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Japan men's volleyball 2026 Nations League – bronze match

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Japan’s men’s national volleyball team continued its Nations League campaign in Ningbo after a 3‑1 quarter‑final victory over host China on 29 July. The win, highlighted by outside hitters Yūshi Nishida and Shōma Tomita and captain Ai Takahashi’s 21 points, was hailed as a morale boost for disaster‑relief efforts following the Kumamoto earthquake. In the semi‑final on 31 July, Japan faced the United States. The match went the full five sets, with Japan taking the second (25‑23) and third (25‑20) sets before falling 2‑3 (19‑25, 13‑15) and seeing its 13‑match winning streak end. Captain Yuki Ishikawa, setter Eiji Fukatsu and opposite Yusuke Nishida led the effort; after the loss, ~~captain~~ Ishikawa, outside hitter Ai Takashi and opposite Nishida noted the narrow margin and turned their focus to the bronze‑medal match against Slovenia scheduled for 2 August. ~~The team now prepares for~~ On 1 August, Ishikawa reiterated the ~~bronze match, aiming~~ team’s aim to “recover and take the bronze,” emphasizing that a victory would secure ~~its~~ Japan’s first medal in two years. He also pointed to Japan’s unbeaten run in the last seven meetings with Slovenia as a confidence boost ahead of the third‑place clash.

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