Cerezo Osaka midfielder Hiroaki Morishima returned to the Japan national setup for the first time since last October's Asian Cup as Japan manager Philippe Troussier announced his 23-member squad Sunday for the upcoming Confederations Cup at the Japan Football Association's headquarters in Tokyo.
Midfielder Hidetoshi Nakata has been called up and the French manager said he would like to keep the Roma player after the preliminary-round games if Japan advances to the semifinals.
Yokohama F. Marinos midfielder/defender Yasuhiro Hato and Sanfrecce Hiroshima defender Kenichi Uemura, both of whom earned their first caps in the 1-0 loss against Spain last month, have retained their places along with Shimizu S-Pulse midfielder Kazuyuki Toda -- who had to sit out the Spain game due to stomach problems -- and Jubilo forward Masashi Nakayama.