Japan, I Think I Love Vu.

Lets leave the horn blowing to this lass.

The Japanese have always been smart in my opinion. Not ones to put up with bulls**t, direct, they know what they want and they make awesome TVs, video games and cell phones. I salute you Japan.

But while I admire the Japanese for their ability to improve my life with expensive gadgetry I also salute them for having the same opinion  as me when it comes to vuvuzelas, or the devils horns as I like to refer to them as.

This evil trumpet or cornet of commotion, emits a noise that is similar to a swarm of bees or a pack of Formula One racing cars. Its overwhelming drone spoiled the Confederations Cup last year and again, it threatens to ruin an event, not just any event BUT the most special of special events…The World Cup.  Come on South Africans..Do you really want to risk isolating yourselves from the world’s football fans by put oddly shaped objects into your mouths for 90 mins? Lets leave that to your women eh? Apparently there will be plenty of them mingling with the tourists and offering a horn blowing service of their own come next summer.

I’ll get back on track, Japan’s dislike for the devils horn, the screaming misery pipe of pandemonium, came this past weekend when the host nation invited Japan over for a friendly match in Port Elizabeth. Lets just say the Japanese were not too impressed with the atmosphere….

“We have requested that the South African FA cut that noise out. You can’t hear yourself speak. I will be bringing it up (with Fifa president Sepp Blatter). “- Motoaki Inukai, President, Japan Football Association.

The Japanese players complained that the noise was so outrageously deafening that they could not hear each other on the pitch. Commentators have also complained that the din jeopardizes the ‘play by play’ audio (If FSC are sending Nick Webster, I may change my mind).

The nasty noisette itself is said to represent  the South Africans ‘calling to each other to a meeting’, and be important in representing South African culture. I say f**k that, if the tickets are sold out and the stadium full, you have no need to call anyone and if you do, your new Japanese friends will provide some super duper cell phones to help you out.

Japan’s head coach was so incensed by the ridiculous racket that he left South Africa with a parting shot…“Perhaps if they play good football (the fans) will be quiet and watch.”- Japan Head Coach Takeshi Okada.

Okada was of course referring to South Africa’s run of rottern  results. A run that has not gone unnoticed at FIFA. Japan v South Africa finished 0-0.

Anyway, South Africa’s s**te football aside, I’m glad Japan has picked up the torch with regards to the Vuvuzelas and their disgraceful presence in the arena of the worlds greatest game. Lets hope other nations get on board and join Japan in pursuing a ban. Austria has already banned the devils horns, come on people of the planet, lets save the World Cup!