Japanese MotoGP rider Makoto Tamada raises a samurai sword-shaped trophy at the victory podium after winning the motorcycling Grand Prix of Japan at Twin Ring Motegi in Motegi, north of Tokyo, September 19, 2004. Tamada won the race, Italian Valentino Rossi came in second, and Japan's Shinya Nakano was third. REUTERS/Eriko Sugita ES/FA