Michael Leitch and other members of the Brave Blossoms wave to cheering fans during a parade in central Tokyo on Wednesday to mark the successful Rugby World Cup campaign of the national team, which made its first-ever appearance in the quarterfinals of the tournament. Players posed for photos with well-wishers as they walked along the 800-meter route from the Yurakucho Denki Building to the Marunouchi Building along the Naka-dori street in Chiyoda Ward. In the first Rugby World Cup staged in Asia, Japan beat such Pool A favorites as Ireland and Scotland to advance to the next stage with a perfect 4-0 record.
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