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The Japan News/Yomiuri
The Japan News/Yomiuri
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Toru Moriyasu / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writer

UNCOVERED: Samurai blue heroics attract interest outside stadiums - The Untold Story

Sho Komine / The Yomiuri Shimbun An apartment tower showing the image of Japan captain Maya Yoshida and a nearby billboard of Japanese supporters have become a tourist attraction in Doha. (Credit: The Yomiuri Shimbun)

DOHA -- Japan's historic toppling of a pair of European giants to advance to the knockout stage of the World Cup has generated increased interest in the country beyond the confines of the stadiums.

A number of places around Doha with links to Japan are becoming tourist attractions, and attention has been given to the fact that the subway system that ferries supporters to matches has train cars built in Japan.

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