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“I have been trying to find the words to adequately express my thoughts. I am still in shock. In disbelief really,” Janice McAfee wrote in a statement posted to Twitter on Tuesday. “John should never have spent a day in prison let alone nearly nine months. I spoke with him twice the morning of the 23rd and in our last conversations we spoke about the court’s decision to extradite him to the US....

Committee member Representative Zoe Lofgren told CNN on Sunday that moving the hearing to a daytime slot means it’s more likely that Fox News, which averaged 1.4 million total viewers from August 29 to September 4, would air it for their viewers. “It’s true, it’s not in prime-time. I would note, however, that in the past Fox News does play our hearings if the hearing is in the daytime,” Lofgren said....

Japanese Olympic Committee (JOC) sports committee chairman Yasuhiro Yamashita backed home-grown competitors to more than double their haul of 12 golds at last year’s Rio Olympics, where Japan finished sixth in the medal table. “I reckon we can aim to get 2.5 times the amount we did in Rio,” the former Olympic judo champion told local media, pointing to Japan’s recent success in gymnastics, table tennis and badminton. “That’s just my personal opinion, not that of the technical committee,” added the 60-year-old Yamashita, who was Japan’s deputy chef de mission in Brazil....

Speaking at an English-language briefing at the Japanese Foreign Correspondents Club in Tokyo, Taro Kono was asked about the actions of Japan’s neighbor amid rising tensions on the Korean peninsula. Kim’s regime has ramped up its rhetoric against its southern neighbor, earlier this month cutting off communication lines with Seoul, which it described as “the enemy”, the BBC reported. Last week, North Korea demolished an inter-Korean liaison office in Kaesong and this week, called off proposed “military action” against South Korea....

Sindhu is the third seed at this tournament and she faced the 13th ranked Sayaka Takahashi. The Japanese looked the stronger of the two for the first couple of games as Sindhu found it hard to find her rhythm. In the first game, a lethargic Sindhu trailed 8-16 before she made a stunning comeback to take the next 11 points and clinch the first game 21-17. The World No. 3 failed to sustain that momentum in the second game and got thoroughly outplayed by her lower-ranked rival, losing it 7-21....

Women’s singles In an all-Japanese final, Akane Yamaguchi defeated Nozomi Okuhara 21-13, 21-15. In the first game, both players fought for each point. Initially Okuhara took the lead but Yamaguchi led marginally at half-time and finally raced towards a big lead to win the first game at 21-13. The second game was a tight one with Okuhara again leading 11-9 but soon Yamaguchi made it 11-11 and continued to make it 13-13 and 15-15....

Japanese Arata Izumi has become the first foreign national to be selected for the Indian football team. The Pune FC midfielder, who had given up his Japanese citizenship and got his Indian passport in August, Tuesday found a place in the 23-member India squad selected by Ducth coach Wim Koevermans for the international friendly against Palestine in Kochi slated for February 6. Arata was also registered as an Indian player in the Durand Cup last year....

The grand steward of the Imperial Household Agency, Yasuhiko Nishimura, shared the emperor’s concerns at a news conference. “His majesty is extremely worried about the current situation of the COVID-19 infections,” Nishimura said. “While there are voices of unease among the public, I believe (the emperor) is concerned that holding the Olympics and Paralympics … may lead to the expansion of the infections.” Though the emperor is only a symbol of the state with no political power, Naruhito’s words are highly respected, and the emperor himself has gained popularity just like his father....

When the virus is present after people are infected, filters from the masks that are coated with ostrich antibodies will glow under the nose and mouth areas, the researchers said in a press release. The masks were created by a team headed up by Kyoto Prefectural University President and Doctor of Veterinary Medicine Yasuhiro Tsukamoto, who spoke with Kyodo News recently about his work. “We can mass-produce antibodies from ostriches at a low cost....

Japan has a long history of censoring its video games on its content that pushes the limit on what it deems acceptable for its citizens. The country itself is more conservative in its views when compared to the United States, so it doesn’t surprise many to see that Japan’s version of Cyberpunk 2077 will have some hefty changes in order to be cleared for release. RELATED: Cyberpunk 2077 Will Let Players Pet Cats...

One of the biggest agencies for Virtual Youtubers is Hololive Production, which is owned by COVER Corp. Under Hololive, there are many different streamers with their own unique characters, including a character who goes by Kiryu Coco. While most streamers under Hololive get good viewership numbers and accrue fanbases, working with the agency can lead to problems. RELATED: Big International Twitch Streamer Banned for Inappropriate Comments at Women In a recent livestream Kiryu Coco, one of the members of Hololive’s fourth generation of streamers, and another Hololive YouTuber named Akai Haato discussed their YouTube analytics....

On Sunday, it was more relevant for a couple reasons; first, he recorded the 1,700th point of his career, a goal against the Nashville Predators. He's the eighth player to do that and first European; the others are Wayne Gretzky, Mark Messier, Gordie Howe, Ron Francis, Marcel Dionne, Steve Yzerman and Mario Lemieux. A few minutes later, Jagr faked Predators defenseman Shea Weber of his skates. That's tough for anyone, let alone an old man....

Palmer was recognized as one of golf’s “Big Three” alongside the legendary Jack Nicklaus and Gary Player during a golden era for the sport in the 1960s. MORE: Classic Arnold Palmer photos McIlroy, Spieth and Day were labeled by some as golf’s new “Big Three” at the end of the 2015 season. And the trio were among the game’s top talents to pay homage to the seven-time major winner, alongside the likes of President Obama, Zach Johnson, Lee Westwood and Sergio Garcia....

After squandering a three-shot lead on the back nine, Day rolled in a 20-foot birdie putt on the 16th hole and then effectively won the tournament when his tee shot on the 230-yard 17th hole crashed into the flagstick and settled 3 feet away. He was the only player to make birdie on No. 17 at Quail Hollow in the final round, and it staked him to a two-shot lead....

With 10-under 203 after three rounds, he is two shots clear ahead of Nick Watney (66) as the third round yielded decent scores. At the Quail Hollow, which was more amenable to good scores on Saturday, Peter Uihlein (62), Phil Mickelson (64) and Rory McIlroy (66) all made headway. Anirban Lahiri missed the cut earlier and will now feature in the Players Championships next week. While many players took advantage of a softer course, Tiger Woods failed to do the same on a course that was 228 yards shorter and soft enough that the players actually found pitch marks on the greens....

Speaking to the media on Wednesday at the Hyundai Tournament of Champions, Day touched on that incident and cleared up the idea that he could have stopped it from happening. MORE: Jason Day’s career in photos “That was the only time I got out of the house in three months and it happened to be on TV,” Day said, via Golf.com. “People that think I should have jumped in front of Ellie must have the fastest reaction time....

All those players and play-callers have been a big part of Dallas’ breakthrough success that has it at 10-4 and on the verge of an NFC East title. Through all the prime-time love Dallas gets, they’ve all been shown plenty of on-air love for the great jobs they’ve done in 2014. MORE: 49ers eliminated | Pats, Broncos, Colts have plenty to worry about | Must-see images But how about the guy who’s put all of that together as their head coach?...

Ciryl Gane is now likely to face UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou in his next outing. Head coach at the American Kickboxing Academy, Javier Mendez, recently revealed his strategy if he were to coach Gane in a fight against Ngannou. While attending a Q&A session, Mendez was asked if he would implement any wrestling in Ciryl Gane’s game or let the Frenchman stick to his exceptional standup. While Javier Mendez acknowledged Gane’s striking acumen, he would also like to incorporate a bit of wrestling for a fight against the UFC heavyweight champion....