New Japan coach Akira Nishino named Keisuke Honda and Shinji Kagawa on Friday to Japan's squad for an international friendly on May 30 against Ghana in Yokohama.
Japan is expected to name its final 23-man squad for the World Cup on May 31, several days ahead of the June 4 deadline.
The two had struggled to make the team under former coach Vahid Halilhodzic. But Nishino made it clear they are critical.
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