The 2010 FIVB Women's World Championship was the sixteenth edition of the competition. Like the previous tournament, the 2010 edition also was held from 29 October to 14 November 2010 in Japan, though the range of venues and locations was modified slightly. Twenty-four teams participated in the tournament.
Image: Matsumoto City Gymnasium
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Image: Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium 2008
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The Japan women's national volleyball team, or All-Japan women's volleyball team, is currently ranked 6th in the world by FIVB. The head coach is Masayoshi Manabe.
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Masae Kasai standing in the center of podium as the captain of Oriental Witches [ja], 1964 Tokyo Olympics Women's Volleyball
Sata Isobe spiking ball against Soviet Union National Team, 1964 Tokyo Olympics Women's Volleyball
Emiko Miyamoto at the 1964 Olympics
Yuriko Handa at the 1964 Olympics