TOKYO - Urawa Reds forward Tatsuya Tanaka and Vissel Kobe forward/midfielder Yoshito Okubo have been recalled by Japan for an international friendly against Cameroon next Wednesday in Oita.

Having named a preliminary squad of 12 players last week, Japan coach Ivica Osim added an additional six players to the squad announced by the Japan Football Association on Saturday night.

Okubo, who formerly played for Spanish side Majorca, was called up for the first time by Osim, while Tanaka returns for the first time since playing in an AFC Asian Cup qualifier in Yemen last September.

Joining them in the squad are Yokohama F.Marinos midfielder Koji Yamase, Oita Trinita forward Daiki Takamatsu, Jubilo Iwata forward Ryoichi Maeda and Sanfrecce Hiroshima forward Hisato Sato.

Apart from Sato, none of the players announced on Saturday played in the Asian Cup finals last month.

Osim met with his coaching staff at the National Stadium in Tokyo after the Sarajevo-born coach attended the J. League game between Ventfore Kofu and Urawa Reds on Saturday evening.

 "The coming match will be a part of our process to make a central group for next year's World Cup qualifiers," said the former Yugoslavia coach, who will be missing a number of U-23 players due to an Olympic qualifier against Vietnam on the same day.

Japan squad: Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi (Jubilo Iwata), Seigo Narazaki (Nagoya Grampus Eight); Yuji Nakazawa (Yokohama F. Marinos), Akira Kaji (Gamba Osaka), Marcus Tulio Tanaka (Urawa Reds), Yuichi Komano (Sanfrecce Hiroshima); Hideo Hashimoto (Gamba Osaka), Yasuhito Endo (Gamba Osaka), Kengo Nakamura (Kawasaki Frontale), Keita Suzuki (Urawa Reds), Yuki Abe (Urawa Reds), Yasuyuki Konno (FC Tokyo), Koji Yamase (Yokohama F.Marinos), Yoshito Okubo (Vissel Kobe); Daiki Takamatsu (Oita Trinita), Ryoichi Maeda (Jubilo Iwata), Hisato Sato (Sanfrecce Hiroshima), Tatsuya Tanaka (Urawa Reds).