Yamato Wakatsuki scored in each half, while Jun Nishikawa added a third from the penalty spot as the Asian champions made a statement of intent at Brazil 2019.
Japan grabbed a stranglehold of their opening group D match as the first half progressed, with their opener nine minutes before the break proving a portent of things to come......
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