Tokyoites talk about the thrills of the Paris Olympics and the athletes' performances while expressing excitement for the 2028 Los Angeles Games.
Up 2-0, Japan had a golden opportunity to finish off Italy in the third set of the Olympic volleyball quarterfinal match but it couldn't capitalize.
The 38-year-old Tokyo native has advanced to the final round of the women's beach volleyball competition in Paris with partner Miki Ishii.
Captain Sarina Koga, in what was likely her final game for the Japan volleyball team, scored a team-high 16 points and Mayu Ishikawa added 10 points...
In the preliminary round of the Olympic volleyball tournament, Japan won one of its three Pool C matches in the French capital.
Japan dropped to 0-2 in the Olympic women's volleyball tournament. Brazil outplayed Japan from start to finish, relying on power and height.
The world's third-ranked men's volleyball team dropped its Olympic opener to Germany. Japan faces the United States in its next match.
Showcasing a power game that combined strong attacks with excellent blocking, Poland outplayed Japan in the four-set Olympic volleyball opener for both teams.
After dropping the opening set, world No 2 Japan won the next two against Germany in the volleyball showdown. Germany then bounced back to earn the...
Siblings Yuki and Mayu Ishikawa have starring roles for Japan's men's and women's volleyball teams. Yuji Nishida and his wife, Sarina Koga, do as well.
After earning a third-place finish in the same tournament in 2023, the Japan men's volleyball squad heads to Paris with a renewed sense of purpose.
Italy outplayed Japan in the volleyball tourney final in Bangkok, while Japan earned its best-ever finish just weeks before the start of the Paris Games.
