Shoya Nakajima netted a late winner as Japan beat Bolivia 1-0 in an international friendly on Tuesday night.
Hajime Moriyasu made sweeping changes to the side that lost 1-0 to Colombia last Friday, giving a start to several locally based players at Noevir StadiumKobe.
But with the Samurai Blue unable to capitalize on overwhelming possession, the manager called upon his favored attacking trio of Nakajima, Ritsu Doan and Takumi Minamino to get the job done in the second half.