Japan playing its own water polo style at Tokyo Olympics
Italy's Gonzalo Echenique, right, celebrates after scoring past Greece's Stylianos Argyropoulos Kanakakis, left, during a preliminary round men's water polo match at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, July 27, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

Italy's Gonzalo Echenique, right, celebrates after scoring past Greece's Stylianos Argyropoulos Kanakakis, left, during a preliminary round men's water polo match at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, July 27, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

Jul. 27, 2021 05:09 AM EDT
Japan's head coach Yoji Omoto talks with his players during a preliminary round men's water polo match against Hungary at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, July 27, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

Japan's head coach Yoji Omoto talks with his players during a preliminary round men's water polo match against Hungary at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, July 27, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

Jul. 27, 2021 06:30 AM EDT
Japan's Toi Suzuki, top, protects the ball from Hungary's Daniel Angyal, bottom, during a preliminary round men's water polo match at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, July 27, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

Japan's Toi Suzuki, top, protects the ball from Hungary's Daniel Angyal, bottom, during a preliminary round men's water polo match at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, July 27, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

Jul. 27, 2021 06:58 AM EDT
Japan's Takuma Yoshida (5) winds up to shoot against Hungary's Denes Varga (10) during a preliminary round men's water polo match at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, July 27, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

Japan's Takuma Yoshida (5) winds up to shoot against Hungary's Denes Varga (10) during a preliminary round men's water polo match at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, July 27, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

Jul. 27, 2021 07:04 AM EDT
Italy's Gonzalo Echenique, right, is defended by Greece's Georgios Dervisis, left, during a preliminary round men's water polo match at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, July 27, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

Italy's Gonzalo Echenique, right, is defended by Greece's Georgios Dervisis, left, during a preliminary round men's water polo match at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, July 27, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

Jul. 27, 2021 05:06 AM EDT