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FIS Snowboard World Cup - Beijing

Kimata Ryoma of Japan competes during the men's big air qualification at the FIS Snowboard World Cup in Beijing, China, December 5, 2025. Photo by Xinhua/Zhang Chenlin/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Snowboarding: World championships

Japanese athletes pose for a photo after their podium finishes at the snowboarding world championships in St. Moritz, Switzerland, on March 28, 2025, with (from L, top, clockwise) Mari Fukada, Kokomo Murase and Reira Iwabuchi winning bronze, gold, silver, respectively in the women's big air event while Taiga Hasegawa and Ryoma Kimata winning silver and gold, respectively in the men's competitions.

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Snowboarding: World championships

Ryoma Kimata of Japan celebrates on the podium after winning the men's big air event at the snowboarding world championships in St. Moritz, Switzerland, on March 28, 2025.

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Snowboarding: World championships

Ryoma Kimata (L) and Kokomo Murase of Japan pose with their gold medals after winning the men's and women's big air events, respectively, at the snowboarding world championships in St. Moritz, Switzerland, on March 28, 2025.

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Snowboarding: World championships

Ryoma Kimata of Japan performs in the men's big air final at the snowboarding world championships in St. Moritz, Switzerland, on March 28, 2025.

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Snowboarding: World championships

Ryoma Kimata of Japan performs in the men's big air final at the snowboarding world championships in St. Moritz, Switzerland, on March 28, 2025.

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Snowboarding: World championships

Ryoma Kimata of Japan reacts after his third run in the men's big air final at the snowboarding world championships in St. Moritz, Switzerland, on March 28, 2025.

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Snowboarding: World championships

Ryoma Kimata of Japan reacts after his third run in the men's big air final at the snowboarding world championships in St. Moritz, Switzerland, on March 28, 2025.

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(SP)CHINA-BEIJING-SNOWBOARD-BIG AIR WORLD CUP-FINAL(CN)

(231202) -- BEIJING, Dec. 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Gold medalist Su Yiming (C) of China, silver medalist Kimata Ryoma (L) of Japan and bronze medalist Kimura Kira of Japan pose for photos during the awarding ceremony after the men's snowboard big air final at the FIS Snowboard and Freeski Big Air World Cup at Big Air Shougang in Beijing, capital of China, Dec. 2, 2023. (Xinhua/Xu Yanan)

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(SP)CHINA-BEIJING-SNOWBOARD-BIG AIR WORLD CUP-FINAL(CN)

(231202) -- BEIJING, Dec. 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Kimata Ryoma of Japan celebrates after the men's snowboard big air final at the FIS Snowboard and Freeski Big Air World Cup at Big Air Shougang in Beijing, capital of China, Dec. 2, 2023. (Xinhua/Xu Yanan)

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(SP)CHINA-BEIJING-SNOWBOARD-BIG AIR WORLD CUP-FINAL(CN)

(231202) -- BEIJING, Dec. 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Gold medalist Su Yiming (C) of China, silver medalist Kimata Ryoma (L) of Japan and bronze medalist Kimura Kira of Japan celebrate during the awarding ceremony after the men's snowboard big air final at the FIS Snowboard and Freeski Big Air World Cup at Big Air Shougang in Beijing, capital of China, Dec. 2, 2023. (Xinhua/Xu Yanan)

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(SP)CHINA-BEIJING-SNOWBOARD-BIG AIR WORLD CUP-FINAL(CN)

(231202) -- BEIJING, Dec. 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Kimata Ryoma of Japan competes during the men's snowboard big air final at the FIS Snowboard and Freeski Big Air World Cup at Big Air Shougang in Beijing, capital of China, Dec. 2, 2023. (Xinhua/Xu Yanan)

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(SP)CHINA-BEIJING-SNOWBOARD-BIG AIR WORLD CUP-FINAL(CN)

(231202) -- BEIJING, Dec. 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Kimata Ryoma of Japan competes during the men's snowboard big air final at the FIS Snowboard and Freeski Big Air World Cup at Big Air Shougang in Beijing, capital of China, Dec. 2, 2023. (Xinhua/Xu Yanan)

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(SP)CHINA-BEIJING-SNOWBOARD-BIG AIR WORLD CUP-FINAL(CN)

(231202) -- BEIJING, Dec. 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Kimata Ryoma of Japan competes during the men's snowboard big air final at the FIS Snowboard and Freeski Big Air World Cup at Big Air Shougang in Beijing, capital of China, Dec. 2, 2023. (Xinhua/Xu Yanan)

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(SP)CHINA-BEIJING-SNOWBOARD-BIG AIR WORLD CUP-QUALIFICATION(CN)

(231201) -- BEIJING, Dec. 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Kimata Ryoma of Japan competes during the men's snowboard big air qualification at the FIS Snowboard and Freeski Big Air World Cup at Big Air Shougang in Beijing, capital of China, Dec. 1, 2023. (Xinhua/Xu Yanan)

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Snowboarding: World Cup in Kreischberg

Japan's Taiga Hasegawa (C) celebrates after winning his first snowboard World Cup title in the men's big air in Kreischberg, Austria, on Jan. 14, 2023, alongside compatriots Ryoma Kimata (L) and Kira Kimura, who finished second and third, respectively.

