officials with fiba announced the suspension after the japan basketball association failed to merge its two domestic men's leagues by the end of october. fiba secretary-general patrick boweman expressed regret but he said it's time association officials implement changes. the head of the sports ministry hakubun shimomura said he hopes to resolve the problem soon. >> translator: i regret the move. it's cruel for the players. they're practicing hard to take part in the olympics and other international events. >> he says baumann plans to visit japan soon to ask ministry -- ask the ministry to deal with the problem. >>> pro-democracy protesters in hong kong continue to occupy the treats. but they're seeing declining numbers as the protests pass the two-month mark. >> translator: my family got angry would me. i would like to end the occupation and go home. but i cannot leave before we get results. >> translator: in my opinion it's okay to stop occupying the streets if other plans to protest the government are better. >> protesters began camping out on main roads in three parts of the city in