Japan perceives our team as a national team in which a big culture has grown around. Football is now one of our country's most popular sports Soccer has become an important pass-time for the adults as well as children. There are also lots of soccer fields in parks that anyone can play a game on. Soccer became popular in Japan in the 1920's to the 1930's. Japan has high expectations for us this year because of our outstanding playing for the premliminary rounds. If we win the world cup we might be given a parade because soccer is one of the most popular sports in Japan as well as the JFA and Jleague getting funds for more soccer oriented things. If we lose in the world cup then nothing very bad will happen because we know we played well and are not shamed. Originally in our culture if we lost in a contest of anything then we would feel ashamed and commit a form of suicide called seppuku. Seppuku is a ritual form of suicide that the samurai used if they were defeated in battle and still alive. The first part of the ritual is to take the short blade that is next to your katana and drive it through your stomach and then rip it sideways. Shortly after this is done someone you choose to help kill yourself will then chop off your head. I expect that the world cup games will be very organized, well thought out, and outstanding because it will be the first time the world cup is set in Africa.
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It's good and very descriptive
ReplyDeletebecause it had many facts and explanations
ReplyDelete..... ummmm, If Japan loses, are any of players gonna commit Seppuku? Because that would be pretty bad....
ReplyDeleteRitual suicide,definatly sounds a little intense. I wonder how many heads will roll if japan is emiminated. Its just a game. Gotta love sore losers. reminds me of WWII. GO Japan !
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