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Japan coach Takeshi Okada on Wednesday announced his squad to play Yemen in a 2011 Asian Cup qualifying match on January 20 at KK Wing Stadium in Kumamoto.

The squad included three new faces: Kawasaki Frontale and Japan Olympic team midfielder Hiroyuki Taniguchi, Vissel Kobe full-back Yosuke Ishibitsu and Cerezo Osaka midfielder Takashi Inui.
Gamba Osaka players who played in the FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2008 presented by Toyota were not included in order to give them time to rest, and no Europe-based players were included in the squad.
The Japan squad will get together for a training camp from January 10 in Kagoshima to start preparing for the match.
Following the qualifier with Yemen, Japan will play Bahrain on January 28 in Manama in another Asian Cup qualifier.

Squad:
Goalkeepers—Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi (Jubilo Iwata), Ryota Tsuzuki (Urawa Reds), Eiji Kawashima (Kawasaki Frontale)
Defenders—Shuhei Terada (Kawasaki Frontale), Kazumichi Takagi (Shimizu S-Pulse), Yuichi Komano (Jubilo Iwata), Yuki Abe (Urawa Reds), Yosuke Ishibitsu (Vissel Kobe), Hiroki Mizumoto (Kyoto Sanga), Masato Morishige (Oita Trinita), Atsuto Uchida (Kashima Antlers)
Midfielders—Kengo Nakamura (Kawasaki Frontale), Takeshi Aoki (Kashima Antlers), Kohei Kudo (JEF United Chiba), Hiroyuki Taniguchi (Kawasaki Frontale), Takashi Inui (Cerezo Osaka), Mu Kanazaki (Oita Trinita), Shinji Kagawa (Cerezo Osaka)
Forwards—Seiichiro Maki (JEF United Chiba), Yoshito Okubo (Vissel Kobe), Tatsuya Tanaka (Urawa Reds), Shinji Okazaki (Shimizu S-Pulse), Shinzo Koroki (Kashima Antlers)
Coach—Takeshi Okada