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Liverpool’s game against Yokohama F Marinos will go ahead in Tokyo – despite a tsunami warning in Japan. The Reds are due to play at the Nissan Stadium and public transport is still operating. The match is due to kick off in the Japanese capital at 11. 30am. A powerful magnitude 8. 8 earthquake off Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula triggered tsunami waves of up to five metres. This sparked evacuation orders in Hawaii and across the Pacific. In Japan, 1. 9m people have been told to evacuate as a tsunami wave reached the northern Iwate prefecture. Hokkaido is the worst affected region in Japan, which is a 19 hour drive from where Liverpool are playing in Tokyo. Liverpool indicated that it was all systems go with their normal matchday post. Luis Diaz will not feature after travelling to Germany to complete his move to Bayern Munich. Darwin Nunez sat out against Milan due to injury and he is still expected to leave the club this summer. Joe Gomez has also returned home with an Achilles issue and Wataru Endo recovering from illness. Alexis Mac Allister may return to action after getting back into full training and Hugo Ekitike could make his first Liverpool appearance since joining for £79million. All outfield players got some minutes last time out, but Cody Gakpo, Milos Kerkez and Jeremie Frimpong will be vying for a start. This will be Liverpool's fourth pre-season match as they look to retain their Premier League title. They started with a win over Preston and a behind-closed-doors victory against Stoke. They then travelled to Hong Kong to face AC Milan, but ended up losing 4-2 to the Italians. After facing Yokohama F Marinos, Liverpool will head back to the UK for a game with Athletic Bilbao at Anfield. Then they will take on Crystal Palace in the Community Shield before their Premier League campaign gets underway against Bournemouth. © 2025 talk SPORT Limited
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