Japan's soccer team arrives in Sydney under tight security

Japan's soccer team arrives in Sydney under tight security

SYDNEY, Australia - Italian-based star Hidetoshi Nakata (R) is among Japan's under-23 soccer team who arrived under tight security at Sydney airport on Sept. 10 ahead of the Olympic Games. Nakata hid behind a pair of sunglasses as the players squeezed through the crowd.

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