The Japan women's national under-21 volleyball team represents Japan in women's under-20 & under-21 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 ChampionshipChampionship InformationYearRoundPositionSquad 1977 Semifinals 3rd place Squad 1981 Semifinals 3rd place Squad 1985 Final Runners-up Squad 1987 Semifinals 4th place Squad 1989 Semifinals 3rd place Squad 1991 Semifinals 3rd place Squad 1993 7th place Squad 1995 Semifinals 4th place Squad 1997 Semifinals 4th place Squad 1999 6th place Squad 2001 Did not qualify 2003 2005 5th place Squad 2007 Semifinals 3rd place Squad 2009 Did not qualify 2011 11th place Squad 2013 Final Runners-up Squad 2015 Semifinals 4th place Squad 2017 Semifinals 3rd place Squad 2019 Final Champions880247Squad 2021 Qualified but withdrew 2023 Semifinals 4th place8531614Squad 2025 Final Runners up981266Total 1 Title 19/23 ——————
Asian U20 Championship Champions Runners up Third place Fourth place
Asian U20 ChampionshipYearRoundPosition 1980Round robinRunners up541123 1984Champions 1986FinalChampions651176 1988FinalChampions651164 1990FinalChampionsTotal6 Titles21/21
Team Current squad The following is the Japanese roster for the 2025 U21 World Championship.
Head coach: Hiroyuki Yamaguchi No.NameDate of birthHeightWeightSpike2025 club Niina KumagaiS Tsukuba University Chika YanagiMB Denso Airybees Miina InoueMB Hisamitsu Springs Mayu WatanabeOH TWCPE Ichiyo ItoMB NEC Red Rockets Koyumi FukumuraOH Osaka Marvelous Minami NishimuraOH Tokai Mermaids Mio KitagawaMB Queenseis Kariya Chisato HanaokaS Toray Arrows Shiga Sae OmoriOH Tsukuba University Anna UemuraOH PFU BlueCats Ami UchizawaL TWCPE
Notable players Nichika Yamada Mayu Ishikawa Ayaka Araki Tsukasa Nakagawa
References
External links Official website FIVB profile