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Japan Times
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Feb 13, 2016
Kasai notches another third-place showing
Veteran Noriaki Kasai secured his third straight bronze medal at a World Cup event on Friday.
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Feb 11, 2016
Monster jump propels Kasai to podium finish
Veteran Noriaki Kasai provided the highlight of the day with a World Cup hill-record-equaling 143-meter jump to place third for the second event in a row in Norway on Wednesday.
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Feb 7, 2016
Takanashi wins again
Sara Takanashi won her ninth straight World Cup competition and the 40th of her career on Saturday.
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Feb 1, 2016
Takanashi captures seventh straight crown
Japan's Sara Takanashi matched her career best Sunday with a seventh consecutive World Cup ski jumping title, claiming victory for a second straight day at a competition in Germany.
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Jan 31, 2016
Takanashi wins sixth straight event
Sara Takanashi extended her winning streak to six events with a commanding victory at a women's World Cup meet in Germany on Saturday.
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Jan 23, 2016
Ski jumper Takanashi soars to another World Cup victory
Sara Takanashi flew to her fifth straight World Cup win on Saturday, logging 241.3 points to improve to six victories in seven competitions this season.
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Jan 22, 2016
Takanashi earns fourth consecutive World Cup triumph
Sara Takanashi claimed a fourth straight women's World Cup victory at a weather-shortened event on Friday, her fifth win out of six this season.
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Jan 17, 2016
Takanashi wins third straight World Cup event
Sara Takanashi won her third straight competition on the women's ski jumping World Cup circuit Sunday.
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Jan 9, 2016
Kasai wins Megmilk Cup title for first time
Veteran Noriaki Kasai claimed the men's title at the Snow Brand Megmilk Cup for the first time on Saturday after the 43-year-old posted 264.5 points over two jumps.
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Dec 20, 2015
Kasai beats own record with third-place finish
Seven-time Olympian Noriaki Kasai eclipsed his own record for oldest skier to finish on a World Cup podium when he placed third in the men's division of a ski jumping event on Saturday.
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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.
JAPAN
Jun 18, 2015
Japan set to ease visa rules for foreign ski instructors amid tourism surge
The central government may relax visa requirements for foreign ski instructors by next March, due to a surge in demand as more vacationers visit the country.
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OLYMPICS
Apr 26, 2015
Ski jump legend Kasai eyes 2026 Games
Noriaki Kasai, the silver medalist on the men's large hill at the Sochi Olympics a year ago, is aiming to compete at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, and even beyond, the ski jump legend told reporters after the Ski Association of Japan's 90th-year anniversary ceremony on Sunday.
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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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JAPAN
Jan 6, 2015
Akie Abe urges older leisure-seekers to ski again
In an attempt to revive the popularity of skiing in Japan, an event will soon be held in Yamagata Prefecture to lure back middle-aged people who used to hit the slopes during the go-go days of the late 1980s bubble economy.
BUSINESS
Jul 16, 2014
Hokkaido looking to sale operating rights for busy New Chitose Airport
The Hokkaido Prefectural Government is pondering a sale of the rights to operate the nation's fourth-busiest publicly run airport, sources said.
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Apr 4, 2014
Ski jumper Kasai hopes to compete until he's 50
Noriaki Kasai who won a pair of medals at February's Sochi Winter Olympic Games, said Friday he wants to continue jumping until he's 50.
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Mar 11, 2014
Nagano Olympic gold medalist Okabe retires
Ski jumper Takanobu Okabe, a member of the Japan team that won the gold medal at the 1998 Nagano Olympics, will retire, his Snow Brand Megmilk club said Tuesday.
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Mar 8, 2014
Kasai finishes third in Norway meet
Seven-time Olympian Noriaki Kasai finished in third place on Friday for his sixth World Cup podium finish of the season.
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Mar 1, 2014
Kasai driven by quest to capture gold
Sochi Olympic hero Noriaki Kasai may be satisfied with his results from the Winter Games, but he has one more goal in mind.
'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.
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.
India seen overtaking Japan in nominal GDP in 2025
The skyline of central Mumbai's financial district
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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