Japan coach Ivica Osim named Europe-based players Shunsuke Nakamura and Naohiro Takahara in a preliminary 18-man squad for the international friendly against Peru on Saturday evening.
Celtic playmaker Nakamura and Eintracht Frankfurt striker Takahara are the first Europe-based players to be called up by Osim since he took over from Zico in July last year.
Nakamura, 28, has been in brilliant form this season for Scottish Premier League giant Celtic, while the 27-year-old Takahara has hit a purple patch in Germany with league 10 goals so far this season for Frankfurt.