The Japanese national ice hockey team is the national men's ice hockey of Japan. They are controlled by the Japan Ice Hockey Federation and a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). Japan is currently ranked 23rd in the rankings and currently compete in the IIHF World Championship Division I. They have competed in eight Olympic Games competitions.
The Japan women's national handball team is the national handball team of Japan and is controlled by the Japan Handball Association.
The Japan women's national basketball team, also known as Akatsuki Japan, is the national team representing Japan in international basketball competitions. It is administered by the Japan Basketball Association.
The Japanese Professional Movie Awards (日本映画プロフェッショナル大賞) are an annual Japanese film award. The first awards were given to films made in 1991. This award is hosted by Hiroo Ōtaka.
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.
Ulrik Kirkely is a Danish handball coach.
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.
Japan participated in the 2018 Asian Games as a competing nation, in Jakarta and Palembang, Indonesia, from 18 August to 2 September 2018.
Ryosuke Sasaki is a Japanese handball player for Toyoda Gosei and the Japanese national team.
Naoki Sugioka is a Japanese handball player for Toyota Auto Body and the Japanese national team.
Yuki Kubo is a Japanese handball player for Daido Steel and the Japanese national team.
Ryusei Okamoto is a Japanese handball player for Toyota Auto Body and the Japanese national team.
Tatsuki Yoshino is a Japanese handball player for Toyota Auto Body and the Japanese national team.
Kento Miyaura is a Japanese male volleyball player from Kumamoto City, on the island of Kyushu. Currently, he plays in V.League division 1 for JTEKT Stings. He used to be the captain of Japan U-19 team and Waseda University's club.
Tomohiro Ogawa is a Japanese male volleyball player from Yokohama city in Kanagawa Prefecture. He plays in V.League Division 1 for JTEKT Stings and Japan men's national volleyball team.
Kenta Takanashi is a Japanese male volleyball player. He plays in V.League Division 1 for Wolf Dogs Nagoya and Japan men's national volleyball team. He was the captain of Japan U-21 national team.
This article shows the rosters of all participating teams at the women's handball tournament at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.
This article shows the rosters of all participating teams at the men's handball tournament at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.
Japan, the previous host of the 2020 Olympics at Tokyo, competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris from 26 July to 11 August 2024. Japanese athletes have appeared in every edition of the Summer Olympic Games from 1912 onwards, except for two occasions: the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, to which they were not invited because of the nation's role in World War II, and the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, due to their participation in the United States-led boycott.
This article shows the rosters of all participating teams at the men's handball tournament at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.
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