NEWS

The Japan Under-16 squad was announced on Monday for the Toyota International Youth tournament scheduled for August 6-9 in Toyota, Aichi Prefecture.

The Japanese boys will play Korea Republic on August 6, Nagoya Grampus on August 8 and Mexico on August 9 in the friendly tournament. All games will be played at Toyota Stadium.
Squad:
Goalkeepers—Ken Tajiri (Gamba Osaka youth), Ryota Suzuki (Yokohama F. Marinos youth)
Defenders—Wataru Endo (Shonan Bellmare youth), Ken Matsubara (Oita Trinita U-18), Takaaki Kinoshita (Hamamatsu Kaiseikan High School), Takaharu Nishino (Gamba Osaka youth), Eito Furuyama (JFA Academy Fukushima), Kosei Wakimoto (Sanfrecce Hiroshima youth)
Midfielders—Taishi Soma (Kashiwa Reysol U-18), Ryosuke Yamanaka (Kashiwa Reysol U-18), Hiroto Yamachiyo (Gamba Osaka youth), Andrew Kumagai (Yokohama F. Marinos), Riki Harakawa (Kyoto Sanga F.C. U-18), Hirotaka Tameda (Oita Trinita U-18)
Forwards—Ryota Tanabe (Mitsubishi Yowa SC youth), Shota Sakaki (Consadole Sapporo youth U-18), Yuya Kubo (Kyoto Sanga F.C. U-18), Ryuga Suzuki (Kashima Antlers youth)
Coach—Yuji Okuma