Japan women's national under-23 volleyball team
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| Association | Japan Volleyball Association | |||
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| Confederation | AVC | |||
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| FIVB U23 World Championship | ||||
| Appearances | 3 (First in 2013) | |||
| Best result |  Bronze : (2013) | |||
| Asian U23 Championship | ||||
| Appearances | 2 (First in 2015) | |||
| Best result |  Gold : (2017). | |||
The Japan women's national under-23 volleyball team represents Japan in women's under-23 volleyball events, it is controlled and managed by the Japanese Volleyball Association that is a member of Asian volleyball body Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC) and the international volleyball body government the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB).
Results[edit]
FIVB U23 World Championship[edit]
Champions Runners up Third place Fourth place
| FIVB U23 World Championship [1] | ||||||||
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| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | SW | SL | Squad |
 2013
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Semifinals | Third | Squad | |||||
 2015
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Semifinals | 4th | Squad | |||||
 2017
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9th | Squad | ||||||
| Total | 0 titles | 3/3 | ||||||
Asian U23 Championship[edit]
Champions Runners up Third place Fourth place
| Asian U23 Championship | ||||||||
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| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | SW | SL | Squad |
 2015
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Semifinals | 4th | Squad | |||||
 2017
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Final | 1st | Squad | |||||
| Total | 1 Title | 2/2 | ||||||
Team[edit]
Current squad[edit]
The following is the Japanese roster in the 2017 FIVB Women's U23 World Championship.[2]
Head coach: Kiyoshi Abo
| No. | Name | Date of birth | Height | Weight | Spike | Block | 2016–2017 club |
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| 1 | Misaki Yamauchi (c) | 10 March 1995 | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | 69 kg (152 lb) | 306 cm (120 in) | 295 cm (116 in) |  NEC Red rockets
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| 2 | Nozomi Itoh | 16 February 1995 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | 70 kg (150 lb) | 306 cm (120 in) | 295 cm (116 in) | Toray Arrow
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| 3 | Ayaka Sugi | 12 April 1996 | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | 72 kg (159 lb) | 293 cm (115 in) | 282 cm (111 in) | Tokyo Women's College
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| 5 | Haruka Kanamori | 9 April 1996 | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | 66 kg (146 lb) | 297 cm (117 in) | 285 cm (112 in) | Hisamitsu Springs
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| 6 | Misaki Shirai | 30 July 1996 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | 71 kg (157 lb) | 293 cm (115 in) | 280 cm (110 in) | Toray Arrow
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| 7 | Nanaka Sakamoto | 6 September 1996 | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | 65 kg (143 lb) | 304 cm (120 in) | 294 cm (116 in) | Denso Airybees
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| 8 | Miki Sakurai | 1 May 1996 | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | 62 kg (137 lb) | 275 cm (108 in) | 265 cm (104 in) | Nippon Sport Science University
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| 10 | Kaori Mabashi | 18 November 1996 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | 63 kg (139 lb) | 295 cm (116 in) | 285 cm (112 in) | Hitachi Rivale
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| 11 | Nanami Hirose | 12 May 1997 | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | 61 kg (134 lb) | 301 cm (119 in) | 295 cm (116 in) | NEC Red Rockets
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| 12 | Moeri Hanai | 17 April 1997 | 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) | 60 kg (130 lb) | 275 cm (108 in) | 270 cm (110 in) | Nippon Sport Science University
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| 13 | Miwako Osanai | 19 July 1997 | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | 66 kg (146 lb) | 293 cm (115 in) | 270 cm (110 in) | Hitachi Rivale
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| 16 | Rei Kudo | 5 December 1997 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | 65 kg (143 lb) | 300 cm (120 in) | 295 cm (116 in) | Denso Airybees
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