Japan has pulled off a come-from-behind victory over Finland in the first round of the men's Basketball World Cup. Japan ranks 36th in the world, with Finland at 24th.
The fourth episode of Fuji Television's drama series "Barakamon" (Wednesdays at 10 p.m.), starring actor Yosuke Sugino (27), was aired on the 2nd and the average household rating was 5.0% (Kanto region), according to Video Research on the 3rd. The ratings were 5.9%, 5.3%, and 5.3% from the first episode. The average individual ratings were 2.8%, 3.3%, 3.1%, and 2.8% from the first episode.
Eiji Akaso, Mai Shiraishi, Shuntaro Yanagi, Kazuki Kitamura, and director Yusuke Ishida attended the one-night-only interactive event "#ZonFest" of the Netflix movie "Zon 100: 100 Things I Want to Do Before I Become a Zombie" (worldwide exclusive distribution on July 3) held in Tokyo on July 1.
Dutch first division club Feyenoord is expected to acquire Japanese international Ayase Ueda from Belgian first division club Cercle Brugge. The Dutch media outlet FR12 also reports that the club is planning to play a match against Urawa Reds as part of their Japan tour, although the date has not yet been decided.
Japanese national team defender Takehiro Tomiyasu (24), who plays for Arsenal in the English Premier League, appeared on TV Tokyo's "FOOT×BRAIN" (Saturday, 0:25 am) broadcast late on the 29th. He talked about his impression when he played against Kaoru Mitsumoto (26), a Brighton midfielder who also plays for Japan, in a league match.
The third episode of the drama "Kocchi o muyo yo mukai kun" (NTV / Wednesdays), starring Eiji Akachu, aired on the 26th. Mukai-kun's (Akachu) decision has been receiving a lot of feedback. (*The following contains spoilers. Please read with understanding.)
Japan national soccer team midfielder Wataru Endo (30 = Stuttgart) made a guest appearance on Fuji TV's "Suddenly, but can I tell you fortune?" (later 11.30) broadcast on the 24th. Japan revealed the true face of midfielder Takefusa Kubo (22 = R Sociedad).
Mongolian sumo wrestler Hoshoryu who is likely to be promoted to the second highest rank of Ozeki says he will train harder and aim higher with faith in himself.
On July 23, the official YouTube channel "Soccer Digest TV" posted its latest video. A special dialogue #1 between Takashi Inui and Shuichi Gonda, both of Shimizu S-Pulse, was released.
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