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SPORT CLIMBING

Winner Sorato Anraku (center), second-place Shion Omata (left) and third-place Taisei Homma stand on the podium of the men's final at a sport climbing lead World Cup event in Wujiang, China, on Sunday.
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Sep 26, 2023
Sorato Anraku and Ai Mori win as Japan dominates lead World Cup meet
The 16-year-old Anraku claimed his third straight lead World Cup win after reaching 39+ in the final.
Ai Mori competes in the women's combined final at the world sport climbing championships in Bern, Switzerland, on Friday.
MORE SPORTS / Sport climbing
Aug 13, 2023
Japanese duo secure sport climbing bronzes and Olympic berths
Tomoa Narasaki and Ai Mori will represent Japan in the urban sport's second Summer Games appearance.
Ai Mori climbs during the final round of the women's lead competition at the world championships in Bern, Switzerland, on Sunday.
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Aug 7, 2023
Ai Mori captures Japan's first lead world championship
Compatriot Sorato Anraku fell just short of completing a sweep for Japan after claiming silver in the men's event.
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Jul 3, 2023
Ryo Omasa becomes first Japanese to reach podium in World Cup speed event
Ryo Omasa became the first Japanese sport climber to reach the podium in a World Cup speed event after coming third in the men's category on Sunday.
Japan Times
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Apr 24, 2023
Mejdi Schalck wins bouldering title at season-opening World Cup event
French teenager Mejdi Schalck won the men's bouldering at sport climbing's season-opening World Cup meet in Hachioji, western Tokyo, on Sunday.
Japan Times
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Apr 23, 2023
Anon Matsufuji wins bouldering bronze for first World Cup medal
Tokyo Olympics silver medalist Miho Nonaka ended in 11th failed to qualify for the final in Hachioji.
Japan Times
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Oct 23, 2022
Teenager Ai Mori grabs climbing World Cup gold for Japan in Iwate
The World Cup in Morioka featured the new boulder and lead format to be used at the 2024 Paris Olympics, where speed climbing will be contested as a separate event.
Japan Times
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Dec 26, 2021
Sport climbing stars Akiyo Noguchi and Tomoa Narasaki announce marriage
Sport climbers Akiyo Noguchi and Tomoa Narasaki have tied the knot, the pair announced in respective Instagram posts Saturday.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Dec 10, 2021
Skateboarding, sport climbing and surfing included in initial program for Los Angeles Olympics
The inclusion of the three sports was a major success among young viewers during the Tokyo Olympics.
Japan Times
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Sep 20, 2021
Kokoro Fujii finishes ahead of reigning champ Tomoya Narasaki to win bouldering world title
'Fujii put in an outstanding performance, making a great start toward the Paris Olympics,' Japan head coach Hiroshi Yasui said.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Apr 16, 2021
Shauna Coxsey heading to Tokyo Olympics with newfound need for speed
Coxsey says the one-year delay the Olympics has made her even more excited, even if the games will be muted by strict COVID-19 protocols.
Japan Times
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Mar 13, 2021
Climbing gyms and athletes look to regain footing after Tokyo 2020 delay
The pandemic has put the aspirations of Japanese competition climbers on hold, and affected the operations of climbing gyms they rely on for training.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jan 5, 2021
Extreme sports gain legitimacy through Olympic inclusion
The Tokyo Games will feature skateboarding, sport climbing and surfing in an effort to bring more young fans into the Olympic community.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Dec 13, 2020
Last Olympic sport climbing spots assigned against Japan's wishes
Kai Harada and Miho Nonaka sealed Japan's final sport climbing berths in next summer's Tokyo Olympics after the Court of Arbitration for Sport dismissed a suit by the Japan Mountaineering and Sport Climbing Association, the body said Saturday.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Apr 18, 2020
Olympic delay sends world champ Tomoa Narasaki back to drawing board
Tomoa Narasaki was expected to be among the favorites at the Olympics this summer
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Mar 6, 2020
Organizers manage to hold sport climbing test event without athletes
The Ready Steady Tokyo sport climbing event had a wall, music, PA announcers and even a famous spectator.
Japan Times
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Oct 15, 2019
Miho Nonaka, Kai Harada claim bouldering golds at inaugural World Beach Games
Climbers Miho Nonaka and Kai Harada gave Japan two bouldering golds Monday at the inaugural World Beach Games, an international beach multisport event organized by the Association of National Olympic Committees.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Aug 21, 2019
Tomoa Narasaki climbs to gold at world championships, punches ticket for 2020 Olympics
Tomoa Narasaki entered the world championships vowing to not only shoot for an Olympic berth but for the gold medal as well.
Japan Times
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Aug 16, 2019
Teenage climber Ai Mori earns bronze in women's lead competition at world championships
Fifteen-year-old Ai Mori became the youngest Japanese to finish on the podium at the IFSC Climbing World Championships after taking bronze in the women's lead competition.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Aug 10, 2019
Top climbers seeking to use world championships in Hachioji as springboard to 2020 Games
Japanese climbers are fired up to qualify for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics during the IFSC Climbing World Championships, which kicks off on home soil on Sunday.
When will Japan intervene to support the yen?
Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki has reiterated the government's readiness to take an appropriate action as the yen continues to slide against the U.S. dollar.
'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.
Raising kids in Japan as a single parent? It takes a village.
Making things work as a foreign, single mother in Japan isn't easy, but these tips and tricks can help you through the hardest parts.
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.
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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