The Japan women's national under-18 volleyball team represents Japan in women's under-18 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).
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| Association | Japan Volleyball Association | |||
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| Confederation | AVC | |||
| Uniforms | ||||
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| Youth Olympic Games | ||||
| Appearances | 1 (First in 2010) | |||
| Best result | 4th place : (2010) | |||
| FIVB U19 World Championship | ||||
| Appearances | 13 (First in 1989) | |||
| Best result |  Gold : (1995, 1999) | |||
| Asian U18 Championship | ||||
| Appearances | 10 (First in 1997) | |||
| Best result |  Gold : (1997, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2017). | |||
Results
editSummer Youth Olympics
editChampions Runners up Third place Fourth place
| Youth Olympic Games[1] | |||||||||
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| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | SW | SL | Squad | |
 2010
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Semifinals | 4th place | Squad | ||||||
 2014
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No Volleyball Event | ||||||||
 2018
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| Total | 0 Titles | 1/1 | |||||||
FIVB U18 World Championship
editChampions Runners up Third place Fourth place
| FIVB U18 World Championship[1] | |||||||||
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| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | SW | SL | Squad | |
 1989
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Semifinals | Third place | Squad | ||||||
 1991
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Semifinals | 4th place | Squad | ||||||
 1993
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Final | Runners-Up | Squad | ||||||
 1995
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Final | 1st place | Squad | ||||||
 1997
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13th place | Squad | |||||||
| 1999
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Final | 1st place | Squad | ||||||
 2001
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5th place | Squad | |||||||
 2003
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Didn't Qualify | ||||||||
 2005
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 2007
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7th place | Squad | |||||||
| 2009
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5th place | Squad | |||||||
 2011
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7th place | Squad | |||||||
| 2013
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5th place | Squad | |||||||
 2015
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9th place | Squad | |||||||
| 2017
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5th place | Squad | |||||||
 2019
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5th place | Squad | |||||||
| 2021
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withdrew | ||||||||
| Total | 2 Titles | 14/17 | |||||||
Team
editCurrent squad
editThe following is the Japanese roster in the 2017 FIVB Girls' U18 World Championship.[2]
Head coach: Daichi Saegusa
| No. | Name | Date of birth | Height | Weight | Spike | Block | 2017 club |
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| 1 | Tsukasa Nakagawa | 13 August 2000 | 1.59 m (5 ft 3 in) | 57 kg (126 lb) | 265 cm (104 in) | 255 cm (100 in) |  Kinrankai High School
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| 2 | Shuri Kurata (C) | 22 November 2000 | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | 57 kg (126 lb) | 281 cm (111 in) | 270 cm (110 in) | Sundai Gakuen High School
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| 3 | Rena Mizusugi | 6 April 2000 | 1.61 m (5 ft 3 in) | 47 kg (104 lb) | 265 cm (104 in) | 255 cm (100 in) | Kinrankai High School
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| 4 | Mao Ito | 23 June 2000 | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | 71 kg (157 lb) | 292 cm (115 in) | 278 cm (109 in) | Fujimi High School
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| 5 | Haruna Soga | 25 March 2001 | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | 62 kg (137 lb) | 304 cm (120 in) | 293 cm (115 in) | Kinrankai High School
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| 6 | Nichika Yamada | 24 February 2000 | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 70 kg (150 lb) | 300 cm (120 in) | 290 cm (110 in) | Toyohashi Chuo High School
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| 7 | Megumi Nakazawa | 28 May 2000 | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | 62 kg (137 lb) | 288 cm (113 in) | 280 cm (110 in) | Kinrankai High School
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| 8 | Yuki Nishikawa | 4 September 2000 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | 59 kg (130 lb) | 290 cm (110 in) | 275 cm (108 in) | Kinrankai High School
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| 9 | Yuri Takayanagi | 19 April 2000 | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | 69 kg (152 lb) | 289 cm (114 in) | 280 cm (110 in) | Osaka Kokusai Takii HS
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| 10 | Ayaka Araki | 2 September 2001 | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | 74 kg (163 lb) | 295 cm (116 in) | 285 cm (112 in) | Higashi Kyushu Ryukoku HS
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| 11 | Rui Nonaka | 3 August 2001 | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | 60 kg (130 lb) | 295 cm (116 in) | 279 cm (110 in) | Akita Kita High School
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| 12 | Ameze Miyabe | 12 October 2001 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | 54 kg (119 lb) | 304 cm (120 in) | 280 cm (110 in) | Kinrankai High School
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Notable players
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Krastev, Todor. "Volleyball World, Continental and Clubs Tournament Archive". www.todor66.com. Retrieved 2018-09-19.
- ^ "Team Roster – Japan".