At a homecoming news conference alongside several medalists, Team Japan head Hidehito Ito hailed the country's best-ever performance at the Winter Olympics. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/olympics/2026/02/25/team-japan-olympics-homecoming/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #olympics #teamjapan #hidehitoito #yumakagiyama #kaorisakamoto #ryuichikihara #rikumiura #kirakimura #kokomomurase

Through one week of the Milano Cortina Games, even the harshest critics would be hard-pressed to give Team Japan anything short of an A. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/olympics/2026/02/15/team-japan-olympics-medals-week-one/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #olympics #teamjapan #2026milanocortinaolympics #yutototsuka #rennikaido #kirakimura #mihotakagi

Kira Kimura had never won a World Cup. Now he’s an Olympic champion after a fearless final jump that sealed gold for Japan in the men’s big air competition. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/olympics/2026/02/08/kimura-japan-first-gold-milano-cortina/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #olympics #kirakimura #ryomakimata #2026milanocortinaolympics