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Page 14 n THE ASIAN REPORTER WORLD CUP August 7, 2023 Japan beats Norway 3-1 The Women’s World Cup featured 8 new teams that to advance to Women’s treasured the experience gained on global stage World Cup quarterfinals Continued from page 13 By Steve McMorran The Associated Press ELLINGTON, New Zealand — Japan scored its 14th goal of the Women’s World Cup and con- ceded its first over the weekend, to beat Norway 3-1 and reach the quarterfinals for the fourth time. Hinata Miyazawa sealed the win with her fifth goal of the tournament in the 81st minute to remain the leading scorer. Risa Shimizu’s 50th-minute goal followed an Ingrid Syrstad Engen own goal in the first half to help give Japan its fourth straight win of the tournament. With five goals, the 23-year-old Miyazawa equals the record for a Japan player at a World Cup. Homare Sawa scored five in 2011 when Japan won the tournament. She was awarded the Golden Boot that year. This Japan team already has scored more goals than the 2011 team. Guro Reiten headed a superb goal for Norway in the 21st minute to end Japan’s flawless defensive perfor- mance and leave the teams locked 1-1 a halftime. After beating Spain 4-0 with only 23% of possession in its group-stage finale, Japan once again was a tactical chameleon in the Round of 16 — playing with more than 60% of possession in a commanding performance. Japan traded its regular blue uniform for pastel colors, pink and purple. The softer color scheme did nothing to dull its attacking style; it pressed forward from the start and had its first corner after two minutes. “We knew Norway were going to play to their strength Continued on page 20 W Racheal Kundananji said. “There is no need to be sad. We just need to go back and think of our mistakes … Because this is not our last game or our last World Cup.” The debuting countries connected on only 12 goals, but the shots that did find the back of the net were milestones. The Philippines was the first newcomer to score, behind a Sarina Bolden header in the country’s second match against co-host New Zealand. It turned out to be the game winner in a 1-0 match. The Filipinas’ supporters in Wellington erupted, while Bolden’s teammates tried to chase her down as she sprinted away in excitement. “It was like an out-of-body experience for me to be honest with you,” Philippines defender Jessika Cowart said. “It was an amazing moment. I think it took a little bit for the gravity of it all to sink in, but it was an amazing moment for the team, for the country.” There is still a lot of work to be done for the debuting countries to become familiar Women’s World Cup competitors, and some are better off than others. Vietnam finished its tournament with three losses and a minus-12 goal differential, capped off by a whopping 0-7 loss to the Netherlands. But all paths led back to pride in representing their country for the first time at the Women’s World Cup. For Vietnam specifically, it was the first World Cup in which the Vietnamese, men or women, had ever competed. “I think the effort has been great and I’d like to thank Vietnam for supporting us. We have been trained and we have matches with strong teams already,” coach Mai Duc Chung said. “In the coming time we’ll have many things to do. First, you’ll see that the players will go back to GROWING THE GAME. Thi Thao Thai of Vietnam watches the ball during a Group E soccer match at the FIFA Women’s World Cup in Hamil- ton, New Zealand. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr) Vietnam and be good examples for the younger people to train and improve.” Zach Allen is a student in the John Curley Center for Sports Journalism at Penn State. Contributors included Luke Vargas in Hamilton and Ellen McIntyre in Dunedin, New Zealand, both students in the John Curley Center for Sports Journalism at Penn State, and Anna Ruth Riggins in Sydney, a student at the University of Georgia’s Carmical Sports Media Institute. Hawai‘i could see a big hurricane season, but most homes aren’t ready Continued from page 7 roofs secured to their walls. After Iniki, new construction had to strap upper stories to lower stories and connect the foundation to the first floor. Chock said a home built to code today would withstand a Category 3 hurricane, with winds up to 130 mph (209 kph), if a structural engineer supervised construction. Homes built on mountain ridges and in valleys must be able to withstand higher winds. Homes built before the building code changes aren’t required to have these features, and few homeowners have retrofitted with hurricane clips like Pappas and Yasuda. Sixty-four percent of single-family homes — or 125,000 houses — on Oahu lack any hurricane protections, according to a 2019 study by Honolulu. Bob Fenton, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) administrator for the region that includes both Hawai‘i and Guam, said these homes are more easily damaged by Category 3 or 4 tropical cyclones. The state is looking at some nonprofit and volunteer programs that could help fortify homes, said James Barros, Hawai‘i Emergency Management Agency administrator. “But it starts with the individual house — taking a look at, ‘How vulnerable is my house to winds?’” he said. Guam already faces ferocious storms with some regularity. The U.S. territory nearly 4,000 miles west of Hawai‘i tends to have more — and more powerful — tropical cyclones because its sea surface temperatures are higher. The ocean around Guam is also warmer year-round, so cyclones can form anytime. Such storms are called typhoons west of the international dateline and hurricanes to the east. Since the early 1990s, four typhoons with sustained winds of at least 150 mph (241 kph) have directly hit Guam, including Typhoon Mawar in May. By contrast, Hawai‘i has only had one such powerful storm, Iniki. Guam has become more resilient after each storm, often by rebuilding with concrete capable of withstanding Category 4 and 5 typhoons. Those homes are more expensive to build, and they trap heat and radiate warmth at night when people need to sleep — a problem that could worsen with global warming. To cool their homes, many people on Guam paint their roofs white to deflect the sun or plant rooftop gardens, said Kyle Mandapat, a spokesperson for University of Guam Sea Grant. Mandapat has even heard of people installing rooftop sprinklers and using drains to catch the water to irrigate their gardens. More concrete leads to more air conditioning, which can also be expensive. It’s all a lot, but “people still see that as more of something they can deal with as opposed to the prospect of their house blowing away,” Mandapat said. Concrete homes are rare in Hawai‘i, but new homes are being built with pricey hurricane-resistant features. Daryl Takamiya, a past president of the Building Industry Association of Hawai‘i, said the hurricane- resistant windows his company is installing at a suburban Honolulu development add $25,000 to $30,000 to the cost of each new home. A hurricane-resistant garage door adds another $1,600. The homes are being built to withstand winds of up to 130 mph (209 kph). GRASS-FED BEEF FOR SALE Call (503) 980-5900 for details GRASS-FED & GRASS-FINISHED BEEF Farm-raised in Newberg, Oregon Beef available as: q Quarter cow q Half cow q Whole cow Beef is processed by a Portland butcher. Pickup available in August at N.E. Sandy Blvd. location. “There’s always a drawback, right?” Takamiya said. “I mean, you can build homes that are basically bunkers, but you’re going to pay for it.” The high cost of Hawai‘i homes is already driving an exodus of residents to other states, including many Native Hawaiians. Family homes at Takamiya’s suburban development start at $940,000, just under the Oahu median price of $1.03 million. Yet these hurricane-resistant homes may become more necessary in Hawai‘i as the planet warms. John Bravender, the warning coordination meteorolo- gist for the National Weather Service in Honolulu, pointed to a 2014 study showing that as oceans have warmed, tropical cyclones in the northern hemisphere have been drifting farther north, and those in the southern hemisphere have been moving further south. For Hawai‘i, that means hurricanes that would have previously passed south of the Big Island may now be more likely to hit the island chain. And unlike Tropical Storm Calvin, which lost its hurricane status as it approached the Big Island, they may maintain strength. “So far, cross our fingers, nothing has really happened,” said Yasuda, the homeowner, referring to the many close calls Oahu has had. “I don’t know how long we can hope that nothing happens, you know?”