Japan advanced to the Pacific Nations Cup semifinals as Pool B winners on Saturday after beating the United States 41-24 in Kumagaya, Saitama Prefecture.
Eddie Jones' Japan will face Samoa in next weekend's semis while the U.S., which went through as the group runner-up, will take on Fiji.
Both semifinals will take place in Tokyo, with the final to be played in Osaka on Sept. 21.
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