Le pays hôte, le Japon, est placé dans le Groupe A avec l'Australie, le Bahreïn et Oman pour le Championnat d'Asie masculin de volley-ball 2026 à Fukuoka.
Mayu and Yuki Ishikawa headline the inaugural AVC Gala awards in Bangkok, with Ferhat Akbaş named Coach of the Year.
Turkish coach Ferhat Akbaş, Japan's national team head coach, is named Coach of the Year at the AVC Gala in Bangkok.
Ziraat Bankkart Ankara signs Japanese star Yuki Ishikawa to replace Tomasz Fornal, as the club continues chasing a Champions League title.
Slovenia claims their first-ever VNL medal, beating Japan 3-1 in a dramatic bronze medal match in Ningbo.
The United States rallies from two sets down to beat unbeaten Japan 3-2, reaching the VNL final against Poland on Sunday.
Denso Airybees add Colombian outside hitter Amanda and Philippine middle blocker Gagate as the club continues building its foreign roster.
Slovenia meets Poland and Japan faces the USA in Saturday's VNL semifinals, both rematches of tight five-set battles from earlier this year.
Japan beats host China 3-1 to reach the VNL semifinals for the third time, setting up a showdown with the United States on August 1.
Japan announces its VNL Finals roster, keeping most of its unbeaten Preliminary Round squad ahead of a quarterfinal against host China.
Eight teams begin the men's VNL Finals in Ningbo, China, on Wednesday, with Slovenia, Turkiye, Japan, China, Italy, USA, Poland, and Ukraine in action.
Brazil recovered after losing the opening set to defeat Japan 3-1 and advance to the VNL semifinals, where the South American side will meet defending champion Italy.
Japanese captain Mayu Ishikawa has joined Eczacıbaşı Dynavit for the 2026/27 season after spending the previous campaign with Novara.
