Mana Iwabuchi, Mina Tanaka and Mayu Ikejiri netted a pair of goals each as Nadeshiko Japan started the EAFF E-1 Women's Football Championship final round with a 9-0 rout of Taiwan on Wednesday.
World No. 10 Japan dominated every facet of the game at Busan Asiad Main Stadium, with more than 70 percent of possession against a side 30 places lower in the FIFA rankings.
Asako Takakura's squad fired off 46 shots, 18 of them on target, while preventing Taiwan, managed by former Japan international Kazuo Echigo, from making a single attempt on goal.