{"id":159660,"date":"2024-02-01T11:40:02","date_gmt":"2024-02-01T02:40:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=159660&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2024-02-01T11:40:02","modified_gmt":"2024-02-01T02:40:02","slug":"volleyball-nations-league-coming-to-kitakyushu-in-june","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/news\/volleyball-nations-league-coming-to-kitakyushu-in-june\/","title":{"rendered":"Volleyball Nations League Coming to Kitakyushu in June"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Kitakyushu is gearing up to host the Volleyball Nations League this June, in a run-up to the Paris Olympics. Announced by the International Volleyball Federation, the men&#8217;s games are scheduled from June 4-9 and the women&#8217;s from June 11-16 at the West Japan General Exhibition Center in Kokurakita Ward. Governor Hattori of Fukuoka expressed enthusiasm for the event and pledged full support. This competition, featuring 16 top teams each in men\u2019s and women\u2019s categories, is a crucial prelude to the July Paris Olympics and a valuable opportunity for Japan\u2019s already qualified men&#8217;s team. <strong>Source:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www3.nhk.or.jp\/fukuoka-news\/20240131\/5010023272.html\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">NHK<\/a> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jva.or.jp\/topics\/20240131-1\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Japan Volleyball Association<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/fnn_volley-ball-unsplash_2024_cl.jpg?resize=1400%2C933&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Volleyball Nations League Coming to Kitakyushu in June\" width=\"1400\" height=\"933\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-159655\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/fnn_volley-ball-unsplash_2024_cl.jpg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/fnn_volley-ball-unsplash_2024_cl.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/fnn_volley-ball-unsplash_2024_cl.jpg?resize=1024%2C682&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/fnn_volley-ball-unsplash_2024_cl.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>Photo by \u00c7a\u011flar Oskay on Unsplash<\/p>\n<p>Stay informed with the latest Fukuoka &#038; Kyushu news and events in English. Sign up for our <a href=https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/mailmagazine\/>free weekly newsletter<\/a> today and never miss a beat. Opt out anytime, your privacy is our priority. Get the inside scoop with <a href=https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/mailmagazine\/>The Now<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summaries based on public content, errors may occur during translation. Images credited independently. Send feedback using <a href=https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/contact\/>this <b>form<\/b>.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kitakyushu is gearing up to host the Volleyball Nations League this June, in a run-up to the Paris Olympics. Announced by the International&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":30040,"featured_media":159659,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","tags":[],"class_list":["post-159660","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","location-kitakyushu","news-category-sports","en-US"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/159660","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/30040"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=159660"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/159659"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=159660"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=159660"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}