GLOUCESTER (Nov. 12) – Japan fell to their third straight defeat when they went down 40-5 to Gloucester at Kingsholm on Tuesday evening.

GLOUCESTER (Nov. 11) – Having lined up in front of the main stand at Kingsholm to observe a minute’s silence for Remembrance Day, the Japan national rugby team held their final training session ahead of Tuesday’s game against Gloucester.

GLOUCESTER (Nov. 11) – Japan stand-in head coach Scott Wisemantel named the team Monday that will take on English Premiership side Gloucester at Kingsholm on Tuesday evening.

EDINBURGH (Nov. 10) – Japan stand-in coach Scott Wisemantel said he was proud of his team’s performance despite them being outscored six tries to two in Saturday’s 42-17 defeat to Scotland.

EDINBURGH (Nov. 10) – Japan’s four-match tour of Europe got off to a losing start Saturday when they fell 42-17 to Scotland at Edinburgh.

EDINBURGH (Nov. 9) – Japan head into Saturday’s game with Scotland in confident mood despite last weekend’s loss to New Zealand.

EDINBURGH (Nov. 7) – Japan stand-in head coach Scott Wisemantel named his side Thursday for Saturday’s test with Scotland at Murrayfield.

TOKYO (Nov. 2) – Japan were beaten 54-6 by New Zealand at a sold-out Prince Chichibu Memorial Rugby Ground on Saturday. But they showed that they are closing the gap on the top tier nations with a battling performance, that was only marred by a few handling errors and turnovers.

TOKYO (Nov. 2) – Japan head coach Eddie Jones and his stand-in Scott Wisemantel were both impressed with Japan’s opening 20 minutes against the All Blacks on Saturday. But both said the team needed to play at that level for much longer if it is to break into the world’s top 10.

TOKYO (Nov. 1) – Japan head into Saturday’s test with New Zealand full of belief that they can pull off the biggest win in the history of Japanese rugby, and perhaps the biggest upset in the history of the sport.