Kota Yamamura (山村宏太 Yamamura Kota, born October 20, 1980) is a retired Japanese national volleyball player and used to…Kota Yamamura (山村宏太 Yamamura Kota, born October 20, 1980) is a retired Japanese national volleyball player and used to play for Suntory Sunbirds on club level. He is currently active as Sunbirds' head coach. He used to be the captain for the Japan men's national volleyball team in 2013.
Kosuke Tomonaga (born 22 July 1980) is a Japanese volleyball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 2008…Kosuke Tomonaga (born 22 July 1980) is a Japanese volleyball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 2008 Summer Olympics.
Shinji Takahashi (髙橋 慎治, Takahashi Shinji; born (1980-07-16)16 July 1980) is a retired Japanese male volleyball player…Shinji Takahashi (髙橋 慎治, Takahashi Shinji; born (1980-07-16)16 July 1980) is a retired Japanese male volleyball player and was part of the Japan men's national volleyball team. He started to be the head coach for JTEKT Stings in V.League Division 1 since 2018–19 season until 2020–21 season. He led the team won the first V.League 1 title of the club's history in 2020 and the Emperor's Cup title in 2021. Currently, he is being a management staff of the team.
Midori Takahashi (高橋翠 Takahashi Midori, born March 10, 1980) is a Japanese volleyball player who played for Toyota Auto…Midori Takahashi (高橋翠 Takahashi Midori, born March 10, 1980) is a Japanese volleyball player who played for Toyota Auto Body Queenseis.
Ayako Ōnuma (大沼 綾子, Ōnuma Ayako; born (1979-04-17)17 April 1979) is a Japanese female volleyball player. She was part…Ayako Ōnuma (大沼 綾子, Ōnuma Ayako; born (1979-04-17)17 April 1979) is a Japanese female volleyball player. She was part of the Japan women's national volleyball team. She participated in the 2005 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix. On club level she played for Hitachi Sawa Rivale in 2005.
Daisuke Usami (宇佐美 大輔, Usami Daisuke; born March 29, 1979) is a retired Japanese volleyball player. He played as a…Daisuke Usami (宇佐美 大輔, Usami Daisuke; born March 29, 1979) is a retired Japanese volleyball player. He played as a setter and was one of the key players in the Japan men's national volleyball team in the 2000s. Usami was named Most Spectacular Player at the 2003 FIVB World Cup, where Japan ended in ninth place.
Hiromi Suzuki (鈴木 洋美, Suzuki Hiromi; born 14 November 1978) is a retired Japanese female volleyball player. Suzuki was…Hiromi Suzuki (鈴木 洋美, Suzuki Hiromi; born 14 November 1978) is a retired Japanese female volleyball player. Suzuki was part of the Japan women's national volleyball team at the 1998 FIVB World Championship in Japan.
Yumi Kumakura (熊倉 由美, Kumakura Yumi) (born September 5, 1978, in Katsushika) is a Japanese volleyball player. She plays…Yumi Kumakura (熊倉 由美, Kumakura Yumi) (born September 5, 1978, in Katsushika) is a Japanese volleyball player. She plays a V-Premier League team Takefuji Bamboo. She entered Ito Yokado Prior in April 1997, after graduating from Kyoei High School. Kumakura played the World Youth Women's Volleyball Championship in 1995 as a Japanese representative (with Yoshie Takeshita, Hiromi Suzuki, Miyuki Mori, and Makiko Horai). Her team won the championship.
Takahiro Yamamoto (山本 隆弘; born July 12, 1978) is a retired volleyball player from Japan, who was one of the key players…Takahiro Yamamoto (山本 隆弘; born July 12, 1978) is a retired volleyball player from Japan, who was one of the key players in the Japan men's national volleyball team in the 2000s. On club level, he only played for Panasonic Panthers. Yamamoto plays as a wing-spiker and was named Best Scorer and Best Server at the 2008 Olympic Qualification Tournament.
