Everybody’s A Bit Japanese Today

Hope Solo was battered and bruised, but that doesn't matter when you can't hit your penalties and you're going up against the power of flower anyway. Or perhaps radioactively-enhanced athletes. (Good short-term, bad long?)

Japan, as everyone has heard, has won the Women's World Cup, and it's a bit of a big deal for them, proving that heart and good juju in the face of national crisis and adversity can bring home titles and fans, as the world especially America applauds.

Read the full article at WorldCupBlog.

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