A throng of local media gathered for Japan’s practice session Monday in Jakarta, signaling the intense interest surrounding the upcoming 2026 World Cup Asian final-round qualifier between the visiting Samurai Blue and Indonesia. With many of their Europe-based players yet to arrive for Friday’s Group C encounter, only six members of Japan’s 27-man squad were present for the first session. But that did not deter 50-plus local media members flocking to get a look at Hajime Moriyasu’s team. The Japanese players were also welcomed by a large number of reporters and football fans upon their arrival…