Hisako Mukai (born 1 March 1978) is a retired Japanese female volleyball player, who played as a wing spiker. She was…Hisako Mukai (born 1 March 1978) is a retired Japanese female volleyball player, who played as a wing spiker. She was part of the Japan women's national volleyball team at the 2002 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship in Germany, and at the 2002 Asian Games. On club level she played with Toray Arrows.
Eriko Isobe (born 23 August 1977) is a retired Japanese female volleyball player. Isobe was part of the Japan women's…Eriko Isobe (born 23 August 1977) is a retired Japanese female volleyball player. Isobe was part of the Japan women's national volleyball team at the 1998 FIVB World Championship in Japan.
Miki Sasaki (佐々木 みき, Sasaki Miki, born 15 December 1976) is a former volleyball player from Japan, who competed at the…Miki Sasaki (佐々木 みき, Sasaki Miki, born 15 December 1976) is a former volleyball player from Japan, who competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, wearing the No. 4 jersey. There she and the Japan women's national team took fifth place. She participated in the 2003 FIVB World Grand Prix. Sasaki played as a wing-spiker.
Katsuhiro Shiratori (白鳥 勝浩, Shiratori Katsuhiro) (born October 29, 1976) is a beach volleyball player from Japan. He…Katsuhiro Shiratori (白鳥 勝浩, Shiratori Katsuhiro) (born October 29, 1976) is a beach volleyball player from Japan. He represented Japan at the 2008 Summer Olympics and 2012 Summer Olympics with teammate Kentaro Asahi. He also participated in the 2020 Summer Olympics.
Masami Taniguchi (谷口雅美 Taniguchi Masami, born September 17, 1976) is a Japanese volleyball player who plays for JT…Masami Taniguchi (谷口雅美 Taniguchi Masami, born September 17, 1976) is a Japanese volleyball player who plays for JT Marvelous.
Yoichi Kato (加藤 陽一, Katō Yōichi; born August 12, 1976 in Ōita) is a former volleyball player from Japan, who was one of…Yoichi Kato (加藤 陽一, Katō Yōichi; born August 12, 1976 in Ōita) is a former volleyball player from Japan, who was one of the leading players in the Men's National Team in the early 2000s. He played as a wing-spiker. In 2003 he completed his first season for Sisley Treviso, who reached the final of the Italian League.
Hitomi Mitsunaga (満永 ひとみ, Mitsunaga Hitomi; born (1976-06-03)3 June 1976) is a retired Japanese female volleyball…Hitomi Mitsunaga (満永 ひとみ, Mitsunaga Hitomi; born (1976-06-03)3 June 1976) is a retired Japanese female volleyball player. She was part of the Japan women's national volleyball team at the 1998 FIVB World Championship in Japan.
Katsutoshi Tsumagari (津曲 勝利; born November 2, 1975) is a volleyball player from Japan, who plays as a libero for the…Katsutoshi Tsumagari (津曲 勝利; born November 2, 1975) is a volleyball player from Japan, who plays as a libero for the Men's National Team. He was named Best Digger at the 2008 Olympic Qualification Tournament, where Japan ended up in second place and qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, PR China.
Chiaki Kusuhara (楠原千秋, Kusuhara Chiaki; born 1 November 1975 in Matsuyama, Ehime) is a retired Japanese Olympic beach…Chiaki Kusuhara (楠原千秋, Kusuhara Chiaki; born 1 November 1975 in Matsuyama, Ehime) is a retired Japanese Olympic beach volleyballer. She competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics and was partnered with Mika Teru Saiki.
Kumiko Sakino (先野久美子 Sakino Kumiko, born September 9, 1975) is a retired Japanese volleyball player who played for…Kumiko Sakino (先野久美子 Sakino Kumiko, born September 9, 1975) is a retired Japanese volleyball player who played for Hisamitsu Springs.
