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Tatsunori was the one who brought the surprise cake for Ran’s birthday 😭✨
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Tatsunori’s birthday message for Ran:
“We will work hard at volleyball and inspire each other to do our best.”
He’s so shy (〃ω〃)
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Ogawa: “He’s serious by heart, and honest… but he’s a brat.”
Ran: Oi!
Ishikawa the whole time: 😆🍉
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Nishida had 5 girlfriends so far and he’s only 22
my single ass can’t relate
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[2018 archive]
Ryujin Nippon guesting at TBS "Honoo-no Taiiku-kai TV (炎の体育館ＴＶ)". Rare shots of 18-year-old Yuji doing a peace sign while the staff was fixing his mic, and Yuki fixing his hair in the waiting room. 😆
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3 years passed, but this is still the funniest Ishikawa-Nishida interactions for me 🤣
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the light aura of this photo is so therapeutic i have no words
lequipe.fr/Volley-ball/Ar…
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Ryujin Nippon's final adjustments in preparation against France. Good luck, team! 🐉🔥
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Ngapeth: “Ishikawa was my friend and teammate. I am happy to meet him again at this level.”
He also mentioned that Ishikawa and Nishida are two of the players to watch out for, and containing these two will be a key to their victory.
newsdig.tbs.co.jp/articles/-/143…
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tbh my mind was conditioned that Japan will lose in straight set today, not expecting them to win a set, let alone taking France into a full set. For this new era of Ryujin Nippon, this is truly historical! Good game, Japan! Congratulations, France 🎉🎉🎉
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Commentator said that Japan’s loss today is all in vain, BUT IT WAS ANYTHING BUT “ALL IN VAIN”. Japan has been losing to France in straight set, and this is the first time in a long time that Japan took FRA in full set. It’s a “START”, but never “IN VAIN”.
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This is the end of 2022 NT season for Japan. The team will go home, have a little meeting and go back to their respective club teams to prepare for the upcoming local leagues this October. Truly a magnificent improvement from 2021. Proud of you, Nippon! 🇯🇵
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[2022 World Championship]
Japan 🇯🇵 vs 🇫🇷 France - Match Results
Best Scorers
31 - Nishida
22 - Ishikawa
11 - Ran
Attack
28 - Nishida
19 - Ishikawa
9 - Ran
Block
3 - Yamauchi
2 - Nishida
1 - Ran
Ace
2 - Ishikawa
1 - Ran / Sekita
🔗 fivb.org/vis2009/getdoc…
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This is the first time i’ve seen the reserve melting with agony 😆 i mean we can’t blame them, they’re us too in front of our screen 😅
You know it’s really frustrating when you see a very calm Miyaken doing THAT
[🎥 @volleyballworld]
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TWO OF THE MOST ELECTRIFYING LIBEROS IN 2022 WCH SHOOK HANDS AND WE DIDN’T GET A CLOSE UP????
Ngapeth to Ishikawa-Nishida and Bart to Nishida had one, but Jenia and Tomo none? 🥲
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Ishikawa: “I was able to experience two things: the confidence I gained from playing such a good match against France, and the weakness that still prevents me from winning. I want to get stronger and show them that we could beat a (strong) team like that next time.”
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TL dry? Here’s Ishikawa and Nishida getting fooled by Ngapeth on separate instances 🤣
The vibe on the kids’ high fives to Ngapeth were like “i hate you for being so good at this” 😆
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2024 Olympic Qualification Summary (Men's schedule)
1. Host country
France 🇫🇷
2. OQT
The top 24 teams are eligible to compete in 3 OQTs. 24 teams will be defined by FIVB World Ranking on Sept 12, 2022. 1st and 2nd ranking teams from each OQT will be qualified.
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Ryujin Nippon’s final photo before going home 🇸🇮✈️🇯🇵
Thank you for your hard work this 2022 NT season, team!
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