Japan's men joined their women's team in winning the Asian Sevens title in Hong Kong on Sunday to secure the top place among the region's qualifying teams for next year's Rugby World Cup Sevens in Dubai.
Japan's men booked their place at next year's World Cup alongside runners-up Hong Kong and the Arabian Gulf, who were pre-qualified as hosts in the 24-team draw.
In the crucial men's semi finals Japan and Hong Kong had advanced past China (24-0) and Chinese Taipei (26-0) to confirm their places in Dubai on 5-7 March 2009.
Japan's men are the only Asian team to have qualified for every Rugby World Cup and every Rugby World Cup Sevens tournament since the inception of these global rugby events in 1987 and 1993.
Full Asian men's results
Day one
China 33-7 Guam
Japan 41-0 Thailand
Korea 33-7 Singapore
Hong Kong 52-0 India
Malaysia 38-5 Guam
Kazakhstan 0-24 Thailand
Chinese Taipei 38-5 Singapore
Sri Lanka 49-7 India
China 19-12 Malaysia
Japan 31-0 Kazakhstan
Korea 7-21 Chinese Taipei
Hong Kong 31-7 Sri Lanka
Day two
Kazakhstan 0-29 Guam
Singapore 36-0 India
Thailand 0-36 Malaysia
Korea 28-19 Sri Lanka
Japan 24-0 China
Chinese Taipei 0-26 Hong Kong
Kazakhstan 40-7 India
Guam 17-7 Singapore
Thailand 29-22 Sri Lanka
Malaysia 12-28 Korea
Third place playoff: China 38-5 Chinese Taipei
FINAL: Japan 12-10 Hong Kong
