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Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 4, 2018
Japanese climber Yuichiro Miura, 86, to 'hang on to the last' in summit attempt of Argentina's Mount Aconcagua
Alpinist Yuichiro Miura, 86, vowed Monday to make every effort to conquer South America's highest peak, Mount Aconcagua in Argentina, in January.
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Nov 26, 2018
Ryoyu Kobayashi captures second World Cup title
Ryoyu Kobayashi captured another men's ski jumping title Sunday, following up his first victory on the previous day with another win at the FIS World Cup event in the Finnish resort of Ruka. Kobayashi registered the day's biggest jump of 147.5 meters after a 140-meter leap.
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Nov 25, 2018
Ryoyu Kobayashi captures first ski jumping World Cup title
Ryoyu Kobayashi won the men's ski jumping title Saturday at the FIS World Cup event in the Finnish resort of Ruka, topping the podium for the first time in his career.
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Sep 10, 2018
Sara Takanashi wins seventh straight summer GP ski jumping title
Sara Takanashi placed third in the women's individual large hill event in Russia on Sunday, which was enough to make her the overall champion in the summer FIS Grand Prix series for the seventh year in a row.
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Jul 29, 2018
Sara Takanashi wins summer Grand Prix meet in Germany
Sara Takanashi won the women's ski jumping summer Grand Prix competition Saturday, followed in second by compatriot Yuki Ito in Hinterzarten, Germany.
BUSINESS
Apr 5, 2018
Snow-shy Miyazaki ski resort staves off closure for another year
Japan's southernmost ski resort plans to operate for another winter despite the continuing downtrend in guests.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 5, 2018
Medical interpreters in high demand as tourists flock to Niseko
Medical interpreters are helping a popular ski resort in Hokkaido deal with the growing number of foreign guests there.
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Mar 27, 2018
Ski jumper Sara Takanashi vows to extend World Cup wins record
Ski jumper Sara Takanashi said Tuesday she aims to extend her record number of World Cup victories as she returned to Japan after winning the season-ending event in Germany.
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Mar 25, 2018
Sara Takanashi sets career World Cup wins records
Sara Takanashi captured her elusive 54th career victory on Saturday to become the ski jumper with more World Cup wins than any other in the world.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 18, 2018
Noriaki Kasai receives spot on Japan's four-man squad for team final
Japan coach Chiharu Saito has stuck with struggling veteran Noriaki Kasai for Monday's team competition.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 18, 2018
No medals for Japan in large hill jump; Noriaki Kasai eliminated in first round
Japan's Ryoyu Kobayashi, Taku Takeuchi and Junshiro Kobayashi were unable to medal in the men's large hill jump on Saturday night at the Alpensia Ski Jumping Centre, while teammate Noriaki Kasai was eliminated in the first round.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 17, 2018
Kamil Stoch defends large hill title
Kamil Stoch retained his large hill ski jump title with a dominant display on Saturday to become Poland's most successful Winter Olympic athlete.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 17, 2018
Ryoyu Kobayashi places third in large jump qualifier
Ryoyu Kobayashi placed third in the qualifying round of the men's large hill jump at the Alpensia Ski Jumping Centre on Friday night to clinch a spot in Saturday night's finals.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 8, 2018
Noriaki Kasai, three compatriots qualify for men's normal hill jump finals
Ski jumping legend Noriaki Kasai, competing in his eighth Winter Olympics, placed 20th in the qualifying round of the men's normal hill jump on Thursday night at the Alpensia Ski Jumping Centre to clinch a spot in Saturday night's finals.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 6, 2018
Noriaki 'The Legend' Kasai heads to eighth games seeking gold
When a 19-year-old Noriaki Kasai competed at the Winter Olympics for the first time, Kiichi Miyazawa was Japanese Prime Minister, Bill Clinton was campaigning to become the United States president and Michael Jordan was the NBA's Most Valuable Player.
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Jan 29, 2018
Takanashi finishes fourth in final pre-Olympic meet
Sara Takanashi, who shares the all-time record for most individual ski jumping World Cup victories, finished fourth Sunday in her 100th career event on the global tour.
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Jan 28, 2018
Sara Takanashi finishes third again in Slovenia
Sara Takanashi finished third in Saturday's World Cup ski jumping event and remains one win short of the all-time record for individual victories.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jan 23, 2018
Sara Takanashi to replace Noriaki Kasai as flag-bearer for opening ceremony
Sara Takanashi will replace fellow ski jumper Noriaki Kasai as Japan's flag-bearer during the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics' opening ceremony, the Japanese Olympic Committee announced Tuesday.
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Jan 21, 2018
Yuki Ito and Sara Takanashi finish second and third at World Cup event
Yuki Ito and Sara Takanashi finished second and third, respectively, at a ski jumping World Cup event on Sunday.
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Jan 20, 2018
Japan women's ski jump squad wraps up season sweep in World Cup team events
Japan completed a sweep of the season's two women's ski jumping World Cup team events by winning Saturday's finale.
'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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