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badminton tournament バドミントン大会;
final 決勝戦；
women’s double 女子ダブル；
mixed doubles　男女ダブルス

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The Japan Open badminton tournament was held in Tokyo, July 24-28. There were five events. Yamaguchi Akane beat Okuhara Nozomi in the finals to win the women’s singles, and Momota Kenji won in two straight sets against Jonatan Christie of Indonesia. The Japanese women’s double team of Matsumoto and Nagahara made it to the finals but lost to the Korean team. Indonesian players won the men’s doubles, and China won the mixed doubles. All in all, things are looking good for Japan in the 2020 Summer Olympics. (by Prof. Douglas Jarrell)

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the House of Councillors 参議院;
seat　議会の席;
manifesto (政党などの政策に関する)宣言(書)、声明(書)

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An election was held in Japan on Sunday for the House of Councillors. It seems that many voters were not interested because fewer than 50% took part in the election. Prime Minister Abe’s party is the largest in Japan, and the LDP got the most votes. I was surprised to see a new party called the Protect the Nation from NHK Party. It got one seat. Usually political parties have a manifesto with many different ideas, but this party only has one idea. It wants to stop NHK from collecting monthly fees for its TV programs. (by Douglas Jarrell)
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