Fans noticed Olympic rookie Ran Takahashi, 19, during a match with Canada on July 26. To anime fans' delight, Takahashi pulled off a move seen in "Haikyuu!!," a popular sports anime. The move turned ...

JAPAN is poised for infamy at the international stage upon being knocked out of the group stage of the 2025 FIVB Volleyball Men’s World Championship. The world No. 5 side before the competition ...

THE Philippines has been Japan’s second home roughly two thousand miles away from its men’s volleyball team’s real home. READ: Fan favorites USA, Japan dealt contrasting fates in FIVB Worlds openers ...

WITH the Philippines serving as the global meeting point for elite volleyball, the sport’s superstars double as cultural ambassadors in the FIVB Men’s Volleyball World Championship next month at the ...

MANILA, Philippines — Ran Takahashi said he's happy to be back in the Philippines, playing in front of a supportive Filipino crowd at the FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championships at the Smart Araneta ...

Japan's Kento Miyaura, left, Ran Takahashi, center, and Taishi Onodera celebrate scoring a point during a Volleyball Nations League men's quarterfinal against Poland at Ningbo Beilun Sports and Art ...

MANILA, Philippines — Fan favorites Ran Takahashi of Japan, Ricardo Lucarelli of Brazil, and Rok Mozic of Slovenia are looking forward to meeting the Filipino fans when they compete in the FIVB ...