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Asahi Shimbun
16-05-2025
- General
- Asahi Shimbun
Children's ‘open' restroom at Osaka expo site causes a stir
A photo of a children's restroom taken by a woman who visited the Osaka Kansai Expo site during a preview of the event (Provided by the woman) OSAKA—Certain restrooms for toddlers at the Osaka Kansai Expo were designed to let parents easily help out their kids, but some say the layout could violate the children's human rights. One mother who attended the three-day event preview that started on April 4 with her husband and 3-year-old daughter took to X to express her displeasure. 'There are no partitions, and it's too exposed,' the woman said in a message with a picture of empty child-sized toilets and urinals. She said her child wasn't uncomfortable because she had used an open restroom at her nursery school until she was 2 years old. 'I'd be happy if there were even low partitions to respect the privacy of children aged up to 3,' the mother said. Others on X defended the unpartitioned restroom, with one user saying they are commonly used at nursery schools. According to the Japan Association for the 2025 World Exposition, this type of restroom is located inside Lost Child and Baby Centers next to the west and east gates of the venue. For those uncomfortable about being seen by others, a private stall next to each facility is available. There are also partitioned restrooms for children aged between 3 and 5 and toilet booths equipped with potty chairs at the expo site. When deciding how to deal with lost children taken into protective custody at the centers, the expo association checked a catalogue of toilets for schools and infant facilities compiled by leading bathroom fixture maker Toto Ltd. The catalogue said a restroom needs to be open for 2-year-olds who need assistance from teachers. But according to a Toto public relations representative, the catalogue lists plans intended for kindergartens and nursery schools, not for public places where strangers can enter. Although Toto provided its products to the expo venue as a sponsoring company, the children's toilets were purchased by the expo association. Designers and clients determine how they want to install the Toto products, the representative said. 'We are not involved in the designing process of the restroom space,' the representative said. Anyone with children can enter the restrooms at the expo centers. Staff members will talk to those who try to enter without children. Hitomi Kitayama, a former principal at the private Wako Elementary School and the Wako Kindergarten in Tokyo, said teacher shortages have forced each staff member to take care of several children. All restrooms for children aged up to 2 are designed in an open-plan style so that adults can rush in to help if something happens. 'But that is not enough to protect the privacy of children,' Kitayama said. 'The fact that (the expo restroom) has sparked controversy is significant. I hope it will serve as a springboard for people to stop and think.' Haruo Asai, a professor emeritus at Rikkyo University who is well-versed in children's human rights, said the idea that children don't mind being seen naked is wrong. 'Naturally, children also feel uncomfortable about things that make adults feel uncomfortable,' he said. 'Kids are also the main people when it comes to human rights. It's not too late to improve the situation.'
USA Today
13-05-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Kurt Kitayama: PGA Championship betting odds and preview
Kurt Kitayama: PGA Championship betting odds and preview Kurt Kitayama has +20000 odds to win the 2025 PGA Championship at Quail Hollow Club after taking fifth in THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson at TPC Craig Ranch May 1-4 in his last tournament. In his 22 tournaments during the past year, Kitayama has a best finish of fifth and an average finish of 28th, with four top 10s. The tournament will be held May 15-18 in Charlotte, NC, hosted at the par 71, 7,626-yard course. The field will seek the title held by previous winner Xander Schauffele. Kurt Kitayama odds to win the PGA Championship PGA odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Tuesday at 4:23 PM ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub. Odds to win: +20000, bet $100 to win $20000 Kitayama's stats and trends Kitayama has finished with a better-than-average score in two of his last five tournaments. He has finished with an average score of -9 those three times he's made the cut. Over his last five tournaments, Kitayama has finished in the top five once. Out of the last five tournaments he's entered, he made the cut three times. Kitayama made it to the weekend in four of his last five trips to this event. Kitayama's recent results THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson: 66-65-68-68 (-17) - Finished fifth 66-65-68-68 (-17) - Finished fifth Valero Texas Open: 71-78 (+5) - Missed cut 71-78 (+5) - Missed cut Texas Children's Houston Open: 68-65-68-72 (-7) - Finished 39th 68-65-68-72 (-7) - Finished 39th Valspar Championship: 80-69 (+7) - Missed cut 80-69 (+7) - Missed cut THE PLAYERS Championship: 72-70-78-66 (-2) - Finished 33rd How to watch the PGA Championship Date: May 15-18, 2025 May 15-18, 2025 Location: Charlotte, NC Charlotte, NC TV Channel: ESPN ESPN Live stream: Watch LIVE with Fubo! ESPN+ is the new home of PGA TOUR LIVE. Sign up now to access 4,300+ hours of live coverage from 35 PGA TOUR tournaments this year.
