Japan's Yuto Nagatomo has been picked for his fifth World Cup squad Credit: Jewel SAMAD / AFP

Mellowing with age was never likely for Japan’s 39-year-old Yuto Nagatomo, who is as irrepressible as ever as he prepares for his fifth World Cup — an Asian record.

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