FUKUSHIMA – There is a welcoming mood present in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, a city throwing its support behind Samoa, one of the countries that will play against Japan in the upcoming Rugby World Cup.
Although the two may seem unrelated, relations between the Pacific island nation and the city in northeastern Japan were sparked by the fire knife dance, according to a city official.
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