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JAPAN / History / THE LIVING PAST
May 23, 2023
Hell is a crab cannery ship in industrial Japan. The way out? Russia.
Stories of brutality from the era of industrialization are testament to the sacrifice of former generations, sacrifices that resulted in what we take for granted today.
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Mar 27, 2023
Ryoyu Kobayashi soars to third World Cup victory of season
Olympic ski jumping gold medalist Ryoyu Kobayashi picked up his third World Cup win of the season Sunday, stunning the crowd with a big jump in Lahti, Finland.
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Nov 28, 2022
Naoki Nakamura reaches World Cup podium for first time
Ski jumper Naoki Nakamura earned his first career World Cup podium finish Sunday, placing third behind joint winners Stefan Kraft of Austria and Halvor Egner Granerud of Norway.
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CULTURE / Books
Jul 31, 2022
'Trinity, Trinity, Trinity': A commendable exploration of nuclear power
Erika Kobayashi delves into the history of nuclear warfare and its consequences in a speculative thriller that appears to be a literary riff of her "My Body, Your Voice" exhibition.
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SOCCER
Apr 25, 2022
Frontale rises to top of Asian Champions League group after rout
Veteran striker Yu Kobayashi bagged a brace before halftime as undefeated Kawasaki Frontale moved to the top of Asian Champions League Group I with a 5-0 drubbing of Malaysia's Johor Darul Ta'zim on Sunday.
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CULTURE / Film
Apr 21, 2022
‘Tsuyukusa’: A charming second shot at love and life
Satomi Kobayashi gives an endearing performance as a single woman whose life takes an unexpected turn after a close call with a meteorite.
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Feb 28, 2022
Ryoyu Kobayashi seizes overall World Cup lead with victory in Finland
Kobayashi and Halvor Egner Granerud shared the win in Lahti, Finland.
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OLYMPICS
Feb 17, 2022
Japan's Olympians connect with fans in 'video calls'
Olympic fans are being given a chance to connect virtually "one-on-one" with their favorite winter sports athletes through short simulated video calls posted on social media by the Japanese Olympic Committee.
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OLYMPICS
Feb 13, 2022
Ryoyu Kobayashi adds large hill silver medal to normal hill gold at Beijing Olympics
"It's difficult to describe my feelings," Kobayashi said. "I'm very happy, but a little frustrated at the same time for missing the gold."
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OLYMPICS
Feb 8, 2022
Japan loses chance at medal as disqualifications mar ski jumping mixed event
The final placings seemed almost an afterthought after a night of mayhem that featured disqualifications, widespread fury and confusion among the sport's heavyweight nations.
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OLYMPICS
Feb 7, 2022
Japanese ski jumping legends celebrate Ryoyu Kobayashi's golden achievement
"It's a gold medal that marks the start of a new page in history, different from my generation," said 1998 Nagano gold medalist Masahiko Harada.
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OLYMPICS
Feb 6, 2022
Ryoyu Kobayashi soars to earn Japan's first gold of Beijing Olympics
The medal was Japan's first on the normal hill since Kazuyoshi Funaki captured silver in Nagano in 1998, and the first gold since Yukio Kasaya in Sapporo 50 years ago.
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OLYMPICS
Feb 4, 2022
What to watch at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics
Catch up on five key storylines to keep an eye on at the Games over the next couple of weeks.
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Jan 30, 2022
Ryoyu Kobayashi captures seventh win of World Cup season
"I was lucky (with the conditions)," Kobayashi said after his 26th career World Cup win. "I didn't jump yesterday so I was fresh mentally and fully motivated."
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Jan 26, 2022
Ski jumping: Ryoyu Kobayashi ready to take giant leap for Japan
Kobayashi is bidding to become the first Japanese jumper to win gold on foreign snow.
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OLYMPICS
Jan 10, 2022
Snowboarders set to lead Japan in Beijing while Yuzuru Hanyu chases history
The Olympic sports analytics gurus at Nielsen's Gracenote have predicted Japan will reach a record medal total, surpassing the previous high of 13 set in 2018 in Pyeongchang, South Korea.
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Jan 10, 2022
Japan takes second during World Cup team event
The podium finish was the first of the season in World Cup men's team competition for Japan, which most recently reached the top three in March last year.
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Jan 7, 2022
Ryoyu Kobayashi takes Four Hills crown despite missing out on sweep
The 25-year-old World Cup leader claimed the golden eagle trophy for the first time in three seasons.
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Jan 6, 2022
Ryoyu Kobayashi leaps closer to second sweep of Four Hills competition
Should he win on Thursday, the 25-year-old Japanese will be the first ski jumper in history to complete two clean sweeps of the prestigious Four Hills event.
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Dec 20, 2021
Ryoyu Kobayashi soars to third World Cup victory of season
Ski jumper Ryoyu Kobayashi won his third World Cup event of the season in Engelberg, Switzerland, on Sunday.

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