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 ...

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 ...

Japan’s legions of female volleyball fans were left in tears after Japan lost to Italy in the men’s volleyball quarterfinals at the Paris Olympics on Monday. Fans who didn’t make it to Paris were ...

In a major development for the sport of volleyball, Volleyball World has announced this week a multi-year strategic partnership with Japan's SV.LEAGUE, aimed at elevating Japan’s premier volleyball ...

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 ...

TOKYO (Reuters) - Overcoming the formidable Dominican Republic in a must-win pool game to qualify for the quarter-finals of women's volleyball is a tall order for Japan but Sarina Koga is confident ...

TOKYO (Reuters) – Hosts Japan began their men’s volleyball campaign with their first victory at the Olympics in 29 years while Iran edged Poland in a five-set epic in their Pool A openers at an empty ...

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 ...

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine National Volleyball Federation (PNVF) and Japan Volleyball Association (JVA) vowed to continue to strengthen the partnership as they look to raise the profile of ...

Playing for BYU's volleyball coach was far down the list of awkward situations that three Utah athletes encountered during a recent tour of Japan as they competed in seven matches. Ute hitters Dani ...

Haikyuu's manga may have finished last year, but the franchise made a surprise appearance during the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. The series, which was written and illustrated by Haruichi Furudate, follows ...

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