Richard Verschoor on his return to MP Motorsport Bruno Michel’s Debrief: Experienced heads and enthusiastic rookies golf and food: Dino Beganovic’s Hometown Tour View all latest news Following the conclusion of the Jeddah Sprint Race John Bennett and Ritomo Miyata have been handed penalties for various incidents ART Grand Prix driver Miyata has been assigned a 10-second time penalty for leaving the track and gaining an advantage Car 25 of Rafael Villagómez initiated an overtake at Turn 1 and was ahead of Car 15 at the exit of Turn 1 The driver of Car 15 then went off track and rejoined ahead of Car 25 after Turn 2 After reviewing video evidence and hearing from both the team and driver the Stewards determined that Miyata had left the track and gained a lasting advantage over Car 25 at Turn 2 The incident amounted to a breach of Article 27.3 of the FIA Formula 2 Sporting Regulations and the Stewards elected to apply the standard 10-second time penalty to the ART driver as a result The penalty moves Miyata from P18 in the order down to 19th It promotes TRIDENT’s Max Esterson up one position Van Amersfoort Racing’s Bennett has been handed a 10-second time penalty The Van Amersfoort Racing driver did not follow the Safety Car into the pitlane as ordered by the Race Director breaching Article 12.2.1.i of the FIA International Sporting Code by failing to follow the Race Director’s instructions After hearing from the driver and team representative Stewards considered that Car 24 entered the pitlane in order to not interfere with the race restart and considered the action a mitigating factor the Stewards handed Bennett a 10-second time penalty The VAR driver remains 20th in the Sprint classification Toyota-backed Ritomo Miyata unlikely to return to ELMS in order to focus on single-seater racing… Toyota Gazoo Racing protege Ritomo Miyata looks likely to take a temporary step away from sports car racing in 2025 in order to focus on his commitments in FIA Formula 2 Off the back of his success in Japan’s SUPER GT and Super Formula series Miyata contested this year’s European Le Mans Series with the Cool Racing LMP2 team alongside a full-season drive in F2 with the Rodin team Alongside teammates Malthe Jakobsen and Lorenzo Fluxa Miyata took two victories on his way to third in the drivers’ standings Miyata also served as Toyota’s reserve driver in the FIA World Endurance Championship and made a single race appearance in the Spa round for the Akkodis ASP Lexus team as a stand-in for Kelvin van der Linde the Japanese driver looks set to focus purely on the single-seater series He has been linked to a switch from Rodin to ART Grand Prix When asked by Sportscar365 about Miyata’s plans Toyota Gazoo Racing Europe vice-chairman Kazuki Nakajima said: “At the moment there is nothing I can reveal.” It remains unclear whether Miyata will continue to serve in his Toyota WEC reserve role His last outing in the GR010 Hybrid came at the 24 Hours of Le Mans test day and he has not attended any races since then Toyota’s main race lineup for the 2025 season looks likely to be unchanged The Japanese manufacturer has announced its drivers for the following season in late November or early December in recent years Barnicoat Set for IMSA/WEC Double Duty With Lexus Ben Barnicoat appears likely to dovetail his IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship commitments for Lexus with a full-time berth in the Akkodis ASP squad in the WEC’s LMGT3 class The British driver made an outing in one of the team’s two Lexus RC F GT3s in the Bahrain rookie test earlier this month, and all but confirmed his return to IMSA in Vasser Sullivan Racing’s GTD Pro car speaking to Sportscar365 Barnicoat would replace van der Linde as one of the two Gold- or Platinum-ranked drivers in the ASP stable Van der Linde had been linked with a switch to Lamborghini earlier in the year despite the uncertainty surrounding the Italian manufacturer’s future in the WEC Barnicoat will prioritize his IMSA commitments when the series clashes with the WEC with ASP incumbent Esteban Masson the likely stand-in for Spa and Sao Paulo Masson’s plans for 2025 have been impacted by his recently-confirmed upgrade to Gold status with the Frenchman looking likely to combine a program in sports cars with racing in Japan’s Super Formula Lights series Jamie Klein is Sportscar365's Asian editor who previously worked for Motorsport Network on the Motorsport.cоm and Autosport titles covers the FIA World Endurance Championship and SUPER GT Stephen and Brenton Grove to replace Claudio Schiavoni replacing Paul-Loup Chatin at IDEC Sport.. Catch up on all of the action from second round of FIA World Endurance.. Iron Lynx confirms Martin Berry as Christian Ried's replacement for 6H Spa; further races.. who lost his partner Kai just before their big debut and consequently distanced himself from music Kai suddenly reappears in front of Kyōsuke and tells him that doing nothing is the same as being dead Miyata's voice acting roles include Akina Myōdō in Cardfight!! Vanguard Divinez, Black Hole in Kinnikuman: Perfect Origin Arc, Liam Sera Banfield in I'm the Evil Lord of an Intergalactic Empire!, Hanzamu in The Healer Who Was Banished From His Party, Is, in Fact, the Strongest Source: Toshiya Miyata's X/Twitter account About Tessa Miyata Is So Unlucky: In this thrilling new adventure Tessa Miyata and her best friend Jin must battle the gods… and win With magic abound and stakes higher than ever this is a perfect pick for fans of Amari and the Night Brothers author of Tessa Miyata Is No Hero and my latest release here with something special: an interview with the main character you’re probably talking about that thing