Colin Edwards and James Toseland helped Yamaha claim four top ten finishes in its home race in Japan today, with the Tech 3 duo securing hard fought seventh and tenth places respectively. Capitalising on a strong start from the third row of the grid, Edwards reeled off a series of consistently fast lap times to mount a serious assault on the top six in the second half of the race. The American managed to claw back a three second deficit on Loris Capirossi to shadow the Italian from lap 12 onwards.