Japan succumbs to 3rd defeat at volleyball World Cup

Nicole Fawcett (14) and Tetori Dixon (21) of the United States attempt to block Saori Kimura's spike in the first set of a round-robin match against Japan at the volleyball World Cup in Nagoya on Sept. 5, 2015. The United States won in four sets to rise to an 8-2 record, while Japan's third loss guaranteed that the host nation would not make a top-two finish required for automatic qualification for the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo