NAGOYA –
Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako watched Japan defeat Kazakhstan in a ladies’s basketball preliminary-round recreation on the twentieth Asian Games in Nagoya.
The Emperor and Empress arrived on the competitors venue in Nagoya at round 2:30 p.m. and exchanged handshakes with occasion officers.
They attended the preliminary-round ladies’s basketball recreation between Japan and Kazakhstan.
With cheers from spectators and the sound of gamers’ footwear echoing by the venue, the imperial couple watched the sport whereas listening to explanations from match officers.
Japan went on to win the match, and the Emperor and Empress applauded the gamers from each groups after the ultimate whistle.
Following the sport, Empress Masako advised an official accompanying them, “That was a convincing victory,” including, “It is wonderful to see both men’s and women’s basketball becoming so popular.”
Source: TBS