Ace Yukiko Ueno and Japan won their fifth straight Asian Games gold medal on Friday with a 7-0 mercy-rule win over Taiwan, as the sport gains renewed attention for being back on Olympic program in 2020 Tokyo."The Asian Games has increasingly become a place to show the strength of Japanese softball," Ueno, who has played in the previous four Asian Games said. "We have had easier games this time by being able to score lots of runs."Japan, ranked second in the world after the United States, has won all six matches in the preliminary round, scoring 60 runs while allowing just three."It is just …READ FULL ARTICLE