Kentaro Asahi (朝日健太郎, Asahi Kentarō; born September 19, 1975) is a Japanese professional beach volleyball player and…Kentaro Asahi (朝日健太郎, Asahi Kentarō; born September 19, 1975) is a Japanese professional beach volleyball player and politician. He was born in Kumamoto, Kumamoto Prefecture, Kyushu, Japan. Asahi played as a center for the Japan men's national volleyball team in the 1990s. He ended up in sixteenth place at the 1998 World Championship, and later on started a career in beach volleyball. Asahi and teammate Katsuhiro Shiratori represented Japan in beach volleyball at the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics. Asahi began to work for the IT company Forval Corporation in 2011 through a Japanese Olympic Committee athlete hiring program. In July 2016, Asahi was elected as a member of the House of Councillors representing the Tokyo at-large district for the Liberal Democratic Party.
Satoshi Watanabe (渡辺 聡, Watanabe Satoshi; born August 1, 1975) is a Japanese beach volleyball player who won a gold…Satoshi Watanabe (渡辺 聡, Watanabe Satoshi; born August 1, 1975) is a Japanese beach volleyball player who won a gold medal at the 2002 Asian Games.
Junko Moriyama (森山 淳子, Moriyama Junko; born (1975-02-26)26 February 1975) is a retired Japanese female volleyball…Junko Moriyama (森山 淳子, Moriyama Junko; born (1975-02-26)26 February 1975) is a retired Japanese female volleyball player. She was part of the Japan women's national volleyball team at the 1998 FIVB World Championship in Japan.
Miyuki Shimazaki (島崎 みゆき, Shimazaki Miyuki; born (1974-10-13)13 October 1974) is a retired Japanese volleyball player.…Miyuki Shimazaki (島崎 みゆき, Shimazaki Miyuki; born (1974-10-13)13 October 1974) is a retired Japanese volleyball player. Shimazaki was part of the Japanese women's national volleyball team at the 1994 FIVB World Championship in Brazil. On club level she played with Hitachi.
Ryoko Tokuno (徳野 涼子, Tokuno Ryōko; born 27 August 1974 in Matsuyama, Ehime) is a Japanese beach volleyball player.…Ryoko Tokuno (徳野 涼子, Tokuno Ryōko; born 27 August 1974 in Matsuyama, Ehime) is a Japanese beach volleyball player. Tokuno competed at the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour between 1997 and 2005. In 2004 she qualified to the Summer Olympics, in Athens, alongside your long-time partner Chiaki Kusuhara. They won only one of the three matches in the group stage and did not advance to the medal round.
Maki "Nozomi" Fujiyoshi (藤好麻希, Fujiyoshi Maki; born 24 May 1974) is a Japanese former volleyball player. While…Maki "Nozomi" Fujiyoshi (藤好麻希, Fujiyoshi Maki; born 24 May 1974) is a Japanese former volleyball player. While representing Japan, Fujiyoshi won the bronze medal at the 1994 Goodwill Games in Saint Petersburg.
Chie "Rii" Seike (清家 ちえ, Seike Chie; born 4 May 1974) is a Japanese former beach volleyball player. She competed in the…Chie "Rii" Seike (清家 ちえ, Seike Chie; born 4 May 1974) is a Japanese former beach volleyball player. She competed in the women's tournament at the 2000 Summer Olympics.
Chikako Kumamae (born 11 April 1974) is a retired Japanese female volleyball player. Kumamae was part of the Japan…Chikako Kumamae (born 11 April 1974) is a retired Japanese female volleyball player. Kumamae was part of the Japan women's national volleyball team at the 1998 FIVB World Championship in Japan.
Nobuharu Saito (齋藤 信治, Saitō Nobuharu; born 29 September 1973) is a Japanese volleyball player. He competed in the…Nobuharu Saito (齋藤 信治, Saitō Nobuharu; born 29 September 1973) is a Japanese volleyball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 2008 Summer Olympics.
Eiko Koizumi (小泉 栄子, Koizumi Eiko; born September 1, 1973 in Hyougo) is a beach volleyball player from Japan. She won…Eiko Koizumi (小泉 栄子, Koizumi Eiko; born September 1, 1973 in Hyougo) is a beach volleyball player from Japan. She won the silver medal in the women's team competition at the 2006 Asian Games in Doha, partnering compatriot Shinako Tanaka. In the final the couple lost (1-2) to the Chinese pair Xue Chen and Zhang Xi.
