Soccer fans celebrated Japan's qualification for next year's World Cup finals in Russia after the team beat Australia on Thursday night, with some taking plunges into a river in downtown Osaka.
Participants at public viewing events shouted in jubilation in Osaka and Shizuoka prefectures while police were mobilized to address overcrowding in areas near JR Shibuya Station in Tokyo which many fans flocked to after seeing Japan get a berth in the finals for the sixth time in a row.
A man jumps into the Dotombori River in Osaka.
A man jumps into the Dotombori River in Osaka.
Spectators celebrate at a public viewing event in Osaka.
Soccer fans crowd an area near JR Shibuya Station in Tokyo.
Fans rejoice at Japan's win at a public viewing event in Fujieda, Shizuoka Prefecture -- the hometown of Japan captain Makoto Hasebe.
Japan national team members acknowledge support from spectators at Saitama Stadium after the match.
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