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RUKA HIRANO

Japan's Mitsuki Ono won her third straight snowboarding halfpipe World Cup event Saturday in Calgary to clinch the women's overall title for the second season in a row.
MORE SPORTS / Snowboarding
Feb 11, 2024
Ono and Hirano retain halfpipe World Cup season titles
Ono won her third straight snowboarding halfpipe World Cup event Saturday in Calgary to clinch the women's overall title for the second season in a row.
From left: Japan's Ruka Hirano, Mitsuki Ono and Ruki Tomita pose for a photo after they each landed on the podium at the World Cup event in Laax, Switzerland, on Saturday.
MORE SPORTS / Snowboarding
Jan 21, 2024
Mitsuki Ono wins first halfpipe gold of World Cup season
Last season's overall champion in the discipline beat second-placed Bea Kim of the United States and compatriot Ruki Tomita in third.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS / Winter Sports
Jan 22, 2023
Mitsuki Ono and Ruka Hirano win halfpipe World Cup event
Yuto Totsuka came third for his first podium finish of the season.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 11, 2022
Ayumu Hirano makes history with Japan's first snowboard halfpipe gold
Third time's the charm for Ayumu Hirano, who won silver medals at the 2014 and 2018 games, then switched to skateboard and qualified for the Tokyo Olympics.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jan 10, 2022
Snowboarders set to lead Japan in Beijing while Yuzuru Hanyu chases history
The Olympic sports analytics gurus at Nielsen's Gracenote have predicted Japan will reach a record medal total, surpassing the previous high of 13 set in 2018 in Pyeongchang, South Korea.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Feb 16, 2020
Ruka Hirano claims first halfpipe World Cup win
Snowboarder Ruka Hirano captured his first World Cup victory in Calgary on Saturday in the men's halfpipe competition, the last of five events of the season.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Feb 1, 2020
Snowboarder Yuto Totsuka earns first World Cup victory of season
Snowboarder Yuto Totsuka grabbed his first win of the season at the men's halfpipe World Cup in California on Friday, while compatriot Ruka Hirano placed third.
'So hot you can't breathe': Extreme heat hits the Philippines
A pedestrian cools himself with a folding hand fan as he waits for a ride along a road in Manila on Wednesday, as extreme heat hit the Philippines.
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.
Princess Aiko makes debut at imperial garden party
Princess Aiko attends an imperial garden party in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Yen inches closer to intervention point as BOJ meeting starts
The rate of the yen against the U.S. dollar is displayed in the trading room at foreign exchange brokerage Gaitame.com in Tokyo on Thursday.
'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.
For amateur sumo, a fresh start offers hope against time-wasting and gamesmanship
Wrestlers prepare for the start of a bout at the 2023 Sumo World Championships in Tokyo. Starting this month, placing one hand on the clay first is no longer allowed.
LDP veteran Nikai's youngest son expected to succeed him in Wakayama
Toshihiro Nikai, former secretary-general of the Liberal Democratic Party, announced in March that he would not run in the next Lower House election to take responsibility for the political funds scandal that rocked his party and his own faction.
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.

Podcast

From easily navigable train stations to the helpfulness of its municipal staff, Tokyo has earned high praise for its commitment to accessibility for disabled travelers.
[Rebroadcast] Japan is doing better on accessibility than you may think

Longform

Later this month, author Shogo Imamura will open Honmaru, a bookstore that allows other businesses to rent its shelves. It's part of a wave of ideas Japanese booksellers are trying to compete with online spaces.
The story isn't over for Japan's bookstores
By Alex K.T. Martin

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