Koichi "Nishi" Nishimura (born 30 June 1973) is a beach volleyball player from Japan. He was born in Kyoto. Nishimura…Koichi "Nishi" Nishimura (born 30 June 1973) is a beach volleyball player from Japan. He was born in Kyoto. Nishimura began his career as an indoor volleyball player and played Libero for the Japanese National Team. In 2002 Nishimura switched to beach volleyball. He currently plays in the "Winds" beach volleyball team. In 2009, Nishimura founded the environmental non-profit-organisation "Save the Beach". They were the fourth ranked team at the 2006 Asian Games but were eliminated in the fourth round. He married volleyball player Kaoru Sugayama in 2011.
Nobutaka Hirano (born December 5, 1972) is a former volleyball player from Ama, Aichi, Japan, who played for the Men's…Nobutaka Hirano (born December 5, 1972) is a former volleyball player from Ama, Aichi, Japan, who played for the Men's National Team in the 1990s. Nicknamed Heita he ended up in sixteenth place at the 1998 World Championship.
Kayo Hoshino (星野 賀代, Hoshino Kayo) (born 12 September 1972) is a Japanese former volleyball player who competed in the…Kayo Hoshino (星野 賀代, Hoshino Kayo) (born 12 September 1972) is a Japanese former volleyball player who competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. She played as an outside hitter. In 1996, Hoshino was eliminated with the Japanese team in the preliminary round of the Olympic tournament. Hoshino was brought on as a substitute in four games during the team's matches against Ukraine (three games) and the United States (one game), scoring no points.
Naomi Eto (江藤 直美, Etō Naomi; born (1972-07-12)12 July 1972) is a retired Japanese volleyball player. Eto helped the…Naomi Eto (江藤 直美, Etō Naomi; born (1972-07-12)12 July 1972) is a retired Japanese volleyball player. Eto helped the Japan women's national volleyball team win the bronze medal at the 1994 Goodwill Games in Saint Petersburg. Eto competed with the national team at the 1998 FIVB World Championship in Japan, where she finished in eighth place.
Asako Tajimi (多治見麻子 Tajimi Asako, born 26 June 1972) is a Japanese former volleyball player and three-time Olympian.…Asako Tajimi (多治見麻子 Tajimi Asako, born 26 June 1972) is a Japanese former volleyball player and three-time Olympian. She competed with the Japanese women's national volleyball team at the 1992, 1996, and 2008 Olympics. Tajimi helped Japan win the bronze medal at the 1994 Goodwill Games in Saint Petersburg.
Chie Kanda (born (1971-04-12)12 April 1971) is a retired Japanese female volleyball player. Kanda was part of the Japan…Chie Kanda (born (1971-04-12)12 April 1971) is a retired Japanese female volleyball player. Kanda was part of the Japan women's national volleyball team at the 1998 FIVB World Championship in Japan.
Kazumi Nakamura (Japanese: 中村 和美; born 24 February 1971) is a Japanese former volleyball player who competed in the…Kazumi Nakamura (Japanese: 中村 和美; born 24 February 1971) is a Japanese former volleyball player who competed in the 1992 Summer Olympics and in the 1996 Summer Olympics. In 1992, Nakamura finished fifth with the Japanese team in the Olympic tournament in Barcelona. Nakamura was a member of the Japanese team that was eliminated in the preliminary round of the 1996 Olympic tournament in Atlanta.
Masayuki Izumikawa (泉川 正幸, Izumikawa Masayuki) (born 22 January 1971) is a Japanese former volleyball player who…Masayuki Izumikawa (泉川 正幸, Izumikawa Masayuki) (born 22 January 1971) is a Japanese former volleyball player who competed in the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. He also competed in the Summer Universiade in 1993 as the main outside hitter of his national squad, winning a gold medal.
