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SARA TAKANASHI

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Oct 31, 2015
Takanashi takes normal hill title at All Japan Championships
Sara Takanashi easily won the women's normal hill title on the first day of the All Japan Championships on Saturday after clearing the K-point in both her jumps.
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Sep 12, 2015
Takanashi clinches fourth straight summer Grand Prix title
Teenager Sara Takanashi secured her fourth consecutive women's individual summer Grand Prix overall title on Saturday after victory in the penultimate event of the series in Almaty.
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Sep 6, 2015
Takanashi stays perfect in summer season
Sara Takanashi dominated Saturday's Ladies' Grand Prix in Chaikovsky, Russia, to remain perfect in two competitions this season.
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Aug 1, 2015
Takanashi retains title at Miyanomori
Teenage ski jumping star Sara Takanashi successfully defended her title at the Miyanomori summer jump in Sapporo on Saturday.
Japan Times
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Mar 14, 2015
Takanashi collects sixth title of season
Sara Takanashi triumphed in the season-ending World Cup event to claim her sixth individual title of the season, but narrowly missed her third consecutive overall championship on Friday.
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Feb 21, 2015
Ito takes silver at Nordic Worlds
Yuki Ito provided the highlight for Japan on Friday at the Nordic Skiing World Championships with a silver medal in women's ski jumping.
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Feb 7, 2015
Ski jumper Takanashi takes second in World Cup event
Sara Takanashi landed a pair of 94-meter jumps to take second place in Saturday's women's World Cup event.
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Jan 10, 2015
Takanashi notches first win of season
Teen sensation Sara Takanashi captured her first title of the season with an overwhelming victory at a World Cup in Sapporo on Saturday.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 14, 2014
Ski jumper Takanashi receives applause upon return to Narita aiport
Despite failing to meet golden aspirations and expectations at the Sochi Winter Olympics, 17-year-old women's ski jumper Sara Takanashi received a warm welcome Friday, when she returned to Japan.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 12, 2014
Ski jump favorite Takanashi fails to land medal
Sara Takanashi, the favorite for the gold medal in the inaugural Olympic women's normal hill ski jump on Tuesday night, was kept off the podium after a disappointing effort at the RusSki Gorki Jumping Center.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 11, 2014
Takanashi in good spirits ahead of Olympic women's ski jumping competition
Sara Takanashi goes through another training session late Monday on the normal hill at the RusSki Gorki Jumping Centre and says she's in top form ahead of Tuesday night's event.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 9, 2014
Teenager Takanashi determined to claim gold medal
Ski jump star Sara Takanashi took part in her second training session on the normal hill Sunday at the RusSki Gorki Jumping Centre and said she wishes she could better familiarize herself with the venue.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 9, 2014
Takanashi enjoying Olympic experience in Sochi
Ski jumper Sara Takanashi was upbeat following her first official training session at the RusSki Gorki Jumping Centre on Saturday.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 4, 2014
Japan ski jumpers arrive in Sochi with high hopes
Sara Takanashi pledged to pull out all the stops to become the first woman to win a Winter Olympic ski jumping gold medal after arriving in Sochi in the early hours of Tuesday morning.
Japan Times
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Feb 2, 2014
Sochi favorite Takanashi gets ninth win of season
Sochi Olympic women's individual gold medal favorite Sara Takanashi came from behind to post her ninth World Cup win of the season on Saturday.
Japan Times
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Jan 29, 2014
Ski jumper Takanashi retains crown
Sochi Olympics gold medal hope Sara Takanashi became the first ever to win three consecutive titles at the World Junior Ski Championships on Tuesday.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jan 24, 2014
Jump star Takanashi flying high going into Sochi Games
The Sochi Olympic Games could not have been timed better for 17-year-old women's ski jumper Sara Takanashi.
Japan Times
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Jan 18, 2014
Takanashi wins shortened meet
Sochi Olympic gold medal hopeful Sara Takanashi posted her seventh World Cup win of the season on Saturday in a competition that was cut to one round of jumps.
Japan Times
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Jan 11, 2014
Takanashi claims record 14th victory
Teenager Sara Takanashi claimed victory to win a record 14th career individual World Cup title at the Sapporo meet on Saturday.
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Dec 21, 2013
Takanashi soars to World Cup triumph
Sara Takanashi captured her second straight World Cup victory on Saturday, when she won a women's HS 108 event.
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Casa del Cibo: A thriving jewel born from Tohoku’s harsh past
When chef Ryohei Ikemi moved to Hachinohe, Aomori Prefecture, and opened Casa del Cibo in 2011, it was the first proper Italian restaurant in the city.
Town to block view of Mount Fuji in response to overtourism
The town government of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, decided to set up a 2.5-meter-high screen to prevent tourists from taking pictures of Mount Fuji looming behind a convenience store.
Kyotographie's strong 12th edition shines light into the margins
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