TOKYO (AFP) - Midfielder Junichi Inamoto was named in Japan's squad for first time in nearly a year on Wednesday after signing a two-year contract with Germany's Eintracht Frankfurt.

He joins fellow Europe-based players Shunsuke Nakamura of Celtic, Frankfurt striker Naohiro Takahara and Basel midfielder Koji Nakata in the squad for next month's three-nation Kirin Cup tournament.

Inamoto, 27, has not played for Japan since last year's World Cup. He was initially sidelined for the tournament while he looked for a club after finishing a contract with Galatasaray.

But the Bundesliga's Frankfurt announced the two-year deal on Tuesday, according to reports from Germany.

Inamoto was also considering surgery to remove screws from his left leg during the close season. However, his selection in Japan's squad boosts his chances of playing in the Asian Cup in July.

In the Kirin Cup, Japan will play four-time World Cup participants Colombia on June 5 in Saitama, while Colombia and Montenegro will play each other on June 3 in Matsumoto.

Goalkeepers:

Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi (Jubilo Iwata), Seigo Narazaki (Nagoya Grampus Eight), Eiji Kawashima (Kawasaki Frontale)

Defenders:

Yuji Nakazawa (Yokohama Marinos), Koji Nakata (Basel/SWI), Keisuke Tsuboi (Urawa Reds), Yuichi Komano (Sanfrecce Hiroshima), Hiroki Mizumoto (JEF United Chiba), Naoaki Aoyama (Shimizu S-Pulse)

Midfielders:

Shunsuke Nakamura (Celtic/SCO), Hideo Hashimoto (Gamba Osaka), Naotake Hanyu (JEF United Chiba), Yasuhito Endo (Gamba Osaka), Kengo Nakamura (Kawasaki Frontale), Keita Suzuki (Urawa Reds), Yuki Abe (Urawa Reds), Yasuyuki Konno (FC Tokyo), Satoru Yamagishi (JEF United Chiba), Jungo Fujimoto (Shimizu S-Pulse), Koki Mizuno (JEF United Chiba), Keisuke Honda (Nagoya Grampus Eight), Akihiro Ienaga (Gamba Osaka), Junichi Inamoto (Frankfurt/GER)

Forwards:

Naohiro Takahara (Eintracht Frankfurt/GER), Ryuji Bando (Gamba Osaka), Seiichiro Maki (JEF United Chiba), Hisato Sato (Sanfrecce Hiroshima), Kisho Yano (Albirex Niigata)