KYOGO FURUHASHI and Daizen Maeda have been called up to the Japan national team.

The Celtic pair have been included in the Samurai Blue side for friendly matches against Paraguay and Brazil.

They're also in the frame to feature in the Kirin Cup semi-final against Ghana next month.

However, fellow Celtic players Reo Hatate and Yosuke Ideguchi have not been included in the national team.

Hatate has been a key player for Celtic and featured heavily during the season, with suggestions he could miss out for a well-earned rest.

Ideguchi meanwhile played a bit-part role for Celtic this season since his arrival from the J-League in January.

JAPAN SQUAD

Goalkeepers:  Eiji Kawashima, Shuichi Gonda, Daniel Schmidt, Keisuke Osako

Defenders: Yuto Nagatomo, Maya Yoshida, Shogo Taniguchi, Miki Yamane, Ko Itakura, Yuta Nakayama, Takehiro Tomiyasu, Hiroki Ito, Yukinari Sugawara

Midfielders & Forwards: Genki Haraguchi, Gaku Shibasaki, Wataru Endo, Junya Ito, Takuma Asano, Takumi Minamino, Kyogo Furuhashi, Hidemasa Morita, Daichi Kamada, Kaoru Mitoma, Daizen Maeda, Ritsu Doan, Ayase Ueda, Ao Tanaka, Takefusa Kubo