for now, efforts at tackling the crisis have focused on prevention, but leovy says she feels helplessat no—one knows when or where it will strike next. now, lewis, it is time to tackle rugby, and how the world cup is shaping up injapan. so here is my pass to you. it didn't make it. thanks, rico. yes, rugby is the biggest sport in my home country, wales. but a few eyebrows were raised when the right to host this year's tournament was awarded to japan, a nation which had never previously made it out of the group stages. but this year the brave blossoms, as they are known, have already beaten ireland, ranked number one in the world less than a month ago, and are on course to make it into the knockout rounds. and that, along with an earlier victory over russia, has prompted scenes like these across japan. bear in mind the sport has only had a minority following in the country until now, way behind the likes of football, baseball, motor sports, and even sumo. i spoke to erina inui barker, who works in one of the tokyo fan zones, and she told me how the event is becoming really popular. we