that happened over the summer… Yikes I went to visit my grandparents in Japan for summer break I did release an evil samurai god in Tokyo and all of that They put their brains together to come up with that awesome title toward the end of my let-an-evil-god-loose-summer I got this magical invite to the Academy of Gods I’m sitting on the invite (because it turned into an origami tiger!) It’s this place that’s supposed to train us but because there was a special event going on it really became more of like a battleground The Seven Lucky Gods get to choose where the dining hall door leads to during breakfast most of them want to dine at fancy restaurants and all that my friend Jin and I would sneak out at night and ask the dining hall to take us to a convenience store and we’d eat instant yakisoba and ice cream—food of the gods I gotta keep the immortals’ secrets hidden I guess everyone will have to read the Tessa Miyata series to find out more Tessa Miyata Is No Hero and Tessa Miyata Is So Unlucky are now available EVERYWHERE if you like audiobooks) the story of how I (hopefully) conquer the Academy of Gods a minor spirit (with a few interruptions by Kit) but I used to know zero mortals before all of this See alsoQ&A: John Fram, Author of ‘No Road Home’ whether or not you’ve read Tessa Miyata Is No Hero recently She’s a god-​blessed mortal (which means she’s a human who can see gods) who releases an evil samurai god into Tokyo magnificent ninetailed magical fox (he told me to write that all in) with no memory of his past the three of them appealed to the Seven Lucky Gods to Do Just Watch Haikyuu!!” Which is a good enough motto but definitely not if the world is falling apart Tessa and Jin had to make their way through the two magical torii gates to learn how to use ku— spirit energy— and create hinoki weapons powerful enough to beat the evil samurai god they’d become a part of the last magical city forever fast forward through two months of Jin and Tessa hanging out and basically having an awesome summer vacation (without me so it clearly couldn’t have been absolutely perfect) my heart kind of hurts thinking of everything that’s happened And that’s what I want your mortal help with beautifully designed and comes with everything you need to engage your visitors and increase conversions All-Japans champion Watanabe Hazuki ended up fourth Picture by 2023 Getty ImagesBy Shintaro KanoSo much for a fractured heel and injured ankle Miyata’s 161.063 gave her the edge over 15-year-old Kishi Rina by one-tenth of a point at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium. “I didn’t give up until the end,” Miyata said. “It was actually pretty thrilling from start to finish. It turned out to be fun.” Filling out the podium was Fukasawa Kokoro (159.464). Watanabe Hazuki, winner of last month’s All-Japan All Around Championships, finished fourth on 158.329 after admitting a day earlier that she was being overwhelmed by the pressure to perform. The four qualified for the 2023 World Championships in Antwerp this September with these results. The fifth and final gymnast will be chosen after next month’s All-Japan Apparatus Finals. Clearly affected by the injuries, Miyata was runner-up to Watanabe at the All-Japans and it remained to be seen how much she could recover in time for the NHK Trophy. On Friday, Miyata said she had had a setback earlier this month but felt “more comfortable” performing through the pain. Miyata was aggressive from the start, planting a double twisting Yurchenko on the vault and overtaking the lead following the balance beam. Closing out the day on the floor, the 18-year-old smashed a Chusovitina for the win - as if she were inspired by the 47-year-old Uzbekistani’s recent comeback. Watanabe, on the other hand, was true to her own words and unraveled under the expectations. She wobbled big-time on the vault landing and scored ninth overall in the balance beam (12.900) - the event she won gold in at last year’s worlds in Liverpool. Miyata seemed relieved to have gotten through the day in one piece. “I was really unsure whether my foot would hold up but I’ve been practicing a lot so I could be confident,” she said. “I decided to not hold back all the way through the landing and I’m glad I managed to finish strong.” the Japanese Gymnastics Association (JGA) said on Friday It’s understood that Miyata consumed alcohol In Japan, smoking cigarettes and drinking alcohol is illegal until the age of 20. However, the JGA contains additional rules effectively prohibiting its athletes from smoking and drinking during team activities even if they are above the age of 20, per the Japan Times TIME has reached out to the Japanese Gymnastics Association for further comment Miyata’s exit comes as the Japan team is hoping to win a team medal for the first time since the 1964 Tokyo Olympics the team will be forced to compete with four athletes instead of five limiting the amount of depth it can bring to each aspect of the competition.  "She was spending her days really burdened with so much pressure," her coach Mutsumi Harada said per Reuters "I would implore people to understand that." JGA officials said that Miyata had arrived in Japan on Thursday after leaving the team’s Olympics training facility in Monaco. Miyata is a very strong gymnast who had previously won a bronze medal on the balance beam at the 2022 World Championships and came in eighth during the 2022 all-around final The mental health of Olympians has increasingly come under the spotlight as more athletes open up about the pressure of competing at the world’s highest level. Simone Biles, the most decorated gymnast in history dropped out of the Olympics in Tokyo due to mental health concerns “I hope young women take away that it's OK to not be OK. You can speak up for what you believe, and you can do things alone,” she said in a 2021 interview for the official Olympics website Contact us at letters@time.com the 19-year-old captain of Japan women's artistic gymnastics team withdrew from the Paris Olympics on Friday after admitting to smoking and drinking The association told a press conference the decision was made Thursday after Miyata returned to Tokyo from the team's training base in Monaco and admitted to drinking once and smoking once since late June Smoking and drinking are prohibited in Japan for those under 20 The allegation surfaced after related information was provided on Monday The Japanese Olympic Committee said it believes Miyata will be the first athlete to withdraw from an Olympics who was not either hurt or ill The JGA said it is likely that no replacement for Miyata will be permitted because her absence is not due to injury or sickness stating it "has no option but to compete with four gymnasts." Miyata was not seen at Wednesday's training when it was open to the media The JGA stated Miyata told the hearing that she engaged in smoking and drinking "due to numerous pressures from the competitive targets that had been set." Miyata's absence will be a huge blow for the women's squad aiming to claim its first Olympic team medal since 1964 in Tokyo The Kyoto Prefecture native won bronze in the balance beam and came eighth in the all-around at her world championships debut in 2022 She won her maiden national championship this April and claimed her third straight NHK Cup title in May to book a ticket to her first Olympics Olympics:Japan women's gymnastics captain Miyata to leave team over smoking Gymnastics: Uchimura backs Japan team, Hashimoto for gold in Paris Gymnastics federation won't start giving Olympic prize money: chief To have the latest news and stories delivered to your inbox Simply enter your email address below and an email will be sent through which to complete your subscription Please check your inbox for a confirmation email Thank you for reaching out to us.We will get back to you as soon as possible Toyota protege and Formula 2 racer Ritomo Miyata will make his Formula 1 test debut this week The 25-year-old Japanese racer will drive for Haas at Jerez on January 15/16 as the team organises track time for its two new race drivers Ollie Bearman and Esteban Ocon the beneficiary of a tie-up between the team and Toyota Toyota Gazoo Racing announced two partnerships with Haas and the second was a driver development programme that would provide opportunities for Toyota-supported drivers – as well as engineers and mechanics – to take part in F1 tests for the team Miyata will be the first driver to be involved in these tests “Thank you for giving me this opportunity,” said Miyata “I’m really excited to work with the team and first time driving F1.” the Haas VF-23 car from 2023 will be used under F1’s testing of previous car (TPC) rules – the first time that the team has operated such a programme It has not been confirmed what Miyata’s run plan will be given Bearman and Ocon’s time with the trackside personnel will be taking precedence After winning the 2023 SF title and the Super GT sportscar series in the same year Toyota moved Miyata away from Japan and to F2 as it looks to offer opportunities for its drivers to target F1 He came 19th in the standings with Rodin Motorsport his best results being two fifth places in Melbourne All but one of the tracks on the calendar were new to him and he concurrently raced an LMP2 prototype sportscar in the European Le Mans Series where he was third in the standings with two wins For 2025 he will switch to ART Grand Prix as he embarks on a second season in F2 Established in 2011 and previously found at PaddockScout.com Formula Scout is home to regular news and features from the world of junior single-seater racing tracking the progress of future grand prix stars We use cookies to enhance your browsing experience We use cookies to help you navigate efficiently and perform certain functions You will find detailed information about all cookies under each consent category below The cookies that are categorized as "Necessary" are stored on your browser as they are essential for enabling the basic functionalities of the site We also use third-party cookies that help us analyze how you use this website and provide the content and advertisements that are relevant to you These cookies will only be stored in your browser with your prior consent You can choose to enable or disable some or all of these cookies but disabling some of them may affect your browsing experience Necessary cookies are required to enable the basic features of this site such as providing secure log-in or adjusting your consent preferences These cookies do not store any personally identifiable data Functional cookies help perform certain functionalities like sharing the content of the website on social media platforms Analytical cookies are used to understand how visitors interact with the website These cookies help provide information on metrics such as the number of visitors Performance cookies are used to understand and analyze the key performance indexes of the website which helps in delivering a better user experience for the visitors Advertisement cookies are used to provide visitors with customized advertisements based on the pages you visited previously and to analyze the effectiveness of the ad campaigns JGA officials said Miyata arrived in Japan on Thursday after leaving the team’s training camp in Monaco for investigation, which confirmed the violation including