Registered Members
Official tournament page (https://en.volleyballworld.com/volleyball/competitions/women-world-championship/) listed the 24 members of the Japanese national team for the World Championships.
From this list, the players will be narrowed down to 14 players on the bench and up to 4 reserves before the tournament.
Setter
1. Koyomi Iwasaki, 175cm, 1989, Saitama Ageo Medics
6 Nanami Seki 171cm 1999 Busto Arsizio (Italy)
18 Hitomi Shiode 174cm 1999 Osaka Marvelous
22 Tsukasa Nakagawa 159cm 2000 NEC Red Rockets Kawasaki
Outside hitter/opposite
4. Mayu Ishikawa (C) 174cm 2000 Novara (Italy)
13 Yukiko Wada 174cm 2002 NEC Red Rockets Kawasaki
24 Rui Nonaka 177cm 2001 Victorina Himeji
26 Yoshino Sato 177cm 2001 NEC Red Rockets Kawasaki
28 Megumi Fukasawa 176cm 2003 SAGA Hisamitsu Springs
30 Kitamado Ayane 182cm 2004 SAGA Hisamitsu Springs
33 Misora Akimoto 185cm 2006 Dresden (Germany)
34 Kawamata Shinkai 183cm 2006 Victorina Himeji
37 Tsugumi Fukasawa 176cm 2003 Toray Arrows Shiga
38 Ai Hirota 175cm 2003 NEC Red Rockets Kawasaki
Middle Blocker
2. Ayaka Araki 184cm 2001 SAGA Hisamitsu Springs
3 Haruyo Shimamura 182cm 1992 Pepper Savings Bank AI Peppers (Korea)
11. Yamada Nichika, 184cm, 2000, NEC Red Rockets Kawasaki
15 Miyabe Airi 181cm 1998 Victorina Himeji
17 Maki Yamaguchi 175cm 1999 KUROBE Aqua Fairies Toyama
27 Nanami Asano 183cm 2002 Denso Airy Beads
Libero
8. Manami Kojima 158cm 1994 LOVB Salt Lake City (USA)
12 Keimi Fukudome 162cm 1997 Victorina Himeji
19 Miku Iwazawa 160cm 1999 Saitama Ageo Medics
21 Yanami Nishimura 168cm 2000 SAGA Hisamitsu Springs
Match schedule etc.
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