Hiroko Tsukumo (born 11 September 1970) is a retired volleyball player from Japan, who competed for the Japan women's…Hiroko Tsukumo (born 11 September 1970) is a retired volleyball player from Japan, who competed for the Japan women's national team in the 1990s. She was named Best Digger and Best Receiver at the 1998 FIVB World Championship. Tsukumo played as a libero.
Miho Murata (村田 美穂, Murata Miho; born 3 September 1970) is a Japanese former volleyball player. Murata won a bronze…Miho Murata (村田 美穂, Murata Miho; born 3 September 1970) is a Japanese former volleyball player. Murata won a bronze medal with the Japanese women's national volleyball team at the 1994 Goodwill Games in Saint Petersburg. Murata also played with the national team at the 1994 FIVB World Championship in Brazil, where she finished in seventh place. On club level she played with Hitachi.
Kiyoko Fukuda (born 4 August 1970) is a Japanese former volleyball player who competed with the Japanese women's…Kiyoko Fukuda (born 4 August 1970) is a Japanese former volleyball player who competed with the Japanese women's national volleyball team at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. She helped Japan win the bronze medal at the 1994 Goodwill Games in Saint Petersburg.
Chiho Torii (鳥居 千穂, Torii Chiho) (born 29 July 1970) is a Japanese former volleyball player who competed in the 1996…Chiho Torii (鳥居 千穂, Torii Chiho) (born 29 July 1970) is a Japanese former volleyball player who competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. In 1996, Torii was eliminated with the Japanese team in the preliminary round of the Olympic tournament.
Masaji Ogino (荻野 正二 Ogino Masaji, born 8 January 1970, in Onyū District, Fukui) is a former volleyball player from…Masaji Ogino (荻野 正二 Ogino Masaji, born 8 January 1970, in Onyū District, Fukui) is a former volleyball player from Japan, who played for the Men's National Team in the 1990s and the 2000s. He ended up in sixteenth place at the 1998 World Championship in Japan.
Kiyomi Sakamoto (坂本 清美, Sakamoto Kiyomi) (born 12 October 1969) is a Japanese former volleyball player who competed in…Kiyomi Sakamoto (坂本 清美, Sakamoto Kiyomi) (born 12 October 1969) is a Japanese former volleyball player who competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. In 1996, Sakamoto was eliminated with the Japanese team in the preliminary round of the Olympic tournament.
Mika Yamauchi (山内 美加 Yamauchi Mika, born 7 October 1969) is a two-time Olympian from Japan who was a member of the…Mika Yamauchi (山内 美加 Yamauchi Mika, born 7 October 1969) is a two-time Olympian from Japan who was a member of the Japan women's national volleyball team. Yamauchi played with Japan at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona and 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. She won the bronze medal at the 1994 Goodwill Games in Saint Petersburg. Her nickname is Mika (ミカ).
Takashi Narita (成田 貴志, Narita Takashi) (born October 6, 1969) is a former volleyball player from Japan, who played as a…Takashi Narita (成田 貴志, Narita Takashi) (born October 6, 1969) is a former volleyball player from Japan, who played as a setter for the Men's National Team in the 1990s. He competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. He also competed in the 1998 World Championship in Japan, where he placed 16th.
Norihiko Miyazaki (born September 1, 1969, in Saijō, Ehime) is a former volleyball player from Japan, who played as a…Norihiko Miyazaki (born September 1, 1969, in Saijō, Ehime) is a former volleyball player from Japan, who played as a wing-spiker for the Men's National Team during the 1990s. He attained 10th place at the 1998 World Championship.
Chie Tsuji (辻 知恵; born 9 August 1969) is a former volleyball player from Japan. Her maiden name was Chie Natori (名取 知恵…Chie Tsuji (辻 知恵; born 9 August 1969) is a former volleyball player from Japan. Her maiden name was Chie Natori (名取 知恵, Natori Chie). Tsuji competed with the Japan women's national volleyball team at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, where she finished in fifth place. She won a bronze medal at the 1994 Goodwill Games in Saint Petersburg. Tsuji played as a setter.
