- Steve Borthwick has named a heavily changed England starting line-up to face Japan following a series of squad injuries.
- Will Joseph and Max Ojomoh return to the backline, while Henry Pollock earns his second international start at No 8.
- George Ford replaces Fin Smith at fly half, with uncapped scrum half Archie McParland named among the replacements.
- Immanuel Feyi-Waboso has been ruled out of the remainder of the Nations Championship with an ankle injury.
- Japan head coach Eddie Jones has named an unchanged forward pack, while giving former sevens international Riku Tokito his 15-a-side debut on the wing.
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