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PARALYMPIC ALPINE SKIING

Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Mar 12, 2022
Momoka Muraoka's five-medal Beijing dream dashed at final hurdle
The alpine sit-skier missed out on winning her fifth medal of the Beijing Paralympics on Saturday when she finished fifth in the women's slalom.
Japan Times
PARALYMPICS / Winter Paralympics
Mar 11, 2022
Momoka Muraoka wins third gold at Beijing Games, tracking five total
Muraoka is the first Japanese to win four career Winter Paralympic gold medals, and her three golds at a single games matches Japan's record for most golds.
Japan Times
PARALYMPICS / Winter Paralympics
Mar 11, 2022
Japan-made sit-skis giving Paralympic athletes high-speed edge
By using state-of-the-art computer analysis software developed by Toyota, Nissin was able to create the 'Hayabusa' sit-ski model, which is 15% lighter than conventional models.
Japan Times
PARALYMPICS / Winter Paralympics
Mar 9, 2022
Momoka Muraoka driven by desire to show potential
Team Japan's captain at the Beijing Paralympics has excelled on the slopes so far, winning two gold medals and a silver in sit ski events at Yanqing National Alpine Skiing Centre.
Japan Times
PARALYMPICS / Winter Paralympics
Mar 8, 2022
Warm temperatures and man-made snow challenge Paralympians in Beijing
While many top-tier Paralympians competing at Yanqing have commented on the hardness and different texture of man-made snow, it has not proven a problem to those who enjoy such conditions.
Japan Times
PARALYMPICS / Winter Paralympics
Mar 7, 2022
Momoka Muraoka settles for silver as Anna-Lena Forster wins super combined
Muraoka topped the super-G phase of the competition, but Forster's aggressive ski in the slalom propelled her to victory.
Japan Times
PARALYMPICS / Winter Paralympics
Mar 5, 2022
Sit skier Momoka Muraoka wins Japan's first gold medal of 2022 Paralympics
It was the sixth time she has reached a Paralympic podium and the win gets her quest to win five medals in China off to a perfect start.
Japan Times
PARALYMPICS / Winter Paralympics
Mar 4, 2022
Paralympic captain Momoka Muraoka sets sights on five-medal performance at Beijing Games
Following Miho Takagi's ironwoman performance captaining Japan at the Winter Olympics, where she collected four medals from her five speed skating events, her Paralympic counterpart, Momoka Muraoka, aims to go one step further and go 5-for-5 in Beijing.
Japan Times
PARALYMPICS / Winter Paralympics
Mar 2, 2022
Late-bloomer Noriko Kamiyama proves Paralympic life can start at 49
Kamiyama is a 49-year-old Paralympic 'rookie' who is also the oldest member of the Japan delegation at the Beijing Games.
'Sugar Baby Riri' gets nine-year prison term over romance scam
Mai Watanabe, who went by the moniker “Sugar Baby Riri,” dated older men and swindled them out of money by telling them fictitious heartbreaking stories about herself to gain their sympathy.
Over 40% of Japan's municipalities at risk of vanishing, study finds
Of 1,729 local municipalities nationwide, 744 have been identified as being at risk of disappearing.
Tokyo issues strong warning on yen intervention as currency dips further
Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki speaks during a meeting with U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and South Korean Finance Minister Choi Sang-mok on the sidelines of IMF and G20 meetings in Washington last week.
Princess Aiko makes debut at imperial garden party
Princess Aiko attends an imperial garden party in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Japan's former PM Aso meets Trump for talks on security and economy
Former U.S. President Donald Trump and Taro Aso, vice president of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, in New York on Tuesday. The Japanese government’s top spokesman on Wednesday played down the meeting as one conducted "in the capacity of one lawmaker" and “without the government’s involvement.”
New workers name Shohei Ohtani as 'dream boss' for two years running
Shohei Ohtani has been overwhelmingly voted as the “dream boss” for people who started working in April, according to a survey.
A craft beer crawl through Tokyo’s top bars, brewpubs and dives
If all you drink is Asahi, Sapporo and Kirin, you're depriving yourself of some of the best craft beer Tokyo has to offer — and there sure is a lot of it out there.
'Sugar Baby Riri' gets nine-year prison term over romance scam
Mai Watanabe, who went by the moniker “Sugar Baby Riri,” dated older men and swindled them out of money by telling them fictitious heartbreaking stories about herself to gain their sympathy.
Tsukiji 2030s: A stadium, culinary center and transportation hub
A computer-generated image shows redevelopment plans for the former site of the Tsukiji fish market in Tokyo.
Hearing the impact of climate change in Okinawa, one bird call at a time
Toshihiro Kinjo (center), a research support technician at the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology, inspects an audio recording device in Ginowan, Okinawa Prefecture, on April 3 as Masako Ogasawara, a research support specialist at OIST, looks on.

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