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May 7, 2020
Ski jumper Noriaki Kasai recognized by Guinness for most World Cup starts
Japanese ski jumper Noriaki Kasai has received a Guinness World Records certificate for extending the record for the most individual starts in FIS Ski Jumping World Cup events to 569.
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Mar 10, 2020
Sara Takanashi collects win, earns 100th career podium finish
Sara Takanashi claimed her 100th World Cup podium finish on Monday, winning a rescheduled ski jumping event.
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Feb 17, 2020
Ryoyu Kobayashi finishes behind Stefan Kraft in latest World Cup event
Defending ski jumping World Cup men's champion Ryoyu Kobayashi finished second on Sunday behind World Cup leader Stefan Kraft of Austria.
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Feb 2, 2020
Ryoyu Kobayashi third in Ski Jumping World Cup, Austria's Stefan Kraft triumphs in Sapporo
Ryoyu Kobayashi finished third in Sunday's FIS Ski Jumping World Cup in Sapporo as Austria's Stefan Kraft won the second of two competitions held in the northern Japan city over the weekend.
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Feb 1, 2020
Ski jumper Yukiya Sato soars to victory in Sapporo
Yukiya Sato won his second career individual ski jumping World Cup event on Saturday, when he landed a strong second jump at Okurayama Hill.
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Dec 30, 2019
Ryoyu Kobayashi wins Four Hills opener
Ryoyu Kobayashi secured his third World Cup win of the season on Sunday as the reigning overall title holder comfortably won the Four Hills Tournament opener in Oberstdorf.
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Dec 23, 2019
Ryoyu Kobayashi adds to World Cup lead with victory
Ryoyu Kobayashi claimed his second victory of the season on Sunday to boost his prospects of retaining the overall World Cup title.
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Dec 8, 2019
Ski jumper Yukiya Sato wins first World Cup gold
Ski jumper Yukiya Sato claimed his first World Cup win on Saturday, coming from behind in the men's large hill event in Nizhny Tagil, Russia.
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Oct 26, 2019
International Ski Federation admits 'too many races' on World Cup calendar
The upcoming Alpine skiing World Cup season includes "too many races," the International Ski Federation has conceded amid criticism from racers and coaches.
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Aug 24, 2019
Ryoyu Kobayashi soars to victory for second straight Ski Jumping Grand Prix title
Ryoyu Kobayashi won his second straight FIS Ski Jumping Grand Prix event on home soil Saturday to conclude a two-day series.
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Aug 19, 2019
Sara Takanashi claims summer title for eighth straight year
Sara Takanashi won the FIS Ski Jumping Grand Prix title for the eighth straight year despite not participating in the final women's competition in the Czech Republic on Sunday.
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Mar 25, 2019
Ryoyu Kobayashi closes out season with 13th victory
Newly crowned World Cup ski jumping champion Ryoyu Kobayashi earned his 13th victory in Sunday's season finale in Slovenia.
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Mar 24, 2019
Sara Takanashi finishes third to end podium drought
Sara Takanashi landed in third place at a women's World Cup meet on Saturday as Germany's Juliane Seyfarth picked up her third straight win on the inaugural Blue Bird Tour in Russia.
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Mar 23, 2019
Ryoyu Kobayashi leaps into rarefied air with 20th podium finish
Ryoyu Kobayashi secured his 20th podium of the season when he finished runner-up to German Markus Eisenbichler in the first of two flying hill individual competitions at the season-ending round of the ski jumping World Cup on Friday.
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Mar 18, 2019
Ryoyu Kobayashi earns 19th podium finish, Raw Air title
Japanese ski jumper Ryoyu Kobayashi soared to his 19th podium of the season when he finished runner-up to Slovenian teenager Domen Prevc in a flying hill World Cup event in Norway on Sunday.
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Mar 15, 2019
Ryoyu Kobayashi claims 12th victory this season on World Cup circuit
Ryoyu Kobayashi scored his 12th victory on the 2018-19 World Cup circuit on Thursday, a feat only three men had achieved before him.
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Mar 13, 2019
Ryoyu Kobayashi lands on 17th World Cup podium this season
Ryoyu Kobayashi placed third in the men's large hill individual event at the FIS ski jumping World Cup in Lillehammer on Tuesday, the 17th time he has finished on the podium this season.
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Mar 11, 2019
Ryoyu Kobayashi breaks European lock on men's World Cup title
Ryoyu Kobayashi made history on Sunday by becoming the first non-European to win the men's ski jumping World Cup overall title.
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Mar 10, 2019
Ryoyu Kobayashi leads Japan to silver during World Cup team event
Ryoyu Kobayashi helped Japan's men claim silver in a World Cup ski jumping team event on Saturday.
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Mar 3, 2019
Japan fails to end podium drought in Nordic combined team event at worlds
Japan fell behind and had to settle for fourth place in the Nordic combined men's team event Saturday at the FIS Nordic Ski World Championships, failing in its bid to reach the podium for the first time in 10 years.
'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.
Yen rebounds strongly after first slide past ¥160 since 1990
The yen dropped to ¥160.245 per dollar on Monday before heading into the other direction to ¥155.01 amid speculation of an intervention by Japanese currency authorities.
Did Japan intervene to prop up the yen? Analysts think it did.
A man walks past an electronic board displaying the exchange rate for the yen against the U.S. dollar (right) in Tokyo on Tuesday.
JAL cancels international flight after captain gets drunk at Dallas hotel
A Japan Airlines' flight from Dallas to Tokyo was canceled last week after its captain got drunk at a local hotel.
Golden Week crowds greeted with high temperatures as holiday period kicks off
The departure lobby for domestic flights is crowded with travelers at Haneda Airport in Tokyo on Saturday, the first day of this year's Golden Week holidays.
Climate change, chalky grains and the risks for Japan’s rice farmers
A farmer plants seedlings in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima Prefecture. Japan’s self sufficiency rate for rice is nearly 100%, compared with 38% for food overall, on a calorie basis.
Japan wants you to spend more with ‘luxury tourism’
Performers play a traditional drum unique to Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, in the prefectural capital of Kanazawa on March 16 to mark the extension of the Hokuriku Shinkansen line to Tsuruga Station in Fukui Prefecture.
Theaster Gates’ ambitious ‘Afro-Mingei’ brings Black Chicago to Tokyo
Theaster Gates' “A Heavenly Chord” lines up church pews before seven speakers and a Hammond B3 organ, a type of electric organ prevalent in Black American churches.
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.

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