UPDATE 3-Soccer-Japan back on track after 3-0 win over Oman

(adds Japan FA chief Kawabuchi, paras 12/13)

By Alastair Himmer

YOKOHAMA, Japan, June 2 (Reuters) - Japan beat Oman 3-0 to get their World Cup qualifying campaign firmly back on track on Monday.

Captain Yuji Nakazawa, Yoshito Okubo and Shunsuke Nakamura were on target in rainy Yokohama, relieving the pressure on Japan coach Takeshi Okada following a 1-0 defeat by Bahrain in March.

Japan have six points from three matches but still trail Bahrain by three points in Group Two after the Gulf side beat winless Thailand 3-2 in Bangkok later on Monday.

Nakazawa powered home a header to give Japan the lead in the 10th minute before Okubo made it 2-0 with a clinical finish after 21 minutes.

Celtic midfielder Nakamura added a third goal three minutes into the second half, turning cleverly on the edge of the box and drilling a right-footed shot into the bottom corner.

Nakamura's goal was a collector's item coming via his less-favoured right foot.

"That's normal," he said with a sheepish grin. "We put Oman under pressure well as a team and opened them up with individual skill. That will be the key to winning tight games."