The biggest stories of the day delivered to your inbox.

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Japan Volleyball Association's search for its women's national team head coach has identified Ferhat Akbas, as the top candidate, sources familiar with the matter said Thursday.

The older Buntai opened in 1962. The Japan women’s national volleyball team, which earned the moniker of the “Oriental Witches” during the 1964 Tokyo Summer Olympics, used to play games in ...

Masahiro Yanagida, who captained the national team from 2018 ... is approaching anime." Japan's glory days in volleyball date back more than half a century. The women's team, the "Oriental Witches ...