THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
November 28, 2022 at 18:23 JST
Hattori Tenjingu, a shrine known for its “god of foot” in Toyonaka, Osaka Prefecture, offers a special prayer for a victory of the Japanese national soccer team at the FIFA World Cup on Nov. 27. (Koshin Mukai)
Samurai Blue fans turned out in droves on Nov. 27 in a popular soccer-watching area in Osaka for what many expected to be a romp for their heroes over Costa Rica in the World Cup. [Read More]
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