JapanFootballJapan nearly masters of their own downfall but quality in reserve comes to the rescue21dGabriel TanKoji Watanabe/Getty Images
JapanFootballAmid the unpredictability of the Asian qualifiers, the only certainty is a Japan triumph25dGabriel TanAFP via Getty Images
JapanFootballWith blockbuster display, Japan might have found a way to fit all their A-listers into one cast2MGabriel TanKenta Harada/Getty Images
Iraq pull off massive upset to raise more doubts over Japan's Asian Cup credentials9MGabriel TanHECTOR RETAMAL/AFP via Getty Images
JapanFootballAmid heartbreak, Japan will learn that brute force is sometimes required to break down a wall2YGabriel TanAP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko
