Japan win 4 golds in Winter Games

Japan claimed four gold medals in speed skating and China won two on the short track at the Asian Winter Games on Tuesday.

Nao Kodaira of Japan earned her second gold of the Games by beating twotime Olympic champion Lee Sang-hwa of South Korea in the women’s 500 on the long track. Takuro Oda won the men’s 1,000, and Miho Takagi the women’s 1,500. The Japanese team of Misaki Oshigiri, Nana Takagi, and Ayano Sato cruised to victory in the women’s team pursuit.