The Japanese Men’s U23 National Team has competed at the past three world championships. The team has placed as high as second in its history at the tournament, reaching the podium only once in their debut appearance in 2005. Most recently, Japan placed ninth at the last world championship for junior men in 2013.
History at the World Championship
- 2013 – Adana, Turkey – 9th place
- 2009 – Paris, France – 6th place
- 2005 – Birmingham, Great Britain – Silver
Team Roster
No. |
NAME |
CLASS |
DATE OF BIRTH |
HOMETOWN |
2 | Renshi Chokai | 2.5 | 02-Feb-1999 | Nagasaki |
5 | Rintaro Furusaki | 3.0 | 24-May-2001 | Fukui |
7 | Takuya Furusawa | 3.0 | 08-May-1996 | Kanagawa |
9 | Koki Maruyama | 2.5 | 04-Sep-1996 | Nagano |
10 | Takayoshi Iwai | 1.0 | 28-Jun-1996 | Toyama |
11 | Kazuma Terauchi | 4.5 | 21-Oct-1998 | Toyama |
12 | Satoru Kumagai | 3.5 | 05-Sep-1996 | Nagano |
13 | Ryuga Akaishi | 2.5 | 11-Sep-2000 | Saitama |
14 | Yoshinobu Takamatsu | 4.0 | 20-Nov-1999 | Tochigi |
18 | Rin Kawahara | 1.5 | 03-Dec-1996 | Nagasaki |
46 | Shuya Tanaka | 4.0 | 27-May-1995 | Gifu |
92 | Takahiro Akeda | 1.0 | 26-Jun-1995 | Osaka |
Coaching Staff: Head Coach : Kazuyuki Kyoya / Assistant Coach : Sayaka Yamasaki / Team Leader : Satoshi Nishida / Trainer : Hironori Kino / Trainer : Takumi Saito / Team Staff : Eriko Yokose / Translator : Miki Matheson