The Japan women's volleyball team kept its Olympic dreams alive and set up a crunch match with Germany on Thursday night when the FIVB Women's World Cup 2011 hosts beat Kenya in straight sets (25-11, 25-10, 25-9) on Wednesday.
The win, Japan's eighth out of eight against the Africa champions, puts the world No. 4 level with Germany on 19 points in fourth place knowing the loser of Thursday's game faces an enormous task to finish in the top three.
Leading Japan on the day was Saori Kimura with 15, though she was supported by great team serving as Japan posted 11 aces in total, with Yoshie Takeshita and Erika Araki delivering three each at Yoyogi National Gymnasium.