On the back of a World Cup campaign where they impressed on the pitch but fell short of their goal, several Nadeshiko Japan stars gained valuable experience in an English Women’s Super League season leading into the Paris Olympics. Deep-lying playmaker Yui Hasegawa was the standout among the nine Japanese, including five newcomers, in one of the world’s leading competitions this past season. The diminutive yet technically gifted 27-year-old started in all 22 league games in her second season with Manchester City, who were unable to stop Chelsea snatching their fifth straight title on goal diff…