The Samurai Blue controlled the game throughout, strolling to a comfortable 2-0 score line at a canter, with goals from Shinji Kagawa and Shinji Okazaki.
Kagawa was once again in fine form, having recently won the German Bundesliga with Borussia Dortmund, who claimed their second consecutive league title this season.
The 23-year-old attacking midfield has enjoyed a sterling year, stepping up for his club in the absence of key personnel and attracting strong interest from none other than Manchester United.
After the game, he said: "It was great as everything went the way as I had imagined.
"But we could not score goals on scoring chances. In that sense, we have to improve towards our next game."
Japan's coach Alberto Zaccheroni said that the team wanted to make sure they were in the right frame of mind for World Cup qualifying, after losing two matches in the previous qualifying round.
Written by Mark Smith
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