KUALA LUMPUR, Jan. 13 -- The Japanese Embassy today urged the media to accord an international badminton player and officials some privacy after they were involved in an accident.

"We hope that press do not disturb the players resting during (the time) they are warded," read part of a brief statement issued by the Embassy today.

In acknowledging the incident had involved Japanese world number one men's singles shuttler Kento Momota, the embassy said that all surviving victims are recovering well and in stable condition.

This after Momota, his two other Japanese team members, assistant coach Akifumi Marimoto and physiotherapist Yu Hirayama, and Badminton World Federation official, UK's Foster William Thomas were part of a traffic accide...