BRAZIL BEAT: Japan's Fans Brighten Stands
The Japanese always have some of the most spirited — and outlandish — fans at the World Cup.
As Pernambuco Stadium filled up for the Blue Samurai's first match against Ivory Coast, a tiny Japanese girl walked by dressed as an enormous football, cute cuddly toys hanging from her neck and a Dr. Seuss hat perched on her head.
Many Japan supporters sported samurai top-knot wigs while wearing the blue jerseys of their favorite players. Others had headbands painted with the Japanese "hinomaru" flag and VICTORY written in slashing Japanese characters.
Koichi Ikeda was in the stands with two other friends, their heads transformed into gigantic "daruma" good-luck charm dolls. The blank eyes of the daruma are filled with black when your wishes come true. Ikeda says one eye will be painted Sunday, the other after Japan's game next Thursday against Greece.
— By Joji Sakurai — www.twitter.com/jojisakurai
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