Japan beat Tajikistan in WC qualifier

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DUSHANBE, Tajikistan, Nov 11 (AP): Japan brushed aside Tajikistan 4-0 to continue its unbeaten streak in 2014 World Cup qualifying on Friday. Japanese striker Shinji Okazaki scored his second goal of the match in the dying seconds, putting the final touch to an effortless victory that keeps Japan atop Group C, ahead of second-placed Uzbekistan, which was due to play North Korea late Friday. Other goals came from Yasuyuki Konno and Ryoichi Maeda. The loss was Tajikistan's fourth from as many group games. Japan will take on North Korea at Pyongyang on Tuesday, its first match in North Korea since 1989.