drinking alcohol. The women’s squad would compete with four athletes instead of five, the JGA told a media conference. Read more“We apologise from the bottom of our hearts for this,” the JGA’s president bowing deeply along with other officials including Miyata’s personal coach Coach Harada said that while Miyata’s conduct had been reckless she had been under extreme pressure to perform at the highest level “She was spending her days really burdened with so much pressure,” he said “I would implore people to understand that.” Mental health issues facing young athletes took centre stage at the previous Olympic Games in Tokyo when Simone Biles pulled out of several of her events Miyata is the reigning Japanese national champion Although Japan are not considered a challenger for a team medal in Paris Miyata won bronze on the beam at the 2022 world championships and came in fifth in the all-around competition Sign up to Olympic and Paralympic briefing Free daily newsletterOur daily email briefing will help you keep up with all the goings on at the Olympics and Paralympics Japan’s men’s team won gymnastics gold at the 2016 Olympics while the women last won a team medal in 1964 Mai Murakami claimed bronze in the floor exercise at the 2020 Games becoming the first Japanese woman to win an individual artistic gymnastics medal at the Olympics Please enable JS and disable any ad blocker Look out for your first newsletter in your inbox soon We help you navigate a myriad of possibilities Sign up for our newsletter for the best of the city By entering your email address you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy and consent to receive emails from Time Out about news, events, offers and partner promotions. Tokyo Japan will feature eight signature themed pavilions The organisers challenged their curators to aim high bringing the most important ideas of our times to life in both physical and virtual spaces The signature pavilions and the programme of events associated with them are intended to inspire Expo attendees to think about life in its many facets and to encourage creative action Such endeavours could begin with small efforts for the sake of others and the planet eventually building into a movement for positive change in line with the Expo’s theme of ‘designing future society for our lives’ This time we spoke with data scientist Hiroaki Miyata who has been tasked with producing the ‘Resonance of Lives’ pavilion Miyata is noted for his work on Japan’s National Clinical Database an archive of surgery-related information aimed at improving medical care across the country through the cooperation of more than 5,600 hospitals and other care facilities He was also instrumental in organising the surveys of Covid-19 symptoms among the public that were conducted by the Japanese government via the messaging app Line during the pandemic who is the Professor and Chair of the Department of Health Policy Management at the Faculty of Medicine at Keio University to understand his ambitions for the Resonance of Lives project and to get the background on his idea of ‘Better Co-Being’ which forms the core of the pavilion’s programme RECOMMENDED: Expo 2025 Technology has been a major driver of change in the ways people have lived together throughout history Humanity has experienced an agricultural revolution and now what we call the Information Revolution The 1970 Osaka Expo was held at a time when there was great enthusiasm for the future [in the economic context of that era] and I think that Expo was an exciting opportunity for many people to experience a certain vision of things to come comes at a very different but extremely crucial time when the entire world is searching for paths toward a better future in the midst of change brought about by the information revolution The agricultural revolution made owning land important and the industrial revolution did the same for money Both food and fossil fuels are limited resources so exclusive ownership made sense under these systems the key resource of the information revolution This is evident when you look at how the development of vaccines during the Covid pandemic was accelerated by the sharing of genetic data The explosive growth of generative AI is also based on ‘shared’ information The information revolution has brought much instability and confusion with it and inequality remains an inescapable fact of life around the world But I also think all the change we’re seeing is opening up opportunities to imagine a better future That’s why I came up with the concept of Better Co-Being for the Resonance of Lives theme The central question at the Expo is about the kind of future that can be envisioned when people from all over the world gather together I believe that by each country [at Expo 2025] bringing and sharing its own vision of the future we can move toward a better future as a species One experience that really influenced me was seeing Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa at the Louvre in Paris when I was 20 years old and studying at Tokyo University’s School of Integrated Health Sciences​​ Much of Da Vinci’s work is shrouded in mystery so I can’t say much definitive about it but in a sense all of his work comes back to the Mona Lisa.  I had never been that interested in the Mona Lisa before visiting the Louvre but when I faced the real thing for the first time I really felt like I was seeing eye to eye with the person in the painting and that our smiles were joined and I wondered what on earth da Vinci had sought to accomplish by creating such a tremendous experience.