TOKYO - Japan football fans are set to employ money-saving strategies such as bringing cup noodles from home and sharing accommodations to soften the financial blow of supporting the Samurai Blue at the upcoming World Cup in North America.
A historically weak yen, combined with soaring costs for accommodations, travel from Japan, and travel between far-flung venues across the United States, Mexico and potentially Canada, has led fans to resort to a variety of cost-cutting measures to attend the world's biggest sporting event.
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