Japan put in a gritty performance but went down 31-22 against Wales at home in the men's rugby international test match on Saturday as the visitors stopped their 18-game losing streak by ending the two-game series in a tie.A week after securing their first win over the Europeans since 2013 with a 24-19 comeback victory in Kitakyushu, the Brave Blossoms mounted a second-half comeback but were made to pay for their errors in the heat under the closed roof at Kobe's Noevir Stadium.Like the last encounter, 14th-ranked Wales led by interim head coach Matt Sherratt took the lead against 12th-rank…READ FULL ARTICLE