​​ When you look at the formation of the human psyche born in a state where they are unable to live without help from others experiences an act of kindness—being picked up for the first time—and their eyes meet those of another human So when you think of the positive feelings you experience as you reach out to others and how these experiences form your psychology; this is something that’s been at the heart of the human experience for tens of thousands of years When we think about building communities and nurturing bonds between people we realise that culture and civilisation are rooted in the positive feelings that emerge among people when they interact​​ We are connected by smiles and positive feelings as I felt when I met Mona Lisa’s smile That experience inspired me and made me want to work toward bringing people together more sustainable future with an emphasis on wellbeing which led me to the idea of Better Co-Being Photo: Hiroaki MiyataTraditional architecture tends toward delineated spaces clear boundaries between ownership and non-ownership and demonstrations of a certain kind of power But I wanted to do things differently; I wanted to conceive of a pavilion apt for an age in which sharing counts and create an experience of seeing the future together feeling connected to diverse people and diverse worlds My discussions with the two members of [the architectural group] SANAA​​ led us to create a cloud-like seamless space with a forest at the centre of the Expo.​​ The building is made of thin stainless steel the sky looks different depending on the angle and the weather On a cloudy day it appears as if the space itself is melting away The idea is that how you see the sky may differ depending on where you are and your background but it’s still the same sky we’re all living under I have so much respect for the SANAA team and I think they did a wonderful job.​​ ©Expo 2025Many past Expos have been based on placing an artificial object at the centre beginning with the Eiffel Tower [built for the 1889 World’s Fair] through our discussions with [architect and Expo 2025 site design producer] Sou Fujimoto we decided to centre an ecosystem rather than a specific man-made object That’s because when we think about our future we should place our visions in the context of the global ecosystem We’re creating the forest by transplanting trees from around the Expo site that would otherwise have been cut down during construction I hope to place works of art in the forest that will serve as a trigger for people to think about issues such as biodiversity all while providing a futuristic experience I’m working on the pavilion and the forest together with Yuko Hasegawa director of the 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art in Kanazawa​​ Approaching our task through the context of art but also via fields such as history and geopolitics we will ponder what kind of questions we should be asking today We’re still in the process of making final adjustments and I can’t reveal much yet but we do plan to offer an experience that’s connected to everyday life while offering different perspectives when seen in the context of digital connections Rather than having everyone dream the same dream and aim for a single goal we want to highlight the fact that people have different values and interests they react differently to things and exhibit different feelings so the experiences we provide should take that into account The challenge is to design experiences that stay with you and move you regardless of who you are and where you come from Thanks for subscribing! Look out for your first newsletter in your inbox soon! facebooktwitterpinterestinstagramAbout us ART Grand Prix have announced that Ritomo Miyata will join the team next season in Formula 2 The Japanese driver completed his rookie campaign this year finishing the season with eight points finishes across the campaign Miyata joined Formula 2 after winning the Super Formula and Super GT GT500 titles in 2023 the Toyota Gazoo Racing driver secured victories in Japanese Formula 4 and the Super Formula Lights series’ winning titles in both categories in 2020 and 2017 respectively Miyata said that he was hugely excited to be joining a team that has achieved so much success in Formula 2 “I am thrilled to announce that I will be competing in the 2025 FIA Formula 2 season with ART Grand Prix I am deeply grateful to Morizo-san (Akio Toyoda) and everyone at TGR for giving me another opportunity to race in Formula 2 "I would also like to express my heartfelt thanks to ART Grand Prix for warmly welcoming me into their team ART Grand Prix is a prestigious team in the world of motorsport and I feel honored and excited to compete alongside them as one of their drivers Building on the lessons I learned during the 2024 season I will give my absolute best together with Morizo-san Thank you for your continued support as we take on the 2025 season together.” ART Team Principal Sébastian Philippe added: "We are delighted to welcome Ritomo Miyata to ART Grand Prix for the 2025 Formula 2 season With his prior F2 experience and impressive results in single-seater racing Ritomo has all the qualities needed to take on this challenge We are excited to work with him and support him in achieving his goals this season." a member of the short track speed skating mixed relay team that won gold in Lausanne 2020 is just announced to officially secure a place for Beijing 2022 yesterday The rising star of short track spoke exclusively to Olympics.com about how he applied the Japanese philosophy of ikigai to his sport and his aspirations for and beyond Beijing 2022 Picture by © 2020 / Comité International Olympique (CIO)By Yukifumi TanakaTwenty-three nations earned quotas for Beijing 2022 at the end of the four Short Track