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OLYMPICS/ VOLLEYBALL: Japan takes bronze in Olympic ...
Japan takes bronze in Olympic women's volleyball(Photo: Toshiyuki Hayashi)
LONDON -- Japan added to its medal collection in Olympic women's volleyball by defeating South Korea in straight sets for the bronze at the London Games.
OLYMPICS/ VOLLEYBALL: Brazil crush Japan to reach...
Japan's Erika Araki (5) reacts as she leaves the floor after the team lost to Brazil 3-0 during a women's volleyball semifinal match at the 2012 Summer Olympics on Aug. 9 in London. (AP Photo)
LONDON -- Brazil banished the memory of their poor form early in the tournament to reach the final of the Olympic women's volleyball with an easy victory over Japan at Earls...
OLYMPICS/ VOLLEYBALL: Japan defeats China 3-2 in...
Japan reaches semifinals with 3-2 win over China(Teruo Kashiyama)
LONDON -- Saori Kimura and Yukiko Ebata each scored 33 points and Japan outlasted China 3-2 in a women's volleyball quarterfinal match.
South Korea cracks down on recent spate of...
Players of the volleyball club Samsung Bluefangs bow to fans in February to apologize for a match-fixing scandal. (AP Photo)
SEOUL--The Korean professional sports world has recently been rocked by a series of revelations of athletes intentionally losing games and matches.
TIES THAT BIND: Injured Yamamoto sets sights on...
Ai Yamamoto (No. 5) plays in the FIVB Women's World Championship in 2010. (The Asahi Shimbun)
This is Part 4 of a series on how Japanese athletes have strengthened their ties with family, coaches and teammates ahead of the London Olympics.
VOLLEYBALL / Coaching pioneer Matsudaira dies of...
Yasutaka Matsudaira (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
Former men's volleyball national team head coach Yasutaka Matsudaira, who led the team to a gold medal at the 1972 Munich Olympics, died of emphysema of the lungs on Dec. 31 at ...
VOLLEYBALL/ Russia beats Poland to win volleyball...
Russia won the volleyball World Cup on Dec. 4, beating Poland 25-22, 23-25, 25-22, 17-25, 17-15.
VOLLEYBALL/ Japan women eye Olympic ticket at World ...
Saori Kimura (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
With Olympic implications, the volleyball World Cup gets under way Nov. 4, and host Japan has set some lofty goals for itself in the women’s competition.
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