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It is the first Olympics' volleyball medal for the Japanese since the 1984 Summer Olympics. [9] On August 13, 2012, Japan Women's Team was ranked 3rd in the world behind United States women's national volleyball team and Brazil women's national volleyball team.
Masae Kasai was born in Minami-Alps, Yamanashi, and started playing volleyball when the sport was still played with nine players a side in Japan (six are used internationally). She joined the Nichibo fiber spinning company right out of high school, first playing for corporation's Ashikaga (Tochigi) team, later for the one from Kaizuka (Osaka).
Oriental Witches (東洋の魔女, Tōyō no Majo) is the well-known nickname of Nichibo Kaizuka, a factory volleyball team of Dai Nippon Spinning Co., Ltd. (later, Nichibo, thereafter, Unitika) in Kaizuka, Osaka given by the reports of European media when they achieved 24 consecutive victories against other national teams on the expedition to Europe.
Hirofumi Daimatsu (大松 博文, Daimatsu Hirofumi, 12 February 1921 – 24 November 1978) was a Japanese volleyball coach and a Japanese politician. He led Oriental Witches, nickname of "Nichibo Kaizuka", a factory volleyball team of Dai Nippon Spinning Co., Ltd. (later, Nichibo, thereafter, Unitika) in Kaizuka, Osaka given by the reports of European media when they achieved 24 consecutive ...
Yuki Ishii (石井 優希, Ishii Yuki, born May 8, 1991) is a Japanese volleyball player who plays for Hisamitsu Springs. [1] She also played for the All-Japan women's volleyball team . She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics , in Women's volleyball .
Sarina Koga (古賀 紗理那, Koga Sarina, born May 21, 1996) is a Japanese volleyball player who won the bronze medal at the 2013 U23 World Championship with Japan's U23 national team.
Haruyo Shimamura (島村 春世, Shimamura Haruyo, born March 4, 1992) is a Japanese volleyball player who plays for NEC Red Rockets. [1] She also plays for the All-Japan women's volleyball team . She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics , in Women's volleyball .
Koyomi Tominaga's career began at the elementary school when she started playing volleyball at the age of 9. Then she joined the volleyball team of Shimokitazawa Seitoku Senior High School in 2005. In the same year, she was chosen to join Japan's national youth squad to participate in the Under-17 Asian Youth Championship.