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Japan seeks to ramp up Asian Games buzz with year to go

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18-09-2025 13:39 HKT
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This picture taken on September 8, 2025 shows people walking past a countdown display for the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games in Nagoya, Aichi prefecture. (Photo by Yuichi YAMAZAKI / AFP)
This picture taken on September 8, 2025 shows people walking past a countdown display for the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games in Nagoya, Aichi prefecture. (Photo by Yuichi YAMAZAKI / AFP)

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