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Hirano was the first ever to land a full run with a triple cork in halfpipe snowboarding, but the Olympic judges didn't reward him at first. ( read original story ...)

NAGOYA -- A 47-year-old man in the central Japan city of Toyota has been referred to prosecutors on Feb. 9 over allegations he altered his driver's license to make him appear younger when he went ... ( read original story ...)

I went on a working holiday visa for ski slopes, but I didn’t get that far. I didn’t see the snow for two years! I ended up in Nagoya where a few friends lived and survived off freelance work from ... ( read original story ...)

Jennifer Jones' perfect streak at the Olympics is no more. Jones and her Canadian team lost their first game of women's curling competition in Beijing by dropping a 8-5 decision to Japan on Friday at ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO -- Japan's capital recorded 18,660 new COVID-19 cases on Feb. 11, the metropolitan government announced, after reporting 18,891 infections the previous day. Of the 18,660 new patients ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's Ayumu Hirano clinches snowboard halfpipe gold with the last run of the final as three-time champion Shaun White ends his Olympic career by missing out on a medal. READ MORE: Watch Winter ... ( read original story ...)

Chinese-language social media posts claim Japan has declared a state of emergency following side effects from the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine. The claim is false; Japan has placed much of the ... ( read original story ...)

BEIJING -- Japan's Ayumu Hirano has won gold in the men's halfpipe at the Beijing Olympics. Snowboarding pioneer Shaun White was fourth in what he has said would be his final competition. White got a ... ( read original story ...)

ZHANGJIAKOU, China, Feb 11 (Reuters) - Ayumu Hirano of Japan won gold at the men's snowboard halfpipe final on Friday at the Beijing Games, while American three-time gold medallist Shaun White missed ... ( read original story ...)

Sapporo officials believe they can revitalise venues built for the Winter Olympics 50 years ago, if their bid to stage the 2030 Games is successful. The Japanese city was the first to enter the race ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO, Feb. 11 (Xinhua) -- Snow falling in Japan's Tokyo on Thursday brought extra beauty to the ancient Sensoji Temple in Asakusa, and people enjoyed the sight and took photos. Parts of Tokyo got a ... ( read original story ...)

The Oscar nominations for “Drive My Car,” Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s three-hour drama about a man dealing with the death of his wife, have thrilled the director’s native Japan. News of the four Academy ... ( read original story ...)

I was the world-record holder in the event." She held the short track world record for 500 meters with a time of 42.9, yet she never let those nerves get the best of her in Sapporo in 1972. "If I lost ... ( read original story ...)

Toyota's operating profit soared 67.9 percent to 2.53 trillion yen (21.91 billion U.S. dollars) in the recording period, marking another record high as the Nagoya-based automaker endured the rising ... ( read original story ...)

Asteroid Ryugu, as imaged by the Hayabusa2 probe. Image: JAXA, University of Tokyo, Kochi University, Rikkyo University, Nagoya University, Chiba Institute of Technology, Meiji University ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) -A Japanese Health Ministry committee has approved the oral COVID-19 drug made by U.S. drugmaker Pfizer Inc, the ministry said in a statement on Friday. Jiji news agency later reported ... ( read original story ...)