Japan women's national under-21 volleyball team
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| Association | Japan Volleyball Association (JVA) | |||
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| Confederation | AVC | |||
| Head coach | Hiroyuki Yamaguchi | |||
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| FIVB U21 World Championship | ||||
| Appearances | 19 (First in 1977) | |||
| Best result |  (2019) | |||
| Asian U20 Championship | ||||
| Appearances | 21 (First in 1980) | |||
| Best result |  (1984, 1986, 1988, 1990, 2008, 2018, 2022) | |||
The Japan women's national under-20 volleyball team represents Japan in women's under-20 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).
Competition record
FIVB U21 World Championship
Champions Runners up Third place Fourth place
| FIVB U21 World Championship[1] | |||||||||
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| Year | Round | Position | GP | MW | ML | SW | SL | Squad | |
 1977
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Semifinals | 3rd place | Squad | ||||||
 1981
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Semifinals | 3rd place | Squad | ||||||
 1985
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Final | Runners-up | Squad | ||||||
 1987
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Semifinals | 4th place | Squad | ||||||
 1989
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Semifinals | 3rd place | Squad | ||||||
 1991
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Semifinals | 3rd place | Squad | ||||||
| 1993
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7th place | Squad | |||||||
 1995
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Semifinals | 4th place | Squad | ||||||
 1997
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Semifinals | 4th place | Squad | ||||||
.svg.png){kind=small} 1999
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6th place | Squad | |||||||
 2001
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Did not qualify | ||||||||
| 2003
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 2005
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5th place | Squad | |||||||
| 2007
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Semifinals | 3rd place | Squad | ||||||
| 2009
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Did not qualify | ||||||||
| 2011
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11th place | Squad | |||||||
| 2013
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Final | Runners-up | Squad | ||||||
 2015
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Semifinals | 4th place | Squad | ||||||
| 2017
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Semifinals | 3rd place | Squad | ||||||
| 2019
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Final | Champions | 8 | 8 | 0 | 24 | 7 | Squad | |
.svg.png){kind=small}  2021
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Qualified but withdrew | ||||||||
| 2023
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Semfinals | 4th place | Squad | ||||||
 2025
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To be determined | ||||||||
| Total | 1 Title | 19/23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Team
Current squad
The following is the Japanese roster for the 2025 U21 World Championship.[2]
Head coach: Hiroyuki Yamaguchi
| No. | Name | Pos. | Date of birth | Height | Weight | Spike | 2025 club |
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| 1 | Niina Kumagai | S | 17 February 2005 | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | 57 kg (126 lb) | 272 cm (107 in) | Tsukuba University
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| 3 | Chika Yanagi | MB | 6 April 2006 | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | 0 kg (0 lb) | 300 cm (120 in) | Denso Airybees
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| 5 | Miina Inoue | MB | 22 January 2006 | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | 0 kg (0 lb) | 303 cm (119 in) | Hisamitsu Springs
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| 6 | Mayu Watanabe | OH | 17 October 2006 | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | 0 kg (0 lb) | 0 cm (0 in) | TWCPE
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| 7 | Ichiyo Ito | MB | 16 January 2006 | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | 0 kg (0 lb) | 305 cm (120 in) | NEC Red Rockets
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| 8 | Koyumi Fukumura | OH | 29 June 2006 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | 0 kg (0 lb) | 295 cm (116 in) | Osaka Marvelous
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| 9 | Minami Nishimura | OH | 9 November 2006 | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | 68 kg (150 lb) | 296 cm (117 in) | Tokai Mermaids
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| 10 | Mio Kitagawa | MB | 19 April 2006 | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | 60 kg (130 lb) | 299 cm (118 in) | Queenseis Kariya
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| 13 | Chisato Hanaoka | S | 13 June 2006 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | 0 kg (0 lb) | 285 cm (112 in) | Toray Arrows Shiga
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| 14 | Sae Omori | OH | 16 June 2006 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | 55 kg (121 lb) | 298 cm (117 in) | Tsukuba University
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| 16 | Anna Uemura | OH | 23 March 2006 | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) | 68 kg (150 lb) | 301 cm (119 in) | PFU BlueCats
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| 19 | Ami Uchizawa | L | 6 August 2005 | 1.52 m (5 ft 0 in) | 0 kg (0 lb) | 0 cm (0 in) | TWCPE
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Notable players
- Nichika Yamada
- Mayu Ishikawa
- Ayaka Araki
- Tsukasa Nakagawa
References
- ^ Championship Information
- ^ "Team Japan". en.volleyballworld.com. Retrieved 7 August 2025.
External links
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