High School |
| 7 | Megumi Nakazawa | 28 May 2000 | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | 62 kg (137 lb) | 288 cm (113 in) | 280 cm (110 in) | Kinrankai High School |
| 8 | Yuki Nishikawa | 4 September 2000 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | 59 kg (130 lb) | 290 cm (110 in) | 275 cm (108 in) | Kinrankai High School |
| 9 | Yuri Takayanagi | 19 April 2000 | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | 69 kg (152 lb) | 289 cm (114 in) | 280 cm (110 in) | Osaka Kokusai Takii HS |
| 10 | Ayaka Araki | 2 September 2001 | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | 74 kg (163 lb) | 295 cm (116 in) | 285 cm (112 in) | Higashi Kyushu Ryukoku HS |
| 11 | Rui Nonaka | 3 August 2001 | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | 60 kg (130 lb) | 295 cm (116 in) | 279 cm (110 in) | Akita Kita High School |
| 12 | Ameze Miyabe | 12 October 2001 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | 54 kg (119 lb) | 304 cm (120 in) | 280 cm (110 in) | Kinrankai High School |