The Japan players do not have the height
normally associated with the top level of women’s volleyball and the team is
young, with an average age of 20. The players come not only from our top clubs,
but also from top university teams. Using the typical characteristics of
Japanese teams – dexterity, hard work, discipline and efforts to bring out
players’ individual personalities – Japan will fight fiercely for every point.
In addition to the Japan team’s great esprit
de corps, Japanese volleyball is well-known for its indefatigable
determination and speedy combinations, and their teams invariably produce
dynamic volleyball. The speed of their combination play makes it difficult to
predict their attacks. The key players who will create these combinations are
the two setters: Kanami Tashiro and Natsumi
Fujita. In addition, Japan have good servers and are renowned for their digging
and defence.
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