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Iconic moment: Following a 15-year absence, Japan returned to Rugby World Cup action in Ireland in 2017. Victory was enough to secure Japan’s passage to the quarter-finals, where they were beaten by France. Three years later they earned revenge against Sweden, beating the Scandinavians 10-5 in their Pool A encounter in Melrose. Most memorable match: Japan made their tournament debut at the inaugural women’s Rugby World Cup in 1991, losing both pool matches against France and Sweden. Qualification for RWC 2021: Highest ranked nation in the region at the time the RWC 2021 Asia qualification pathway was revised. RWC appearances: Played 17 – Won 3, Lost 14 – Points for 143, Points against 677 – Win ratio 17.6 per cent

RWC debut: 6 April, 1991 v France at the Diamond Sports Ground, Cardiff Let’s take a look at the country’s Rugby World Cup history. One of 12 teams that contested the inaugural tournament in Wales in 1991, Japan will make their fifth Rugby World Cup appearance in New Zealand next year. Much of the country is currently under anti-infection measures that limit the number of spectators at sports events.Japan have become the 11th team to secure their place at Rugby World Cup 2021, playing in 2022, and will face USA, Canada and Italy in Pool B. Japan has battled a record fifth wave of virus cases driven by the more infectious Delta variant this summer, even as the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics went ahead under strict virus restrictions. The tournament usually takes place in December, but the 2020 cup in Qatar was postponed to February 2021 because of the pandemic, with Bayern Munich the winners. The Club World Cup was last held in Japan in 2016, and the JFA had planned to host the 2021 edition as part of its 100th anniversary celebrations, Kyodo said. "Details of the next FIFA Club World Cup will be confirmed in due course," a FIFA spokesperson told AFP. The JFA is in discussions with FIFA, which may push back the Club World Cup to early next year, the report said. "The risk of increasing infections and difficulty in turning a profit due to a likely cap on spectators swayed the decision," Kyodo said, citing anonymous sources.