NEWS EXTRABy MATT MCILRAITH

JAPAN will be without seven of the side that beat Scotland at the World Cupwhen they face the Lions at at Murrayfield in June.Head coach Jamie Joseph this week announced his 52-man training squad.Four-time World Cup representative lock Luke Thompson, 66-cap hooker Shota Horie and winger Kenki Fukuoka have all retired.The latter who tallied 25 tries in 38 Tests and toyed with the Irish and Scottish defences in Japan two years ago, bows out at the end of the country’s Top League next month to focus on his medical studies.Full-back Will Tupou, h...