Badminton: Controversy in the past, Japan looks to golden days ahead

Badminton: Controversy in the past, Japan looks to golden days ahead

World No. 1 ranked badminton pair Ayaka Takahashi (L) and Misaki Matsutomo of Japan pose for a photo, with Takahashi showing off her nails, at Tokyo's Haneda airport on July 30, 2016, ahead of their departure for Rio de Janeiro to compete in the Olympic Games beginning Aug. 5. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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