USA Today
01-05-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Kurt Kitayama odds to win the 2025 THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson
Kurt Kitayama odds to win the 2025 THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson details and info Date: May 1-4, 2025 May 1-4, 2025 Course: TPC Craig Ranch TPC Craig Ranch Location: McKinney, TX McKinney, TX Previous Winner: Rory McIlroy How to watch THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson Thursday: The Golf Channel The Golf Channel Friday: The Golf Channel The Golf Channel Saturday: CBS (KBAK-Bakersfield, CA), The Golf Channel CBS (KBAK-Bakersfield, CA), The Golf Channel Sunday: CBS (KBAK-Bakersfield, CA), The Golf Channel Watch golf on Fubo! Kitayama odds to win THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson PGA odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Wednesday at 8:58 PM ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub. Kitayama odds to finish in the top 5 at THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson Kitayama odds to finish in the top 10 at THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson Other betting markets for Kitayama at THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson Kitayama recent performances Kitayama has taken part in 10 tournaments this season, but he has not earned a finish in the top 10. In his past four appearances, Kitayama has an average finish of 36th.
USA Today
28-02-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Cognizant Classic 2025: Best bets, odds, who misses the cut?
Cognizant Classic 2025: Best bets, odds, who misses the cut? Goodbye, California. Hello, Sunshine State! The PGA Tour kicks off its Florida Swing on Thursday, moving to the southeast after spending four of the last six weeks in California. The Arnold Palmer Invitational and the Players Championship will offer up two of the larger purses of the season in the coming weeks. But up first is the Cognizant Classic in the Palm Beaches — formerly the Honda Classic — at PGA National Resort in Palm Beach Gardens. It's another weaker field following the Mexico Open and no one betting on the tournament should be upset about that. There is tons of value all over the board as we get closer to first round play on Thursday. Let's dig in. All odds via BetMGM Who's winning the 2025 Cognizant Classic? Kurt Kitayama (+4500) 2 Units The Mexico Open saw Kitayama miss the cut last week, but don't let that cloud your judgment here. We're a long way from Vallarta. The 32-year-old is an exceptional course fit this week, ranking in the top 10 on Tour in four of the five key indicators. Among all golfers who've played at least eight rounds at PGA National, Kitayama (+1.78) ranks first in true strokes gained at Data Golf — though he hasn't played here since 2022 when he finished third. Lucas Glover (+5500) 0.5 Units We're throwing a bit of a dart here, but stick with me. Glover has finished T35 or better each of his last three times at PGA National with 0.88 true strokes gained. He's also top 30 on Tour in four of the five key indicators this week. Most importantly, he's already shown up on the leaderboard in weaker fields, putting up a T3 at Pebble Beach and T21 in the Sony Open. Who's a lock to finish Top 10? Davis Thompson (+350) 2 Units Thompson keeps getting close to breaking through this year, starting strong to begin the week only to fade on Saturday and Sunday. He got a lot closer his last time out with a T13 in a stacked Genesis Invitational field. Thompson's putting is still a concern, but as long as he keeps sticking the ball on the green, he's going to have plenty of birdie opportunities this week. Luke Clanton (+375) 1 Unit Clanton has missed the cut in two of his three starts this season. His other event was a T15 at the Farmers Insurance Open. All of which is to say, take this next sentence with a grain of salt. Across the five Course Fit indicators at PGA National, Clanton ranks No. 2, No. 2, No. 1, No. 4 and No. 95. It's a very small sample size. Do with it what you will. One-and-done Russell Henley Is this pick an aggressive reaction to Patrick Rodgers shooting 67-68-66-72 to finish T25 at the Mexico Open? Yes, it sure is. Do we care? Nope. The purse this week is $9.2 million. Any finish outside the Top 10 isn't going to do us much good. So we'll ride with Henley, who finished T41 here last year, but put together a T3 and T8 in his two previous starts at PGA National. Henley