The first thing moved me was the Japanese messages that appreciate the support of Taiwan for Japan. 2 years ago. Japan had a huge earthquake and TSUNAMI. over 20 thousands people died. Then, Taiwan was the country that donated to Japan most. However I want to say thank you to ALL countries and people that helped Japan in the situation, I also know people in Taiwan helped and Gave many messages to support us through Internet. Since that time, Japanese have wanted to say thank you to the friends in Taiwan in public. The THANK YOU messages include the love and appreciation.
The game was amazingly competitive and exciting. Sho Nakata's sacrifice fly in the top of the 10th inning lifted the defending champion Japan to the 2nd round in SF. Then, Taiwan was driven in the corner. They had to win the game against the Netherland to go to SF round. While Japanese players and fans were pleased, I watched the excellent behavior of Taiwan's players. At the center of the field, they bowed deeply to fans. when the team lost the important game, they are likely to behave abruptly. But they looked very polite.
After the game, the Japanese and Taiwanese fans hugged and praised each other. Some Taiwanese write "Congrats! Japan!! World Champion!!" on Taiwanese national flag. It is obvious that this game and behavior impacted people in both countries and made their friendship deeper.
Sport is"the reflection of the society". Sport can be the bridge between countries all over the world.
Japanse fans show the appreciation for 3.11 support
I agree that sport can be a bridge between societies. Its the on thing that seems like veryone can agree on no matter what is going on politically or otherwise between people or different countries. Take the Olympics for example people are proud and want to compete for their countries and win medals for their country no matter where they come from.
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