A Japanese athlete has secured an overall victory in the 2018-19 men's Ski Jumping World Cup.
22-year-old Ryoyu Kobayashi had been leading the men's individual all-round competition by winning 11 events so far. He faced the large hill in the Norwegian capital, Oslo, on Sunday.
Japan's ski jumper Ryoyu Kobayashi has claimed his sixth straight World Cup win, equaling the tournament record.
Kobayashi finished first in the event in Val di Fiemme in Italy on Saturday. It is his ninth victory in the 2018-19 World Cup season.
Japanese ski jumper Ryoyu Kobayashi has set a new record for the number of titles won in a single season at a World Cup competition.
He came out on top in Innsbruck, Austria, on Friday, earning his 4th straight victory, and marking his 7th win this season.
YAMAGATA--Skiers and snowboarders paused on their runs down the mountain as glimpses of "juhyo" ice monsters sent shivers down their spine at the renowned Zao Onsen ski resort here on Jan. 20.
Vacationers enjoyed the spectacle of enormous, glittering trees covered in hoarfrost and ice against the deep blue sky as they descended on skis and snowboards.
Gokase Highland Ski & Snowboard, known as Japan's southernmost ski resort, is on the verge of shutting down as it has been struggling to attract enough visitors amid declines in the number of skiers and snowboarders in the country.
With an overall design that will probably make Jon Olsson reconsider his latest project, this Honda NSX looks just about ready to conquer the roads near the most famous ski slopes out there. 
The town of Biei in central Hokkaido used to be deserted during the winter, but lately it’s been attracting many foreign tourists with attractions that have made it a popular cold-weather destination. 
Sara Takanashi ended the World Cup ski jump season in style Sunday with her 14th win of an exceptionally dominant campaign.
Japanese teenager Sara Takanashi secured another overall women's ski jump World Cup title by winning the event in Finland on Friday for an unassailable lead.
Faced with dwindling numbers of skiers, a Japanese ski resort is exploring whether the relatively new winter pastime of downhill mountain biking on snow can help draw more visitors to the slopes. 
A ski resort in the Yuzawa area of Niigata Prefecture, central Japan, has opened one of the nation's largest artificial ski slopes.
Far from their tropical home country and its sun-baked beaches, three Thai men toiled through biting winds and bone-chilling temperatures on a snow-covered mountainside here in their quest for Olympic glory. 
Japan's Noriaki Kasai eclipsed his own mark when he placed second for the oldest podium finish at a World Cup ski jumping competition in Oslo on Sunday. 
Japan's Noriaki Kasai tasted defeat after he failed to advance to the second round of jumps in the men's normal hill event at the world ski championships in Falun, Sweden, on Saturday.