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Yumoto wins Sapporo Olympic Memorial, HTB Cup

SAPPORO, Japan - Fumihisa Yumoto glides through the air on his second jump at the Sapporo Olympic Memorial meet in Sapporo, Hokkaido, on Jan. 8, 2011. He also won the HTB Cup on the same day in the city.

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Norway's Sklett wins HTB Cup international ski jumping meet

SAPPORO, Japan - Norway's Vegard Sklett (C), flanked by Noriaki Kasai (L) and Fumihisa Yumoto (R), both of Japan, stands on the podium after winning the HTB Cup international ski jumping meet on the K-120 Okurayama hill in Sapporo on Jan. 10. Kasai came in 2nd, followed by Yumoto.

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Yumoto wins large hill national title

SAPPORO, Japan - Fumihisa Yumoto smiles on the podium with his cup in hand after winning his first title at the ski jumping large-hill national championship that doubled as the NHK Cup at the K-120 Okurayama hill on Feb. 17.

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Amazing survival power of water bears

TOKYO, Japan - Water bears, a slow-moving animal measuring less than 1 millimeter in length (photo), can survive extremely high atmospheric pressure equivalent to 75,000 atmospheres, according to experiments conducted by researchers at Okayama University. The eight-legged water bears are known to survive in extreme environmental conditions, such as minus 250 C temperatures, extreme dryness and heavy radiation. Fumihisa Ono, an Okayama University physics professor involved in the project, says researchers applied 75,000 atmospheres of pressure to 20 dried up water bears and found that they all came back to life six hours later when they were given water moisture. Five of them were still alive 12 hours later. Scientists say the cells of most animals die when exposed to more than 3,000 atmospheres. (Photo provided by Fumihisa Ono) (Kyodo)

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Yumoto wins large hill national title

SAPPORO, Japan - Fumihisa Yumoto smiles on the podium with his cup in hand after winning his first title at the ski jumping large-hill national championship that doubled as the NHK Cup at the K-120 Okurayama hill on Feb. 17. (Kyodo)

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Norway's Sklett wins HTB Cup international ski jumping meet

SAPPORO, Japan - Norway's Vegard Sklett (C), flanked by Noriaki Kasai (L) and Fumihisa Yumoto (R), both of Japan, stands on the podium after winning the HTB Cup international ski jumping meet on the K-120 Okurayama hill in Sapporo on Jan. 10. Kasai came in 2nd, followed by Yumoto. (Kyodo)

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Yumoto wins Sapporo Olympic Memorial, HTB Cup

SAPPORO, Japan - Fumihisa Yumoto glides through the air on his second jump at the Sapporo Olympic Memorial meet in Sapporo, Hokkaido, on Jan. 8, 2011. He also won the HTB Cup on the same day in the city. (Kyodo)