{
  "id": 8924381,
  "title": "[Asian Games] S. Korea loses to Japan to drop to bronze medal match in women's volleyball",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/asian-games-s-korea-loses-to-japan-to-drop-to-bronze-medal-match-in",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-21T13:12:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/sports/20260921/asian-games-s-korea-loses-to-japan-to-drop-to-bronze-medal-match-in-womens-volleyball"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "South Korea suffered a loss to Japan in the women's volleyball semifinal at the Asian Games, setting up a bronze medal match against Thailand. In the semifinal match held at Park Arena Komaki, Japan defeated South Korea 3-0 with scores of 25-22, 25-22, and 25-16. South Korea had not lost a game in the group stage and had eliminated Kazakhstan in the quarterfinals, but they were unable to defeat the host country in their pursuit of their first gold since 2014. The South Korean women's volleyball team had not gone without a medal at the Asian Games since 2023 and had never achieved consecutive medals in women's volleyball. Despite a strong performance in the first set, South Korea faltered and fell further behind in the second set. They briefly led in the second set but eventually conceded four consecutive points and ultimately lost the match.",
  "summary": "NAGOYA, Japan — South Korea lost to Japan in the semifinals of the women's volleyball tournament at the Asian Games on Monday, dropping to the bronze medal contest against Thailand. Japan defeated South Korea in straight sets, 3-0 (25-22, 25-22, 25-16) in the semifinals at Park Arena Komaki in Komaki, just north of Nagoya. South Korea went undefeated in the group phase and eliminated Kazakhstan…",
  "key_points": [
    "South Korea defeats Japan 3-0 in women's volleyball semifinal",
    "Japan wins 25-22, 25-22, 25-16 to advance to bronze medal match",
    "South Korea to face Thailand for bronze after losing to Japan"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
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  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}