YOKOHAMA -- Japan won the 2004 Kirin Cup at International Stadium Yokohama on Tuesday night with an uninspiring 1-0 victory over Serbia and Montenegro.

News photoJapan striker Keiji Tamada connects with a volley as Serbia and Montenegro defender Dragan Sarac closes in during the first half of their Kirin Cup match at International Stadium Yokohama. Japan won 1-0.

A well-taken goal in the 48th minute by Yasuhito Endo was enough to separate the sides who had both comfortably disposed of Slovakia earlier in the competition.