Typhoon Hagibis raged across Japan last weekend leaving in its wake a trail of devastation both deep and wide-ranging. Compared to the loss of life, and destruction of homes that occurred on Saturday, the cancellation or postponement of sporting events feels barely worth mentioning. Since the win over Ireland earlier in the tournament, the Brave Blossoms have captured the public imagination like never before and driven rugby to an all-time high in terms of popularity in Japan. Fifty million people — nearly half the population of the country — watched the final moments of that match against Scotland. Sumo, of course, along with baseball and soccer are the undisputed big three when it comes to sports in this country.