China News Service, August 4th. On the evening of the 4th Beijing time, in the semifinals of the men's table tennis team at the Tokyo Olympics, the host Japan lost 2:3 to the German team and missed the final.

In the game, Tomowa Akimoto scored two points for the Japanese team, but the Japanese team lost all in the other two singles matches and one doubles match.

The German team will compete with the Chinese team for the final championship.