• Newspaper special editions rushed out in Tokyo after victory
• Celebratory mood dampened by Typhoon Hagibis death toll
Japan awoke on Monday morning, appropriately the Sports Day national holiday that commemorates the hosting of the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, to revel in the historic 28-21 victory of its rugby team against Scotland.
However, the celebratory mood accompanying Japan’s first qualification for the World Cup quarter-finals was dampened by news of the growing death toll from Typhoon Hagibis, which had come close to causing the match to be cancelled.
Written by Gavin Blair in Tokyo
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/oct/14/japan-rugby-world-cup-typhoon-hagibis-scotland under the title “Japan marks shining moment at Rugby World Cup in wake of Typhoon Hagibis”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
