TOULOUSE, France - While Japan's defense in their Rugby World Cup opener against Chile on Sunday was not nearly as tight as the security in and around the Stadium de Toulouse, the six tries the Brave Blossoms scored, not to mention their familiarity of playing in stifling heat, ensured it did not have to be.
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