Defending champion Japan defeated Kazakhstan 3-1 in a thrilling four-set final to secure its ninth Asian men's volleyball championship title on Tuesday. Yuki Ishikawa scored a match-high 21 points and was named MVP of the July 24-Aug. 1 tournament in Surabaya, Indonesia, after Japan won ...
Disgraced Japanese men's volleyball coach set for return to national team
Japan men's coach Yuichi Nakagaichi, who caused a serious traffic accident last year, will rejoin the national team as of June 8, the Japan Volleyball Association announced Wednesday. The 49-year-old Nakagaichi was ordered by the Osaka Summary Court on Monday to pay a ¥700,000 settlement. ...
The Japan Volleyball Association is considering a temporary replacement for Yuichi Nakagaichi after the recently appointed men's national team coach stepped back from the role following his involvement in a serious traffic incident last year, a source close to the matter said Wednesday. Nakagaichi ran ...
Police on Monday sent papers to prosecutors on the incoming coach of the Japanese men's national volleyball team for allegedly causing a road accident that seriously injured a man in Hiroshima Prefecture last November. Yuichi Nakagaichi, 49, is suspected of negligence in allegedly hitting a ...
Nakada, Nakagaichi confirmed as Japan national vollyeball team coaches
The Japan Volleyball Association's executive committee on Tuesday decided to appoint Kumi Nakada as coach of the women's national team and Yuichi Nakagaichi as head of the men's side. The 51-year-old Nakada, a former setter for Japan, is currently in charge of the Hisamitsu Springs ...
