Kaneki Emi: Sitting Volleyball Playmaker Is Ambassador for the Sport

Yomiuri Giants players Takagi Kyōsuke (center) and Wakabayashi Akihiro (right) try sitting volleyball on March 4 at the G Hands Day event at Tokyo Dome. © Yomiuri Giants.

Kaneki spends much of her working day in front of a computer. (Photo courtesy of Nomura Securities)

Sitting volleyball is played always keeping some part of the buttocks in contact with the court. Standing to serve, block, attack, or jump is penalized. Kaneki (left) is shown here setting up to attack at the 2017 World Super 6 Competition in Hangzhou, China. (Photo courtesy of Nomura Securities).