Needing a straight-sets win over Slovenia on the penultimate day of Olympic qualifying in Tokyo, Japan earned a spot in next year's Paris Olympics men's tournament with a 25-21, 25-22, 25-18 victory Saturday.Japan improved to 5-1 in Pool B at Yoyogi National Gymnasium, trailing the United States, which had already booked one of the two spots on offer for Paris after an unbeaten 6-0 start.Slovenia and Japan entered Saturday's match with 4-1 records. Even if both finished the pool on Sunday with 5-2 records, the tie-breaker would be decided by whichever team had a better sets-won percentage, …READ FULL ARTICLE