Kirk here with football (soccer) news. Japan plays Germany at 10PM tonight (Japan time). One of the players, Shogo Taniguchi, went to Ozu High School, a school that is known for the strength of its soccer program.
I can understand that many people have decided to refrain from viewing World Cup matches because of the controversies surrounding the host country. The biggest issue in my mind is the abuse of migrant workers. This article from the Guardian says that 6,500 have died in Qatar since the World Cup awarded 10 years ago:
That certainly gives me pause but I’m still interested to see how the game will turn out.
https://www.jfa.jp/eng/samuraiblue/member/taniguchi_shogo.html