Olympics: Japan reaches table tennis men's team final

Olympics: Japan reaches table tennis men's team final

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil, Aug. 15 Kyodo - Jun Mizutani celebrates a winning point against Germany's Bastian Steger as Japan beat Germany in the table tennis men's team event semifinals at the Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games on Aug. 15, 2016.==Kyodo

Olympics: Japan headed to men's table tennis final

Olympics: Japan headed to men's table tennis final

Japan's Koki Niwa (L) and Maharu Yoshimura play against Bastian Steger and Timo Boll of Germany in a table tennis men's team semifinal match at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Aug. 15, 2016. Japan advanced to the final with a 3-1 win. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Olympics: Japan headed to men's table tennis final

Olympics: Japan headed to men's table tennis final

Japan's Koki Niwa (L) and Maharu Yoshimura play against Bastian Steger and Timo Boll of Germany in a table tennis men's team semifinal match at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Aug. 15, 2016. Japan advanced to the final with a 3-1 win. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Olympics: Japan headed to men's table tennis final

Olympics: Japan headed to men's table tennis final

Japan's Jun Mizutani plays against Bastian Steger of Germany in a table tennis men's team semifinal match at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Aug. 15, 2016. Japan advanced to the final with a 3-1 win. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Olympics: Japan headed to men's table tennis final

Olympics: Japan headed to men's table tennis final

Japan's Koki Niwa (R) and Maharu Yoshimura celebrate after defeating Bastian Steger and Timo Boll of Germany in a table tennis men's team semifinal match at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Aug. 15, 2016. Japan advanced to the final with a 3-1 win. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Olympics: Japan headed to men's table tennis final

Olympics: Japan headed to men's table tennis final

Japan's Koki Niwa (L) and Maharu Yoshimura (C) play against Bastian Steger and Timo Boll (not pictured) of Germany in a table tennis men's team semifinal match at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Aug. 15, 2016. Japan advanced to the final with a 3-1 win. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Olympics: Japan reaches table tennis men's team final

Olympics: Japan reaches table tennis men's team final

Jun Mizutani celebrates a winning point against Germany's Bastian Steger as Japan beat Germany in the table tennis men's team event semifinals at the Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games on Aug. 15, 2016. ==Kyodo