Top Asian News 6:56 a.m. GMT

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Japan swept the judo gold medals at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Wednesday, taking the top spot in both men's and women's middleweight divisions. Haruka Tachimoto struck gold first by defeating triple world champion Yuri Alvear in the women's 70-kilogram division. Despite being penalized for passivity in the first minutes of the final — and a partisan crowd cheering against her — Tachimoto managed to pin Alvear to the ground for 20 seconds, scoring an ip