Speed Skating World Cups held over the last two months Japan earned eight quotas in total - four places for men and one spot in the mixed relay making its debut in Beijing 2022 MIYATA Shogo highlighted his status as a rising star making a valuable contribution to Japan's quotas while winning the gold medal in the mixed NOC relay at the Lausanne 2020 Winter Youth Olympic Games. Furthermore, Miyata is chosen by the National Federation as a representing skater to go to Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games yesterday (15 December). ReplayMixed NOC Relay - Short Track Speed Skating | Winter Youth Olympic Games 2020Follow the Short Track Speed Skating Mixed NOC Relay of Lausanne 2020 YOG “My cousin invited me to the discovery programme for short track,” Miyata said about how he got into the sport. At the age of six, Miyata first encountered short track unaware that he would be involved in the sport for the next 13 years. The Japanese athlete does not remember how scared he was at the beginning but said he was “completely hooked”. “The dynamic intensity makes short track more fascinating than other sports. No one knows what happens until the very end at the finishing line," he said. Last September, Miyata won the 500m and 1,000m events, and finished second in the 1,500m at the national trials. Thanks to these results, he was selected as the number-one athlete for the Japanese delegation to the four World Cup competitions to gain as many Beijing 2022 quotas as possible. The teenage hopeful said he particularly enjoys the 1,500m race. “(In the longer distance) I am good at judging the position and timing to watch the opponents before moving ahead,” Miyata said. “I wanted to win at the 1,500m too for consecutive victories but now I am positive because I know what was lacking.” View this post on Instagram A post shared by 宮田将吾/Miyata Shogo (@shooooogo7388) Switzerland representing his country in short track speed skating at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympic Games Although he regrets not delivering the results in the 500m and 1,000m individual events he finished on a high note on the last day of the Games The NOC short track speed skating mixed relay took place on the closing day of the showpiece he formed a mixed relay with three athletes from the Netherlands Teams were formed by athletes from different NOCs (National Olympic Committees) with the group called Team B winning the gold medal with Miyata crossing the finish line first Miyata shared the top step of the podium with his new teammates wearing smiles as they held their gold medals Picture by © 2020 / Comité International Olympique (CIO)“After the announcement of team members we trained together and discussed the tactics in a short period,” Miyata recalled but I could communicate with short words and my passion!” the youngster made new friends as the cherry on top of the Youth Olympic Games experience I could meet them at the World Cups the other day,” he said “The Youth Olympics is a once-in-a-lifetime experience we may never again be able to participate in a relay team with athletes from other countries I feel it was a really great experience at the Youth Olympic Games.” but I hope you will enjoy the vibe and the Games itself by making friends with foreign athletes,” said Miyata Last season’s Short Track Speed Skating World Cups were cancelled due to the pandemic Owing to stricter quarantine regulations in Japan missed out on competitions such as the world championships “The hardest thing was not being able to take part in overseas competitions,” said Miyata who failed to step onto the podium at the last four World Cups I was excited about every race all the time I know where I am against international skaters I could not win any medals and also lost to opponents I defeated before.” “It was difficult to compete for the Olympic quotas because I was too cautious.” The teenage skater had the added pressure of representing his country in an Olympic season which would hold him in good stead “When I see the athletes from the same generation reaching great heights in the world, I am very excited,” he said. The 18-year-old said he could not wait for Beijing 2022 and witness the renovated Capital Indoor Stadium that will stage the figure skating and short track speed skating competitions. The Olympic test event and the first leg of the World Cup were held at the venue last October. “Before the final competition, there was the special announcement of finalists. It looked super cool to me. Brand new facilities and brilliant lighting. I just want to go for the line-up there,” said Miyata. “I am really, really looking forward to the race at Olympic Games.” View this post on Instagram A post shared by Beijing 2022 (@beijing2022) This weekend’s (18 and 19 December) national championships will serve as the final trials for Beijing 2022 where the Japanese team will be announced for the upcoming Winter Olympic Games Miyata is officially selected to go to Beijing Olympics I learned that I have to improve my conditioning to be at my best for each race I need to understand my body further and look after my health.” I can be more mature and in better condition going into the next Olympics,” he said Miyata spoke about the Japanese philosophy of ikigai and how it related to his passion for short track speed skating there is only this to me…short track is my ‘IKIGAI’ The Japan Gymnastics Association has decided not to penalize Shoko Miyata a national team member who withdrew from the Paris Olympics after admitting to underage drinking and smoking when she was 19 paid the price by pulling out of the Olympics and deeply regrets what she did concluding that she had