Japan to be known as 'Samurai Japan' at WBC

Thursday 13th November, 06:43 AM JST

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norinrad21 at 02:07 PM JST - 13th November

I would have preferred unleash the Samurai

but anyway Korea is going to whip them again
hoserfella at 02:41 PM JST - 13th November

powderfinger-constant bunting is a selfless act where one gives himself up for the betterment of the group and as such it's the perfect example of Japanese spirit in a microcosym(sp?).....either that or it's a dull, predictable tactic used by uninspired Japanese　managers afraid of what the TV pundits may say.　Ｍｙ　ｇｕｅｓｓ　ｉｓ　ｔｈｅ　ｌａｔｔｅｒ
soothsayer at 02:50 PM JST - 13th November

Wince. Cringe.
Osakadaz at 03:03 PM JST - 13th November

lame.
Wakarimasen at 03:04 PM JST - 13th November

How about Hello Kitty Japan? Or SMAP Japan? That way they could have got a bunch of sponsorship and better reflected the realities of modern Japan.....
CaptDingleheimer at 03:20 PM JST - 13th November

Androgynous Japan would certainly be more fitting.
CaptDingleheimer at 03:23 PM JST - 13th November

... or perhaps 'Inferiority Complex Japan'?
techall at 03:47 PM JST - 13th November

Guys, this is just a predessor to the unveiling of some idiotic mascot. You watch some big-wig's wife will come up with a cutesy samurai character and the team will have to suffer all the jeering.
stanoue at 07:09 PM JST - 13th November

I don't see the problem with this name. Its better than the embarrassing names some other country's teams give themselves such as the "jillaroos" (ugh) and/or the "tall blacks".
pathat at 08:01 PM JST - 13th November

Japan will flop as badly in the 2009 WBC as they did in the 2008 Olympics.
ptolemy at 08:09 PM JST - 13th November

Ah, I think someone is really reaching with this name, not to mention unoriginal - the "Samurai Blue" from the 2006 Football World Cup. I guess they ran out of ideas after the first round of drinks in the bar where they held the meeting to find a nick-name.
romulus3 at 10:02 PM JST - 13th November

I guess they ran out of ideas after the first round of drinks in the bar where they held the meeting to find a nick-name.

hahaha. Funny. I guess after someone said "victory salarybots" or "destroyer sakuras" or "win win shinkansens" or "dynamic semiconductors" they ran out of ideas.
romulus3 at 10:04 PM JST - 13th November

Haras idea would have been "the Japan Giants".
judochick at 03:57 AM JST - 14th November

the use of the word "samurai" in the nicknames is getting really old. odango japan!!! now i would like that!!!
helloklitty at 10:12 PM JST - 18th November

This is what groupthink produces.