Japan Team Holds Ceremony One Month Before Asian Games
Japan's delegation for the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games held a team formation ceremony at a hotel in Tokyo on August 19, exactly one month before the competition opens, with wrestler Akari Fujinami pledging that the athletes would "fight through to the very end" on home soil. (News On Japan)
TOKYO - Japan's delegation for the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games conducted a team formation ceremony at a hotel in the Japanese capital on August 19, precisely one month prior to the competitions beginning. Wrestler Akari Fujinami, who will serve as the nation's flag bearer during the opening ceremony, pledged that the athletes would persevere to the very end.
The event was attended by Princess Kako, the second daughter of Crown Prince Akishino and Crown Princess Kiko. Meanwhile, Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and US President Donald Trump engaged in discussions at United Nations headquarters in New York on September 23, reinforcing the robust Japan-US alliance and confirming close cooperation ahead of a forthcoming summit between the two world powers.
Typhoon No. 25 inflicted significant damage across eastern Japan, causing extensive disruptions to rail services and suspensions on multiple lines, including the Uchibo, Sotobo, Sobu Main, and Narita lines, with recovery efforts persisting throughout the Silver Week holiday. Seven people lost their lives and five were missing as a result of the typhoon, with rescue operations ongoing in Chiba and Kanagawa prefectures.
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