The Japan women's national volleyball team, or All-Japan women's volleyball team, is currently ranked 7th in the world by FIVB. The head coach is Masayoshi Manabe.
Yuki Ota is a Japanese foil fencer, gold medallist at the 2006 Asian Games, silver medallist at the 2008 Summer Olympics, team silver medallist at the 2012 Summer Olympics, and individual gold medallist at the 2015 World Fencing Championships. He is a member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
Danish Handball Association is the national governing body for handball in Denmark. It is based in Brøndby.
Yūki Nagasato, known from 2012 to 2016 as Yūki Ōgimi, is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a striker for National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) club Houston Dash. She is the first female footballer to play for the first-team of a Japanese men's club.
Yuki Ishii is a Japanese volleyball player who plays for Hisamitsu Springs. She also played for the All-Japan women's volleyball team. She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics, in Women's volleyball.
Yuki Tanabe is a Japanese handballer for Hokkoku Bank and the Japanese national team.
Martin Strobel is a German former handball player who played for HBW Balingen-Weilstetten and the Germany national team.
Yūki Ishikawa is a Japanese male professional volleyball player from Okazaki City, Aichi Prefecture. He is the captain of the Japan men's national volleyball team, and plays as an outside hitter. At club-level, he currently plays for Sir Safety Perugia at the SuperLega.
The Japan men's national volleyball team, also referred to as Ryujin Nippon or simply Nippon, represents Japan in international volleyball competitions and friendly matches, governed by Japan Volleyball Association. As of September 2024, the team is ranked sixth in the FIVB Senior World Rankings, with their peak coming at second place prior to the 2024 Summer Olympics.
Yuki Matsushita is a Japanese track and field athlete. He competed in the 400 m hurdles event at the 2015 World Championships He also competed in the 2016 Summer Olympics where he ran 49.60 in the first heat of the 400 m hurdles but did not qualify further.
Shinnosuke Tokuda is a Japanese handball player for Saudi Arabian Khaleej Club and the Japanese national team.
Hiroki Motoki is a Japanese handball player for Osaki Osol and the Japanese national team.
Kohei Narita is a Japanese handball player for Wakunaga Leolic and the Japanese national team. He plays in the left back position.
Remi Anri Doi, also called Rémi Feutrier is a French-born Japanese handball player for C' Chartres Métropole handball and the Japanese national team.
The Japan Handball Association (JHA) is the governing body of handball and beach handball in Japan. JHA is affiliated to the Asian Handball Federation (AHF), Japanese Olympic Committee and International Handball Federation (IHF) since 1952.
Daisuke Watanabe is a Japanese track and field athlete. He competed in the men's long jump at the 2000 Summer Olympics.
Japan was the host nation of the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020 but postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021 because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Since the nation's official debut in 1912, Japanese athletes have appeared at every Summer Olympic Games in the modern era, except for the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, to which they were not invited due to the nation's role in World War II, and the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, as part of the United States-led boycott. The opening ceremony flag-bearers for Japan are basketball player Rui Hachimura and wrestler Yui Susaki. Karateka Ryo Kiyuna is the flag-bearer for the closing ceremony.
Cesson Rennes Métropole Handball, is a team handball club from Cesson-Sévigné, France. The club was formed in 1968 being called OC Cesson. In 2011 a new club was created with a new name.
Yuki Soma is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a winger for J1 League club Machida Zelvia, and the Japan national team.
Yuki Kubo is a Japanese handball player for Daido Steel and the Japanese national team.