has a true strokes gained of 1.44 on this course, per Data Golf, and has strong finishes at majors over the last two years. Please, Russell. We need you, buddy. Who is missing the cut? Min Woo Lee (+180) 1 Unit I'm ignoring Lee's T2 at the Cognizant last year and focusing on his current form, which features a 48th-place finish at the Genesis and a rather awkward course fit at PGA National. Jordan Spieth (+140) 1 Unit Speaking of bad course fits, Spieth has negative strokes gained in four of the five key indicators this week. He's likely here to work some bugs out of his game after missing the cut at the Genesis, but that seems like a tall task at an event Spieth has never entered before. Full odds Here are the odds for the 2025 Cognizant Classic:
USA Today
25-02-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
2025 Cognizant Classic: Best bets, one-and-done pick as PGA Tour heads to Florida
Goodbye, California. Hello, Sunshine State! The PGA Tour kicks off its Florida Swing today, moving to the southeast after spending four of the last six weeks in California. And this is where things start to get tense. The Arnold Palmer Invitational and the PLAYERS Championship will offer up two of the larger purses of the season in the coming weeks. But up first is the Cognizant Classic — formerly the Honda Classic — at PGA National Resort in Palm Beach Gardens. It's another weaker field following the Mexico Open and no one betting on the tournament should be upset about that. There is tons of value all over the board as we get closer to first round play on Thursday. Let's dig in. All odds via BetMGM Who's winning the 2025 Cognizant Classic? Kurt Kitayama (+4500) 2 Units The Mexico Open saw Kitayama surprisingly miss the cut last week, but don't let that cloud your judgement here. We're a long way from Vallerta. The 32-year-old is an exceptional course fit this week, ranking top 10 on Tour in four of the five key indicators. Among all golfers who've played at least eight rounds at PGA National, Kitayama (+1.78) ranks first in true strokes gained at Data Golf — though he hasn't played here since 2022 when he finished third. Lucas Glover (+5500) 0.5 Units We're throwing a bit of a dart here, but stick with me. Glover has finished T35 or better each of his last three times at PGA National with 0.88 true strokes gained. He's also top 30 on Tour in four of the five key indicators this week. Most importantly, he's already shown up on the leaderboard in weaker fields, putting up a T3 at Pebble Beach and T21 in the Sony Open. Who's a lock to finish Top 10? Davis Thompson (+350) 2 Units Thompson keeps getting close to breaking through this year, starting strong to begin the week only to fade on Saturday and Sunday. He got a lot closer his last time out with a T13 in a stacked Genesis Invitational field. Thompson's putting is still a concern, but as long as he keeps sticking the ball on the green, he's going to have plenty of birdie opportunities this week. Luke Clanton (+375) 1 Unit Clanton has missed the cut in two of his three starts this season. His other event was a T15 at the Farmers Insurance Open. All of which is to say, take this next sentence with a grain of salt. Across the five Course Fit indicators at PGA National, Clanton ranks No. 2, No. 2, No. 1, No. 4 and No. 95. It's a very small sample size. Do with it what you will. One-And-Done: Russell Henley Is this pick an aggressive reaction to Patrick Rodgers shooting 67-68-66-72 to finish T25 at the Mexico Open? Yes, it sure is. Do we care? Nope. The purse this week is only $9.2 million. Any finish outside the Top 10 isn't going to do us much good. So we'll ride with Henley, who finished T41 here last year, but put together a T3 and T8 in his two previous starts at PGA National. Henley has a true strokes gained of 1.44 on this course, per Data Golf, and has strong finishes at majors over the last two years. Please, Russell. We need you, buddy. Who is missing the cut? Min Woo Lee (+180) 1 Unit I'm ignoring Lee's T2 at the Cognizant last year and focusing on his current form, which features a 48th-place finish at the Genesis and a rather awkward course fit at PGA National. Jordan Spieth (+140) 1 Unit Speaking of bad course fits, Spieth has negative strokes gained in four of the five key indicators this week. He's likely here to work some bugs out of his game after missing the cut at the Genesis, but that seems like a tall ask at an event Spieth has never entered before.
