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Toa Sasaki performs a trick during the men's skateboarding street competition at X Games Chiba.
MORE SPORTS / Skateboarding
Jul 7, 2026
In pictures: X Games Chiba 2026
The Japan Times sports desk was on hand to witness the action at Makuhari Messe.
XC Tokyo athletes at Makuhari Messe in Chiba Prefecture on Sunday
MORE SPORTS / Skateboarding
Jul 7, 2026
X Games¡¯ team era takes shape as XC Tokyo challenges for title
X Games Chiba offered a glimpse of the X Games¡¯ future, as XC Tokyo¡¯s homegrown stars and young standouts helped put the new team competition firmly in the spotlight.
Skateboarder Sora Shirai practices at Makuhari Messe in Chiba on Friday afternoon. X Games Chiba begins on Saturday.
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Jul 3, 2026
X Games returns to Chiba with new team format
Athletes are chasing both individual gold and crucial team points in the debut season of the Formula One-style X Games League.
Australian Arisa Trew won gold in the women's skateboarding park competition at the Paris Olympics in 2024.
MORE SPORTS / Skateboarding
Jul 3, 2025
Teenage skateboarding star Arisa Trew has no plans to slow down
Trew is set to defend her Olympic title at the Los Angeles Games in 2028 at age 18.
Arisa Trew understands both sides of the debate around the introduction of a minimum age limit for World Skateboarding Tour events.
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Jun 23, 2025
World Skate puts brakes on skateboarding¡¯s preteen movement with new age limits
The minimum age of 11 this year will be raised one year each in 2026, 2027 and 2028 so that when the LA Olympics roll around in 2028, the minimum age will be 14.
Arisa Trew competes in the women's vert event at X Games Osaka on Saturday. Trew won the title for her first of two gold medals over the weekend.
MORE SPORTS / Action sports
Jun 22, 2025
Australian Arisa Trew sets new mark at X Games Osaka as Japan athletes shine
Trew, whose mother is Japanese, electrified the crowd at Kyocera Dome with two monster runs in the park final to put her ahead of Tokyo Olympic gold medalist Sakura Yosozumi.
Ayumu Hirano competes at the X Games Oslo in 2016.
MORE SPORTS / Snowboarding
Jan 22, 2025
Was that a 900 or 1080 on the halfpipe? X Games can now ask AI.
During the snowboard SuperPipe competitions, video cameras will capture the moves of each athlete, and AI will provide an unofficial score for the routine.
Yurin Fujii was among the Japanese athletes to compete at X Games Chiba over the weekend at Makuhari Messe.
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Sep 23, 2024
Japan to remain in X Games mix for ¡®foreseeable future¡¯
Japanese athletes likely hope the X Games continue to come to Japan, as the event has become special for many.
Arisa Trew competes in the women's skateboard park competition at X Games Chiba on Sunday. Trew went on to win the event to back up her gold from the Paris Olympics.
MORE SPORTS / Action sports
Sep 22, 2024
Arisa Trew¡¯s golden run continues with win in skateboard park at X Games Chiba
Japan¡¯s men had a big day in the skateboard street competition, with Sora Shirai grabbing the title ahead of two of his compatriots.
Soya Inomata finished with the silver medal in the men's skateboard vert final at X Games Chiba at Makuhari Messe on Saturday.
MORE SPORTS / Action sports
Sep 21, 2024
Keyaki Ike grabs gold as skateboarders take center stage at X Games Chiba
Ike beat out U.S. great Nyjah Huston and the rest of the field for gold at X Games Chiba.
Coco Yoshizawa competes in the women's street skateboarding final, which she went on to win, at the Paris Olympics on July 28.
MORE SPORTS / Action sports
Sep 19, 2024
Top skaters and riders set to wow Japan crowd at X Games Chiba
The elements won¡¯t be a factor this year, with the event moving indoors after rain disrupted previous editions.
Japan Times
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May 15, 2023
Japanese skateboarders shine as X Games return to Japan
Skateboarding legend Tony Hawks says Japanese skateboarders are ¡®the one¡¯s to beat now.¡¯
Japan Times
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May 14, 2023
Thirteen-year-old Ginwoo Onodera wins gold in X Games debut
The Yokohama native is the youngest medalist in the history of the men¡¯s street contest at the X Games.
Japan Times
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May 12, 2023
X Games returns to Japan without COVID-19 restrictions
The X Games will feature 10 events from the skateboarding, BMX and Moto X disciplines.
Japan scientists identify clusters of protein believed to trigger Alzheimer¡¯s disease
A team of researchers said they found a ¡°seed¡± that accelerates the amyloid beta accumulation process in the brain, naming it ¡°Peak 1 amyloid beta,¡± as seen in a mouse's brain.
Indian brothers make manga debut in Japan
Two Indian brothers made their manga debut in Japan with "Kung Fu Kung Fool" ¡ª an action-comedy series that follows the adventures of a notorious thief and a young boy.
Japan weighs regulating Pokemon cards amid trading mania
A Pokemon event is held in Jakarta on July 11
Low-income families in Japan cut food and air conditioning during summer break
Yumiko Watanabe, the chairperson of nonprofit Kidsdoor, explains the results of a survey in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward on July 1.
Iran strikes on CIA facilities prompt questions about possible Russian role
Iranian drones are displayed in an undisclosed location in Iran, in this handout image obtained on Jan. 13, 2025.U.S. officials have acknowledged that Russia has ?provided targeting ?and other support for Iran in its drone strikes on U.S. targets in the Persian Gulf region.
The sci-fi sensibilities of electronic trio Black Boboi
Black Boboi was formed in 2018 when solo artists Julia Shortreed, Utena Kobayashi and Ermhoi came together under Kobayashi¡¯s newly founded label, Bindividual.
A perfect storm: Kaze Fujii fans flock to Fuji Rock
Okayama-born singer-songwriter Kaze Fujii has carved out a distinctive place in Japanese pop since his major-label debut in 2019.
Can Japanese comedy get laughs in English? Yoshimoto Kogyo lets the jokes rip
Wes-P has millions of followers and his viral clips made him recognizable out of Japan.
The 180-day locals: Life on Japan¡¯s digital nomad visa
Christopher Flinn works remotely from Tokyo earlier this month. Japan issued 646 digital nomad visas in 2025, but tourism officials are hoping to increase that figure in the coming years, with Japan's relatively cheap cost of living and the weak yen seen as potential draws for young professionals.
Japan reveals hint of new defense spending target in fiscal blueprint
The Self-Defense Forces' Type 16 mobile combat vehicle fires during a joint live-fire drill with U.S. Marines as part of the annual Resolute Dragon exercises in Yufu, Oita Prefecture, on June 28.

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Kabukicho: Tokyo¡¯s ¡®stadium of desire¡¯

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Why Japan¡¯s utility poles won¡¯t be disappearing anytime soon
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