received a strict warning from the governing body's chairman Tadashi Fujita Miyata returned to Japan in mid-July before the Olympics from the national team's training base in Monaco after allegations surfaced that she had smoked Miyata then admitted to drinking once and smoking once "We believe that giving her a chance (to make a comeback) and have her move forward toward her goals will prevent a recurrence," Fujita said at an online press conference the Japanese women's artistic gymnastics team had to compete with just four members in Paris while the other teams had five Gymnastics: Japan teen Shoko Miyata out of Olympics for smoking, drinking on her way to a 217.162 total through four days of competition here and at last month’s All-Japan All-Around Championships at the Takasaki Arena in Gunma Prefecture “I’ve had good years and bad years in my life but I hope to make this year a good one.” *As National Olympic Committees have the exclusive authority for the representation of their respective countries at the Olympic Games, an athlete's participation at the Paris Games depends on their NOC selecting them to represent their delegation at Paris 2024. 🥇","event":null,"destination_url":"","entry_point_tag":"base","entry_point_type":"instory_campaign"}" data-tracking="click" href="https://www.olympics.com/en/sign-in?entry_point_type=instory_campaign&entry_point_tag=base&template=base&origin=https%3A%2F%2Folympics.com%2Fen%2Folympic-channel" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Olympic Membership - Free Live Stream Sports & Original Series - join now Picture by The Yomiuri ShimbunNEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK: From left Kishi Rina and Miyata Shoko - all set to make their Olympic debuts this summer Joining Miyata at the Games this summer will be second-place Kishi Rina (215.526) last year’s junior world all-around champion who celebrated her 16th birthday on this day All five who made the cut are set to make their Olympic debuts and are in their teens Nakamura is the youngest and Miyata and Ushioku are the oldest at 19 It is only the third time ever - and the first in 40 years - that the Japanese women’s team is made up entirely of first-time Olympians Miyata appeared to be in less pain than on Thursday when her left thigh was heavily bandaged and was visibly in pain as she went through her rotation Sugihara may have taken herself out of contention when she fell off the uneven bar scoring 23rd out of 23 in the event (11.066) while Soma Ui started the day a narrow sixth but unraveled on the floor (11.466) to end up seventh The Japan Gymnastics Association is pinning its hopes on Miyata to set the tone for the entire team on the podium “I think everyone wants to medal in the team event “Of course I want an individual medal but I think that will naturally come if our focus remains on having a good team performance “We need to take it one step at a time for the Olympics.” Get to know the Women's Artistic Gymnastics teams and athletes who qualified for Paris 2024 at the FIG World Championships in Antwerp Following the conclusion of the FIA Formula 2 Lusail Sprint Race several drivers have been given post-race penalties Paul Aron has been given a two-place drop in the final classification after he was found to have caused a collision with Victor Martins The Stewards reviewed video evidence of the incident and spoke to both drivers and their team representatives before it was adjudicated that Aron had been predominantly to blame for the two drivers making contact at Turn 6 Aron has dropped from fifth to seventh in the Sprint Race final classification Ritomo Miyata has been given two separate positional drops the Japanese driver has been handed a four-place drop after he was found to have caused a collision with DAMS Lucas Oil’s Dino Beganovic The Stewards reviewed video evidence of the incident and spoke to both drivers and their team representatives before it was decided that Miyata was wholly to blame for the contact at Turn 10 Miyata was also judged to have caused contact with Car 4 of Andrea Kimi Antonelli resulting in another two-place positional drop after he was deemed to be wholly to blame for the contact Miyata drops from P7 in the Sprint Race classification to P13 Ritomo Miyata is coming to the end of his rookie campaign in FIA Formula 2 with Rodin Motorsport but before we get to end of the 2024 campaign we sat down with him to talk about those that have helped get him to this point The Japanese driver reserves special mention for his parents as well as plenty from back home that have laid the path for him of course of Formula 1 but also of the World Endurance Championship so they love motorsport and they took me to karting Golf, real estate, and planning the future: Behind the Visor with Juan Manuel Correa every weekend we went to the track but when I arrived at the top categories they stayed away and would watch on the internet although now that I live in Europe and they live in Japan but we still chat a lot and they watch all my races “My family understands my character as their son so this is really good because Japanese is my main language But they speak English and other languages so this has been helpful for me coming over to Europe because they have taught me about the culture and the people Toranosuke Takagi supported me massively especially because in motorsport you need a lot of money “He helped give me the chance to drive in some top categories and to come over to European motorsport He also gives me advice about how to be a professional driver then he helped get me the Toyota scholarship and that’s how I am became a Toyota Professional driver and now (Akio Toyoda) and Toyota