WHY WE REJOICE AT JAP EXIT

"...Young supporters who had gathered in cafés and bars to watch the match on television sobbed and held each other. "I'm devastated," cried Kazuko Yoshiba, 22, as she flipped open her mobile phone to exchange messages of consolation with friends. "I really thought we would get to the quarter-finals, and maybe even the semis. This must be the worst day in my life."