Japan men's soccer team aiming to participate in the Paris Olympics. Japan under-23 national team played against the Ukrainian national team in Kitakyushu City.

Final Asian qualifying round that starts next month with a chance to qualify for the Paris Olympic Games. Japan made 10 changes to their starting lineup starting with the warm-up match against Mali on the 22nd of this month, including Ryotaro Araki, who has been in good form with J1 side FC Tokyo with 4 goals in 4 games.