Jakub Balcerzak wrote that Laurent Tillie, the French coach of the Japanese national team, was very satisfied with the 2026 national team season. According to Balcerzak, Tillie described it as one of the most demanding in history: it lasted nearly six months, and Japan competed in different lineups on three fronts. Balcerzak reported that Japan finished fourth in the 2026 Nations League, won the Asian Championship, and claimed silver at the Asian Games. Tillie appreciated the entire team's performance, and qualifying for the Olympics was supposed to allow the team to prepare more freely for the tournament in Los Angeles. As Balcerzak wrote, Japan aimed for the best possible result at the 2027 World Championship in Poland and dreamed of a medal. He noted that the team's best result at the World Championships in this century was eighth place, achieved 20 years earlier on home soil. #MWCH2027 #siatkówka #Japonia #sport (translated)
