Japan head coach Jamie Joseph has named his 23-man match-day squad to face England in Pool D at Stade de Nice on Sunday, 17 September.
There are plenty of familiar faces from the 2019 World Cup in the Japan team that will face the Lions this Saturday in Edinburgh.
Captaining his country at the World Cup was too much of a burden for the hooker, leaving Gregor Townsend turning to his star full-back for the 2020 Sis Nations
All eight of the nations to make the knockout rounds of the 2019 Rugby World Cup will already be beginning to look at their transition plans for RWC 2023.
Rather than focus on Japan's 26-3 loss to South Africa in Sunday's World Cup quarter-final, it's better to remember how far the nation has come since playing in the first World Cup in 1987.
RugbyPass rates the Japan players after the World Cup hosts fell to a 26-3 quarter-final defeat to a powerful South Africa team in Tokyo.
Japan have won over the hearts and minds of the rugby world with their displays at the RWC and here are the future stars who can sustain and build on that success.
The Brave Blossoms have named a strong side for their maiden appearance in a World Cup knockout match.
Four years ago, the Bok scrum had no answer for what Japan threw at them. Under different guidance now, can the Brave Blossoms repeat that fantastic feat?
Japan coach Jamie Joseph has named his team for the Pool A match against Ireland at Shizuoka Stadium Ecopa on Saturday.
