Japan's prospects for this year’s Asian Games | Video
03:46 Min
18 Aug 2018 12:53am
Japan is one of the big past medal winners at the Asian Games, with strength in judo, gymnastics and swimming. The country is sending 38 swimmers to Jakarta this year, among them rising star, Shunichi Nakao, from Okayama prefecture. It was recently hard hit by floods, and the young swimmer says he is hoping to win for his hometown. Michiyo Ishida reports.