The Les Kiss will officially get underway as the Wallabies travel to Osaka to face Japan.
Kiss has taken charge following the departure of Joe Schmidt, beginning his tenure with a two-Test series against the Japanese.
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The Wallabies are fresh following their thumping win over Italy in Perth to finish the Nations Championship.
However, familiar faces await in the Brave Blossoms, most notably former Wallabies coach Eddie Jones.
Here is everything you need to know about the Test between the Wallabies and Japan.
The Wallabies will next play Japan at Hanazono Rugby Stadium, Higashi-Osaka on Saturday August 8 (AEST).
It will be the first of a two-Test series against the Brave Blossoms, with the two teams heading to Townsville next weekend.
The Wallabies' clash with Japan will be shown LIVE on Stan Sport
Coverage will be live on Stan Sport, scheduled to start at 7:30 pm AEST.
The game will not be shown on free-to-air, not covered under the anti-siphoning laws
The Wallabies' clash with Japan will start close to 8:05 pm AEST (7:05 JST) on Saturday, August 8.
Coverage will be ad-free from 7:30 pm AEST and continue throughout the game on Stan Sport
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Wallabies 26 def by France 42, 5:30pm AEST on Saturday July 11 at Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
Wallabies 57 def Italy 10, 6:00pm AWST on Saturday July 18 at HBF Park, Perth
Wallabies vs Japan, 8:05pm AEST on Saturday August 8 at Hanazono Rugby Stadium, Higashi-Osaka
Wallabies vs Japan, 3:00pm AEST on Saturday August 15 at Queensland Country Bank Stadium, Townsville
Wallabies vs Argentina 5:00am AEST on Sunday August 30 at Estadio 23 de Agosto, San Salvador de Jujuy
Wallabies vs Argentina, 5:00am AEST on Sunday September 6 at Estádio Malvinas Argentinas, Mendoza
Wallabies vs South Africa, 5:30pm AWST on Sunday September 27 at Optus Stadium, Perth
Wallabies vs New Zealand, 3:10pm AEST on Saturday October 10 at Eden Park, Auckland
Wallabies vs New Zealand, 3:45pm AEST on Saturday October 17 at Accor Stadium, Sydney
Wallabies vs England, 2:10am AEDT on Monday November 9 at Allianz Stadium Twickenham, London
Wallabies vs Scotland, 2:10am AEDT on Monday November 16 at Gas Murrayfield, Edinburgh
Wallabies vs Wales, 7:10am AEDT on Sunday November 22, Principality Stadium, Cardiff
Nations Championships Finals Weekend, Weekend starting November 27
WALLABIES (15-1): Tom Wright; Max Jorgensen, Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii, Hunter Paisami, Harry Potter; Declan Meredith, Ryan Lonergan; Harry Wilson (capt), Fraser McReight, Rob Valetini; Miles Amatosero, Josh Canham; Allan Alaalatoa, Josh Nasser, Aidan Ross
Replacements: Billy Pollard, Angus Bell, Taniela Tupou, Jeremy Williams, Charlie Cale, Tate McDermott, Ben Donaldson, Isaac Henry
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JAPAN (15-1): Takuro Matsunaga; Kazuma Ueda, Dylan Riley, Samisoni Tua, Taira Main; Ryunosuke Ito, Naoto Saito; Faulua Makisi, Kanji Shimokawa, Ben Gunter; Warner Dearns (capt), Jack Cornelsen; Shuhei Takeuchi, Hayate Era, Takato Okabe
Replacements: Mamoru Harada, Sojiro Otsuka, Keijiro Tamefusa, Harry Hockings, Michael Leitch, Tiennan Costley, Shunsuke Uenobo, Yoshitaka Yazaki
