YOKOHAMA -- Wherever Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi goes, you can be guaranteed that lunacy will follow.
And so it was, as Philippe Troussier, the "mad scientist" (formerly the "white witch doctor"), continued to throw different solutions into the pot that is the Japan national soccer team in his attempt at creating some kind of footballing combustion.
Wednesday night's 1-1 draw with Costa Rica at International Stadium Yokohama suggested that the mad scientist is still not sure what results certain elements and combinations will produce. The worry is, with just over six weeks to go before Japan's first game in the World Cup, he'll never find out.