Japanese team members made a triumphant return to their country Wednesday evening after winning the inaugural World Baseball Classic title with a victory over Cuba in the final.
Players of Team Japan are welcomed back by hundreds of cheering fans at Narita airport in Chiba Pref.
About a thousand fans lined up to greet the players, minus major leaguers Ichiro Suzuki and Akinori Otsuka, after the team arrived at Narita airport on a chartered jet from San Diego where they beat the powerful Cuban team 10-6 on Monday night.