The Japan men's national under-21 volleyball team represents Japan in men's under-21 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).
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| Association | Japanese Volleyball Association | |||
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| Confederation | AVC | |||
| Head coach | Ueda Yoshitsugu | |||
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| FIVB U21 World Championship | ||||
| Appearances | 14 (First in 1977) | |||
| Best result |  (1989) | |||
| Asian U20 Championship | ||||
| Appearances | 21 (First in 1980) | |||
| Best result |  (1988, 2010, 2012) | |||
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Results
editFIVB U21 World Championship
editChampions Runners up Third place Fourth place
| FIVB U21 World Championship[1] | |||||||||
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| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | SW | SL | Squad | |
 1977 |
6th place | Squad | |||||||
 1981 |
9th place | Squad | |||||||
 1985 |
10th place | Squad | |||||||
 1987 |
10th place | Squad | |||||||
 1989 |
Final | Runners-Up | Squad | ||||||
 1991 |
5th place | Squad | |||||||
 1993 |
7th place | Squad | |||||||
 1995 |
Did not qualify | ||||||||
| 1997 | |||||||||
 1999 | |||||||||
 2001 |
9th place | Squad | |||||||
 2003 |
Did not qualify | ||||||||
 2005 | |||||||||
 2007 |
11th place match | 11th place | 7 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 16 | Squad | |
| 2009 |
Did not qualify | ||||||||
| 2011 |
11th place match | 12th place | 8 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 18 | Squad | |
 2013 |
9th place match | 10th place | 8 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 19 | Squad | |
 2015 |
14th place | Squad | |||||||
 2017 |
13th place match | 13th place | 8 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 15 | Squad | |
| 2019 |
Did not qualify | ||||||||
 2021 | |||||||||
| 2023 | |||||||||
| 2025 | Qualified | ||||||||
| Total | 0 Titles | 14/23 | |||||||
Asian U20 Championship
editChampions Runners up Third place Fourth place
| Asian U20 Championship | |||||||
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| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | SW | SL |
| 2010 | Final | Champions | 8 | 7 | 1 | 22 | 9 |
| 2012 | Final | Champions | 8 | 8 | 0 | 24 | 2 |
| 2014 | 5th place match | 5th place | 7 | 6 | 1 | 18 | 4 |
 2016 | Semifinals | 4th place | 8 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 12 |
| 2018 | Preliminary round | 13th place | 5 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 2 |
| 2022 | Preliminary round | 13th place | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 6 |
 2024 | Semifinals | 3rd place | 7 | 6 | 1 | 20 | 5 |
| Total | 3 Titles | 21/21 | |||||
Team
editCurrent squad
editThe following is the Japanese roster in the 2017 FIVB Volleyball Men's U21 World Championship.[2]
Head coach: Tokunaga Fumitoshi
| No. | Name | Date of birth | Height | Weight | Spike | Block | 2017 club |
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| 1 | Kenta Takanashi (c) | 25 March 1997 | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | 77 kg (170 lb) | 333 cm (131 in) | 312 cm (123 in) |  Nippon Sport Science University |
| 3 | Takaki Koyama | 23 November 1997 | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | 76 kg (168 lb) | 330 cm (130 in) | 315 cm (124 in) | Osaka Sangyo University |
| 4 | Yudai Arai | 27 June 1998 | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | 86 kg (190 lb) | 345 cm (136 in) | 333 cm (131 in) | Tokai University |
| 5 | Kenyu Nakamoto | 21 November 1997 | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | 68 kg (150 lb) | 325 cm (128 in) | 305 cm (120 in) | Nippon Sport Science University |
| 6 | Kento Miyaura | 22 February 1999 | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | 73 kg (161 lb) | 338 cm (133 in) | 320 cm (130 in) | Waseda University |
| 7 | Jin Tsuzuki | 28 December 1998 | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) | 78 kg (172 lb) | 340 cm (130 in) | 320 cm (130 in) | Chuo University |
| 8 | Taisei Muraoka | 18 October 1998 | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | 85 kg (187 lb) | 335 cm (132 in) | 320 cm (130 in) | Tokyo Gakugei University |
| 10 | Alan Kono | 21 January 1999 | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 74 kg (163 lb) | 320 cm (130 in) | 308 cm (121 in) | Aichi Gakuin University |
| 11 | Shunichiro Sato | 17 May 2000 | 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) | 92 kg (203 lb) | 335 cm (132 in) | 320 cm (130 in) | Tohoku High School |
| 12 | Masaki Kaneko | 23 October 1997 | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | 70 kg (150 lb) | 333 cm (131 in) | 320 cm (130 in) | JT Thunders Hiroshima |
| 14 | Tomohiro Horie | 23 June 1997 | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 70 kg (150 lb) | 315 cm (124 in) | 305 cm (120 in) | Waseda University |
| 15 | Yusuke Makiyama | 4 November 1997 | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | 65 kg (143 lb) | 320 cm (130 in) | 303 cm (119 in) | Chuo University |
Notable players
edit- Masahiro Sekita (2012–2013)
- Naoya Takano (2012–2013)
- Yūki Ishikawa (2013–2014)
- Kentaro Takahashi (2013)
- Masaki Oya (2014)
- Taishi Onodera (2015)
- Issei Otake (2015)
- Kento Miyaura (2017)
- Kenta Takanashi (2015–2017)