Record crowd watches Japan team training

NARAHA, Japan - Japan midfielder Hidetoshi Nakata (C) practices with teammates May 20 as a record 13,000 people packed the J-Village facilities in Naraha to watch the Japanese national team train before leaving for Germany. (Kyodo)

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