International Women's Friendlies
Strikes from Kiko Seike (26th), Maika Hamano (33rd) and Yui Hasegawa (38th) gave the Asian champions a 3-1 lead at the break before Remina Chiba (57th) and Maya Hijikata (81st) put further shine on the victory.
Australia, meanwhile, endured a difficult match as they went down 4-2 to Germany.
A Melissa Kossler brace in the 23rd and 30th minutes put Germany ahead but Sam Kerr’s header in first half added time kept the margins close at the break.
After a keen battle, it was Germany who pulled further ahead in the 83rd minute thanks to Camilla Kuver with the Matildas again narrowing the deficit through Holly McNamara in the second minute of stoppage time but Sjoeke Nusken scored two minutes later to seal the win for the European side.
Disappointment was also felt by Uzbekistan, who lost 3-1 to Morocco despite Diyorakhon Khabibullaeva opening the scoring in the 16th minute.
Other matches saw the Philippines lose 2-1 to Peru while Saudi Arabia picked up a 2-0 win against Malaysia.
Photo: Japan Football Association
