Japan: Japan have been "progressing steadily" near the halfway stage of the Asian Games, the host's head of mission said, but they are also drawing inspiration from behemoth China, who breached the 100-gold mark at the Aichi-Nagoya Games on Saturday.
The hosts remain on course to surpass their haul of 52 golds from the Hangzhou Games three years ago, even as China continue to set the benchmark with characteristic dominance.
