Major sports events scheduled in Japan for Tuesday, Aug. 23:

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BADMINTON

World championships. 2nd day. Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium. 9 a.m.

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BASEBALL

Central League

Yomiuri vs Chunichi. Tokyo Dome. 6 p.m.

Yakult vs Hiroshima. Jingu Stadium. 6 p.m.

Hanshin vs DeNA. Kyocera Dome Osaka. 6 p.m.

Pacific League

Nippon Ham vs Orix. Kushiro Stadium. 1 p.m.

Rakuten vs SoftBank. Rakuten Seimei Park. 6 p.m.

Lotte vs Seibu. Zozo Marine Stadium. 6 p.m.

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==Kyodo

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