Below is the list of tables from the database along with their columns and datatype. Need to generate an accurate SQL query for the question.
Only use the columns present in the respective table. Only use the columns which are required to generate the SQL query. Only use table joins if required and not otherwise.

### Tables ###
TABLE: CREATE TABLE table_name_77 ( silver VARCHAR, nation VARCHAR, gold VARCHAR, rank VARCHAR )

### Question ###
What is silver when gold is 1 and the rank is less than 3 for japan?

### Accurate SQL ###

SELECT silver FROM table_name_77 WHERE gold = 1 AND rank < 3 AND nation = "japan"