TOKYO: Japanese fans, some making the late switch from Manchester United to Real Madrid jerseys, packed Tokyo's main airport as David Beckham and his celebrity wife arrived yesterday to kick off a tour of the Far East.
The England captain, whose move from Old Trafford to Spanish powerhouse Real Madrid generated a storm of media attention, and wife Victoria, who was “Posh Spice'' in pop group The Spice Girls, will film commercials in Japan before heading to Vietnam, Malaysia and Thailand.