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[ad_1] MAMMOTH MOUNTAIN, California – Yuto Totsuka led a Japanese men's podium sweep, while Mitsuki Ono and Sena Tomita finished 1-2 in the women's competition Saturday in the snowboarding halfpipe World Cup round at California's Mammoth Mountain resort. Totsuka scored 94.75 to win his first World Cup gold in three seasons, ahead of countrymen Ruka Hirano (91.75) and Kaishu Hirano (89.25). Shuichiro Shigeno placed sixth as Japan claimed four of […]

[ad_1] When you live in Tokyo and its environs, snow doesn’t really factor much into your winter — unless, of course, you get that light dusting that seems to come once every couple of years to cause mild havoc for anyone relying on public transport.That’s not just a Tokyo thing, mind you. I lived in London for a few years and it was much the same. Only that light dusting […]

[ad_1] Beijing – China Coast Guard vessels began last month to issue warnings for Japanese Self-Defense Forces planes to leave airspace over and around the Japan-controlled, China-claimed Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea, sources familiar with the matter said.The warnings via radio communications are based on Beijing's claim that SDF aircraft could violate Chinese territorial airspace around the islands, called Diaoyu in China, and have been made several times […]

[ad_1] Shanghai – Japan's Yuma Kagiyama smashed the competition to take the men's title at the Four Continents figure skating championship in Shanghai on Saturday, after Canada's Deanna Stellato-Dudek and Maxime Deschamps won the pairs.Kagiyama made an error early in the free skating but his expressive, lightning-quick performance still earned him 200.76 points for a total of 307.58.His compatriot Shun Sato was second with 274.59 overall, and South Korea's Cha […]

[ad_1] The winter 2024 anime season is in full swing, with many series hitting their halfway mark over the next two weeks or so. As usual, there’s a glut of animated content: By my count, 46 new shows are airing this season, plus around a dozen left over from 2023. Deciding what to check out can be overwhelming, but sorting things out by genre can help.Two dungeon-crawling fantasy series airing […]

[ad_1] When I was growing up, menchi katsu were not something that my mother made at home. These deep-fried patties of minced meat and vegetables were sold premade and ready to heat up by the local butcher, and on days when my mother was very busy, she would send me to buy some. If I remember correctly, menchi katsu cost twice as much as korokke (potato croquettes), so it was […]

[ad_1] Kyoto – Hana Yoon exudes a quiet confidence as she puts the finishing touch on a canape of sous vide-cooked egg yolks sandwiched between thin layers of toast. With steady hands, she places a mound of caviar atop the intricate creation and passes the completed dish across a wooden counter.This maneuver, mastered years ago, exemplifies her culinary finesse as the executive chef of Jean-Georges at The Shinmonzen, the Kyoto […]

[ad_1] A group committed to preserving Wajima-nuri lacquerware hopes that a decorative plate created in collaboration with megahit game series Final Fantasy that escaped damage from the Jan. 1 earthquake will help turn the region's dire disaster recovery situation around.Wajima-nuri is a type of traditional lacquerware art from Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, central Japan, hit hard by the 7.6-magnitude quake in the Noto Peninsula.The decorative plate was created by Wajima Shikki […]

[ad_1] The U.S. launched airstrikes against Iranian forces and militias in Syria and Iraq as retaliation for the drone attack that killed three American soldiers, pulling the administration of U.S. President Joe Biden even deeper into the conflict that erupted when Hamas militants struck Israel in October.Aircraft including long-range B-1 bombers flown from the U.S. struck 85 targets at seven locations linked to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps’ Quds Force […]