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Kubota aims to break into world's top farm machinery makers

OSAKA, Japan - Masatoshi Kimata, president of Kubota Corp., is interviewed by Kyodo News on Dec. 3, 2014, in Osaka. Kimata said the company aims to boost its group sales by about 30 percent over the next three years and become one of the world's top three makers of agricultural machinery.

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Kubota chief Masumoto found dead

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken in 2012 shows Yasuo Masumoto, chairman and president of Kubota Corp., Japan's leading manufacturer of farm equipment. On June 4, 2014, Masumoto was found dead at a hotel in Tokyo. He was 67. Police are investigating the cause of his death. Vice President Masatoshi Kimata will take over as acting president, Kubota said.

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Kimata exits DPJ for assaulting female bar worker

TOKYO, Japan - House of Councillors lawmaker Yoshitake Kimata bows during a press conference at the Diet in Tokyo on Feb. 21 after leaving the main opposition Democratic Party of Japan. Kimata assaulted a female bar worker in Toyohashi, Aichi Prefecture, last year while he was drinking.

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Police file case over lawmaker Kimata's alleged assault on woman

NAGOYA, Japan - Opposition lawmaker Yoshitake Kimata (in file photo) has admitted to allegations he assaulted and injured a female worker at a bar in Aichi Prefecture in 2005 and police on Feb. 2 sent papers on the case to prosecutors, the police said.

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(SP) SWITZERLAND-LAAX-SNOWBOARD WORLD CUP-SLOPESTYLE FINAL

(220116) -- LAAX, Jan. 16, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Kimata Ryoma of Japan falls during the men's snowboard slopestyle final at FIS Snowboard World Cup 2022 in Laax, Switzerland, Jan. 15, 2022. (Xinhua/Zhang Cheng)

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(SP)SWITZERLAND-LAAX-SNOWBOARD WORLD CUP-SLOPESTYLE SEMIFINAL

(220115) -- LAAX, Jan. 15, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Kimata Ryoma of Japan competes during the men's snowboard slopestyle semifinal at FIS Snowboard World Cup 2022 in Laax, Switzerland, Jan. 14, 2022. (Xinhua/Zhang Cheng)

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Police file case over lawmaker Kimata's alleged assault on woman

NAGOYA, Japan - Opposition lawmaker Yoshitake Kimata (in file photo) has admitted to allegations he assaulted and injured a female worker at a bar in Aichi Prefecture in 2005 and police on Feb. 2 sent papers on the case to prosecutors, the police said. (Kyodo)

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Kimata exits DPJ for assaulting female bar worker

TOKYO, Japan - House of Councillors lawmaker Yoshitake Kimata bows during a press conference at the Diet in Tokyo on Feb. 21 after leaving the main opposition Democratic Party of Japan. Kimata assaulted a female bar worker in Toyohashi, Aichi Prefecture, last year while he was drinking. (Kyodo)

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Doctor who won Ig Nobel prize for kissing study gives inside story

Hajime Kimata, who won the 2015 spoof Ig Nobel medicine prize, gives a speech in Osaka, western Japan, on Dec. 6, 2015, to reveal the inside story of his research. Kimata, who runs an allergy clinic in Neyagawa, Osaka Prefecture, confirmed that 30 minutes of kissing with a lover or spouse behind closed doors while listening to soft music can reduce allergic reactions among atopic and allergic patients. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese doctor wins 2015 Ig Nobel medicine prize

A video message by Japanese doctor Hajime Kimata, a winner of the 2015 Ig Nobel medicine prize, is played during an award ceremony at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on Sept. 17, 2015. Kimata won the prize for his study "Kissing reduces allergic skin wheal responses and plasma neurotrophin levels." (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese doctor wins Ig Nobel award for kissing as allergy relief study

A couple kiss during the spoof Ig Nobel medicine prize ceremony at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on Sept. 17, 2015. Japanese scientist Hajime Kimata received the prize jointly with three Slovakian scientists for a study that revealed kissing could reduce allergic reactions in humans. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kubota aims to break into world's top farm machinery makers

OSAKA, Japan - Masatoshi Kimata, president of Kubota Corp., is interviewed by Kyodo News on Dec. 3, 2014, in Osaka. Kimata said the company aims to boost its group sales by about 30 percent over the next three years and become one of the world's top three makers of agricultural machinery. (Kyodo)

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Kubota to beef up N. America ops to meet 2 tril. yen sales target

Kubota Corp. President Masatoshi Kimata gives an interview to Kyodo News in Osaka on Feb. 24, 2017. The Japanese agricultural and construction machinery maker is aiming to strengthen its North American business in a bid to achieve its group sales target of 2 trillion yen ($17.8 billion) in 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo