Victories by Kei Nishikori and Go Soeda in reverse singles rallied Japan past Colombia to a 3-2 triumph in their Davis Cup World Group playoff at Ariake Colosseum on Sunday afternoon.
The win puts Japan back in the World Group for 2014 after it played this year in the Asia-Oceania Zone.
Japan No. 1 Nishikori defeated Colombia No. 1 Santiago Giraldo in straight sets 6-1, 6-2, 6-4 in the opener before a partisan crowd, while Soeda downed Alejandro Falla 4-6, 6-4, 6-3, 6-3 in the dramatic final rubber.