Soccer: Morioka, Nagasawa named to Japan team for friendlies

Midfielder Ryota Morioka of Belgian club Waasland-Beveren and Urawa Reds midfielder Kazuki Nagasawa were named to the Japan team for November's friendlies against Brazil and Belgium, the Japan Football Association said Tuesday.Japan will be playing in Europe for the first time in four years, but midfielder Keisuke Honda, who plays in Mexico, Shinji Kagawa of the German Bundesliga's Borussia Dortmund and Shinji Okazaki of English Premier League side Leicester City have not been included in the squad.Reds forward Shinzo Koroki was also added to the roster. He and Nagasawa were on the field on…READ FULL ARTICLE