Navneet Kaur (30', 45') starred for India, scoring a brace, while Deep Grace Ekka (38') also scored a crucial goal in the match. For Japan, Yu Asai (20') scored the sole goal in the match.
Rama Pramod Potnis was promoted as FIH International Panel Umpire and Sourabh Singh Rajput was promoted as FIH Advancement Panel Umpire for Outdoor Hockey.
Navjot Kaur has been a regular member of the Indian side in recent years and was also part of the sides during their recent exploits in the FIH Hockey Women's Pro League 2021/22 and 2020 Olympic Games.
The Indian team led by goalkeeper Savita played out two thrilling draws against England (1-1) and China (1-1) respectively before suffering a narrow 3-4 loss against New Zealand in their pool stage of the tournament.
India will next face off against New Zealand in their third Pool B game on Thursday. It will be a must-win contest for the Indian team to make it to the quarter-finals.