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Monday, July 18, 2011

The Two-Way

For Devastated Japanese, World Cup Was 'More Than A Game'

In Tokyo today, newspapers printed extra editions to report about the women soccer team's victory in the World Cup.

July 18, 2011 There's no shortage of reports about how important the victory in women's soccer was across the Pacific in a nation still recovering from the devastating March 11 earthquake and tsunami. Does losing to Japan ease the pain for U.S. fans?

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