Japan powered past host the Netherlands 25-23, 25-23, 25-21 in its last pool game of the women's volleyball world championship Sunday, setting up a quarterfinal showdown with Brazil.Outside hitters Arisa Inoue and Mayu Ishikawa led with 15 points each for Japan, which finished third in Pool E with seven wins and two losses.Despite closing the second group phase strongly, Inoue said world No. 6 Japan needed to tighten its defense for Tuesday's clash with No. 2 Brazil. The South American team finished second in the group, suffering just one defeat when Japan beat it 3-1 on Sept. 30."Our spike…READ FULL ARTICLE
