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Suddenly patriotic? Are you one of those who just last summer was too shy to sing the national anthem at baseball games and this year is celebrating the Fourth of July by dyeing your hair red, white and blue? Feel a little iffy, though, on the details? Can't tell the Sons of Liberty from...
...Finally, it is Asai sensei's time to talk. He wears a gray business suit and glasses and has thinning gray hair. He doesn't quote scriptures or recite Buddhist chants. His short speech is delivered in warm, avuncular, soothing tones. Yet his words conjure up pictures of doom as he talks about last year's terrorist attacks on the U.S., about al-Qaeda and the threat of dirty bombs. "A big country like America couldn't even crush al-Qaeda completely," he says. "Because of this technology, these dirty bombs, even a small group can ruin America...
...Earlier this year, Japan cheerily predicted a $25 billion boost to its economy from the Cup. Yes, sales of televisions are up, as are hair-dye sales, inspired by the footballers' technicolor 'dos. But otherwise, few industries are reporting windfalls, and the $25 billion figure looks about as wishful as Japan's recent claims that its recession has finally bottomed out. In South Korea, tourism is actually down compared with last year's, due to Sept. 11 jitters and because thousands of Japanese visitors stayed home?all counter to inflated estimates from the Tourism Ministry just a month ago. Other...
...BEST HAIR Carlos Valderrama set the bar too high in Italia '90 and USA '94?nobody even came close to the Colombian's golden dreadlocks. Amid a riot of bad hairstyles at this Cup, the most distinguished look was bald. Take your pick from Sweden's Henrik Larsson, Brazil's Roberto Carlos and England's Ferdinand...
...WORST HAIR Germany's Christian Ziege arrived at the Cup with a tricolor mohawk, setting off a trend picked up by Turkey's Umit Davala and the U.S.'s Clint Mathis. Ziege had the good sense to shave it off after a couple of games?the others didn't. Dishonorable Mention: Brazilian Ronaldo's new tufted frontal-lobe look, as gauche as his silver boots...