South Korea threw a wrench into Japan's plans for a second straight Olympic medal in women's volleyball with a come-from-behind win in their opening match at the Rio Olympics on Saturday. Looking to improve on their bronze medal from the 2012 London Games, the fifth-ranked ...
Japan spikers sweep Dominican Republic, inch closer to Olympic berth
The Japan women's volleyball team can reach a record 12th Olympics with a victory over Italy after breezing past the Dominican Republic in straight sets in the women's final qualifiers on Friday. Japan will punch its ticket to Rio de Janeiro if it defeats Italy ...
Japan suffered its first loss of the women's Olympic volleyball final qualifiers in a 3-1 (28-26, 25-17, 17-25, 25-19) defeat to archrival South Korea on Tuesday. South Korea captain and London Olympic MVP Kim Yeon-koung blasted her way to a game-high 24 points, Kim Hee-jin ...
Japan launched its final qualifying campaign for the Rio de Janeiro Olympics with a straight sets victory over Peru on Saturday. Japan, bronze medalist in London four years ago, overcame a close first set to win 25-23, 25-10, 25-14 against world No. 21 Peru. Miyu ...
Japan defeated South Korea in straight sets to move up to second place at the FIVB Women's World Cup on Monday. Japan took the first set 25-17 behind the strength of Miyu Nagaoka and Sarina Koga, who each scored 15 points for the match. The ...
Japan prevails over Dominican Republic in five-set battle
Japan was forced to play another full-set match, but this time the host country emerged as the winner. Miyu Nagaoka scored 15 points and Sarina Koga added 12 on spikes, leading Japan to a 25-18, 20-25, 30-32, 25-15, 15-13 comeback win over the Dominican Republic ...
Koga, Nagaoka guide Japan to victory in FIVB Women's World Cup opener against Argentina
Sarina Koga scored a team-high 14 points and Miyu Nagaoka added 13 as Japan got off to a good start in the FIVB Women's World Cup by beating Argentina 25-16, 25-19, 25-12 on Saturday at Yoyogi National Gymnasium. Japan is playing host for the 12th ...
