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Asian Games 2026: Organizers Explain Hideyoshi Appearance Following Protest Lodged by South Korea

South Korea protested the appearance of an actor portraying noted warlord Toyotomi Hideyoshi at an event connected to the Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026, prompting the Games’ organizing committee to send a letter of explanation this week.

We haven't written up this one. The Japan News by The Yomiuri Shimbun has the full story — the link below goes straight to it.

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Taiwan players find laundry service, ending baseball teams' 'laundry war'

The “laundry war” that broke out among baseball teams competing at the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games appears to be coming to an end, with each national team finding its own solution. Taiwan’s China Times reported on Wednesday that the Chinese Taipei Baseball Association had finally found an outside laundry service, allowing the Taiwan…

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