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<p><span word="JAKARTA">JAKARTA</span>, <span word="Aug">Aug</span>. 18-- <span word="Yasuhiro">Yasuhiro</span> <span word="Yamashita">Yamashita</span>, <span word="chief">chief</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Japanese">Japanese</span> <span word="delegation">delegation</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> 18<span word="th">th</span> <span word="Asian">Asian</span> <span word="Games">Games</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="looking">looking</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Japanese">Japanese</span> <span word="athletes">athletes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="challenge">challenge</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="perform">perform</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="events">events</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="head">head</span>-<span word="to">to</span>-<span word="head">head</span> <span word="competition">competition</span>.</p><p>"<span word="If">If</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Japan">Japan</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="perform">perform</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="level">level</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="beneficial">beneficial</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="bringing">bringing</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="total">total</span> <span word="sporting">sporting</span> <span word="performance">performance</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Asia">Asia</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="front">front</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="whole">whole</span> <span word="world">world</span>," <span word="Yamashita">Yamashita</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="press">press</span> <span word="conference">conference</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="main">main</span> <span word="press">press</span> <span word="center">center</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Asian">Asian</span> <span word="Games">Games</span> <span word="here">here</span>.</p><p><span word="Japan">Japan</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="sent">sent</span> <span word="a">a</span> 1,096-<span word="member">member</span> <span word="delegation">delegation</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="some">some</span> 762 <span word="athletes">athletes</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="games">games</span> <span word="co">co</span>-<span word="hosted">hosted</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Indonesia">Indonesia</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="capital">capital</span> <span word="Jakarta">Jakarta</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Palembang">Palembang</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="capital">capital</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Sumatra">Sumatra</span> <span word="province">province</span>.</p><p><span word="Yamashita">Yamashita</span> <span word="reiterated">reiterated</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Japan">Japan</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="medal">medal</span> <span word="target">target</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Asian">Asian</span> <span word="Games">Games</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="hopes">hopes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="opportunity">opportunity</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="evaluate">evaluate</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="athletes">athletes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="learn">learn</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="prepare">prepare</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2020 <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="Games">Games</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="target">target</span> <span word="for">for</span> 30 <span word="gold">gold</span> <span word="medals">medals</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2020 <span word="Olympics">Olympics</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Asian">Asian</span> <span word="Games">Games</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="games">games</span> <span word="before">before</span> 2020 <span word="and">and</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="thus">thus</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="us">us</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="prepare">prepare</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Olympics">Olympics</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="us">us</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Olympics">Olympics</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2020 <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tournament">tournament</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="once">once</span>-<span word="in">in</span>-50 <span word="or">or</span> 100 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="event">event</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Besides">Besides</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sport">sport</span> <span word="events">events</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="Japan">Japan</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="traditionally">traditionally</span> <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="about">about</span>, <span word="Yamashita">Yamashita</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="building">building</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="foundation">foundation</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="events">events</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="badminton">badminton</span>, <span word="table">table</span> <span word="tennis">tennis</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="fencing">fencing</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="those">those</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="events">events</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Karate">Karate</span>, <span word="softball">softball</span>, <span word="baseball">baseball</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="surfing">surfing</span>.</p>
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