An Inundated Japanese City Looks to Rugby for Renewal
Can rugby help revive a tsunami-devastated town? Residents of Kamaishi in northern Japan are partially pinning their hopes for economic revival following the earthquake and tsunami seven years ago on rugby, specifically the 2019 Rugby World Cup.
Japan is scheduled to host the 2019 Rugby World Cup, with the first games beginning almost exactly a year from…
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