Taguchi then formed a new tag team named "Funky Future" with Ricochet under the banner of Taguchi Japan. On August 13, the two defeated The Young Bucks to win the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship. They lost the title to Roppongi 3K (Sho and Yoh) on October 9 at King of Pro-Wrestling. In May 2018, he entered the Best of the Super Juniors tournament. He finished the tournament with 3 wins and 4 losses, failing to advance to the finals. On the final night of the G1 Climax 28, Taguchi under the guise of Pro Wrestler Sengoku Enbu teamed with Kushida and Rey Mysterio Jr. to defeat the team of Chaos' Kazuchika Okada, Sho and Yoh.