The meeting was held in Tokyo and ended with a score of 30:10 in favor of the tournament hosts.
At the end of the game, the Japanese scored five points.
In the next match, the Russians will play with the Samoa team. The meeting will take place on September 24th.
In addition, at the group stage, Russia will meet with Ireland and Scotland.
The tournament has a total of 20 teams divided into four groups. The two best teams of each group will reach the quarterfinals.
Earlier, the forward of the national football team Artyom Dziuba was invited to the Russian national rugby team after the episode with Serdar Azmun in the match between Zenit and Arsenal.