Wrestling: Japanese national championships

Wrestling: Japanese national championships

Two-time Olympic champion Risako Kinjo (red) locks her arms around Yui Sakano's shoulders during the women's 59-kilogram final at the wrestling national championships at Komazawa Gymnasium in Tokyo on Dec. 23, 2022.

Sinkovec wins HTB Cup, Sakano 3rd

Sinkovec wins HTB Cup, Sakano 3rd

SAPPORO, Japan - Jure Sinkovec of Slovenia wins the HTB Cup at the K-120 Okurayama hill in Sapporo on Jan. 12. He had the day's longest leap of 139 meters in gusty conditions en route to a winning total of 257.9 points.

Sinkovec wins HTB Cup, Sakano 3rd

Sinkovec wins HTB Cup, Sakano 3rd

SAPPORO, Japan - Japanese ski jumper Yukio Sakano pulls off a podium finish in third place at the HTB Cup behind winner Jure Sinkovec of Slovenia at the K-120 Okurayama hill in Sapporo on Jan. 12.

Sinkovec wins HTB Cup, Sakano 3rd

Sinkovec wins HTB Cup, Sakano 3rd

SAPPORO, Japan - Japanese ski jumper Yukio Sakano pulls off a podium finish in third place at the HTB Cup behind winner Jure Sinkovec of Slovenia at the K-120 Okurayama hill in Sapporo on Jan. 12. (Kyodo)

Sinkovec wins HTB Cup, Sakano 3rd

Sinkovec wins HTB Cup, Sakano 3rd

SAPPORO, Japan - Jure Sinkovec of Slovenia wins the HTB Cup at the K-120 Okurayama hill in Sapporo on Jan. 12. He had the day's longest leap of 139 meters in gusty conditions en route to a winning total of 257.9 points. (Kyodo)

World Economic Forum

World Economic Forum

Akira Sakano, head of Japan's Tokushima Prefecture-based nonprofit organization Zero Waste Academy, speaks at the annual World Economic Forum -- which she co-chairs -- in Davos, Switzerland, on Jan. 22, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

World Economic Forum

World Economic Forum

Akira Sakano, head of Japan's Tokushima Prefecture-based nonprofit organization Zero Waste Academy, speaks at the annual World Economic Forum -- which she co-chairs -- in Davos, Switzerland, on Jan. 22, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo