Home to Tokyo Stadium, the city of Chofu in Tokyo’s western suburbs is no stranger to hosting events of significant scale, sporting or otherwise, but with the Rugby World Cup 2019 and associated Fanzone, the city is this time rising to the challenge of welcoming a global army of fans.   During the Rugby World Cup opening match between Japan and Russia on Friday September 20, the Fanzone in Chofu saw over 11,000 rugby enthusiasts gather in the city’s station-front square.With the host nation in action it was no surprise that most of these fans were Japanese, however the number of viewer…READ FULL ARTICLE