Japan's Rugby World Cup success breaks world TV viewing record

A fifth of Japan’s entire population watched recent match against Samoa making it the biggest national viewing audience in rugby historyA record 25 million Japanese stayed up late to watch their team demolish Samoa in their third game of the Rugby World Cup, in the latest demonstration of the country’s newfound love of the sport.The Brave Blossoms’ 26-5 victory in Milton Keynes on Saturday means Japan – rank outsiders at the start of the tournament – are still in with a chance of making the quarterfinals for the first time in World Cup history. Continue reading...