Long umbrellas among banned items at World Cup

TOKYO, Japan - Takahisa Ishida, security chief of the Japanese World Cup organizing committee (JAWOC), says at a media briefing session April 2 that knives, long umbrellas and rolls of ticker tape will all be banned from World Cup stadiums in Japan at this summer's finals the country is hosting with South Korea.

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