Kazoo racing have supported me a lot “Toyota has ex-Formula 1 drivers Kamui Kobayashi and Kazuki Nakajima they did GP2 and which is now F2 so they know the F2 world and the Formula 1 world This is good because actually for Japanese drivers going to Europe is a big challenge But they know about spending time in Europe and with European people so they told me about it and this has been very helpful for me.” He loves motorsport and he pushed me to get the Formula 2 opportunity He knows drivers want faster cars and to develop in cars so that's why he pushed me into the Formula 2 world I am also doing Endurance Racing thanks to him so I have been getting a lot of opportunities because he supported me a lot I really want to say thank you very much to Morizo san and that it is a very difficult challenge to move out of Japan Toyota is a Japanese manufacturer so it's easier for us to just drive in Japan because going to Europe or America But Morizo san understands how to support drivers New signing for ART Grand Prix in 2025, Ritomo Miyata is gearing up for his second season racing in FIA Formula 2 after completing his rookie campaign last year The Japanese driver learned the ropes as he got to grips with a new car championship and continent as well as how European race teams worked he feels good about his switch to ART and says he’s already felt the benefit of a year’s worth of experience along with his new team Last year was my first year racing in Europe but I was always struggling with the new circuits and the tyres 80% of the races was my first time at the tracks.” ART was able to give me a lot of information about how to improve a whole lot Going into more depth about the post-season tests around the Yas Marina Circuit last December Miyata says that he was able to feel the difference compared to his maiden outing in an F2 car one year prior following the end of the 2023 campaign While he’s had to learn as much as possible about the F2 car on track he’s also been able to feel much more confident out of the car his ability to better communicate with mechanics and engineers is paying dividends in comparison to his early days as an F2 driver The three days after running on the track and after the races but it was my first time at that track and the first time driving an F2 car READ MORE: Invicta Racing 2025 Season Preview: Preparing for a double title defence now that I already have a season of experience in F2 and working with a European team I can feel more confident about my career having worked with a European team and racing in Europe “The most difficult thing was learning the language This year I’ll be driving for a French team but thankfully everyone speaks English I’m much more comfortable with them and it’s easier to communicate with them That’s a difference as well compared to last year.” The biggest difference though for the ART driver going into the 2025 campaign is confidence levels All of the experiences he built up in 2024 have formed a great base to learn from and his comfort levels in and out of the car have improved his approach going into this season So with multiple boxes ticked off from learning the circuits on the F2 calendar the car itself and how the Championship works along with how to best communicate in a second language so I know what I need to do going into each race weekend and I’ve also had to change lifestyle compared to being in Japan I feel more comfortable which means I feel more confident “This season the calendar is the same as last year so I know all the circuits which is really good for me they’ve achieved many wins and Championships going back through GP2 and F2 I trust them and I just need the preparation in order to win races with them.” It has been a world of change for Ritomo Miyata as the Japanese Rodin Motorsport driver competes in Europe for the first time in his career So far in his rookie FIA Formula 2 campaign the 24-year-old has achieved plenty of points finishes as he gets to grips with a brand-new Championship We sat down with him to get to know him a little more but I’ve not been there long because every weekend I’m racing so I don’t get to go home much in the year OUTSIDE OF MOTORSPORT WHICH ATHLETE DO YOU LOOK UP TO I have a friend who is a professional soccer player in Japan and sometimes we’ll speak over chat when I’m at home and online in Germany The drivers are pretty young compared to me so I’m from a bit of a different generation I’ve been driving in Japan so it’s my first time in Europe racing but I’m around Zane on the weekends and at the factory IF YOU COULD RELIVE A MOMENT IN YOUR CAREER WHAT WOULD IT BE and I’m spending time with my wife and my family a lot so I’d say when we got married three years ago WHAT WOULD YOU DO AS A JOB IF YOU COULDN’T BE A RACING DRIVER I’m always driving cars and when I’m not doing that READ MORE: ‘I’m learning with every lap’ - Ritomo Miyata on rising to the F2 challenge I’m still learning English and Friends has been very helpful for me to learn the language WHAT IS THE LAST SONG THAT YOU LISTENED TO but I can’t remember the name of the song.” “I won the Super Formula Championship last year I have great memories of Round 3 especially at Suzuka and I overtook the driver for the win on the final lap similar to the F1 race there in 2005 with Kimi Raikkonen That was a really good moment for me and I was very emotional for me because the team always supported me and I finally won a race.” When I’m at home I’m on the sim so it would probably be that.” WHAT IS THE BEST PIECE OF ADVICE YOU’VE EVER BEEN GIVEN “I’m not sure of the best piece of advice I’ve had but when I was a kid and that decision was very important for my life and career so maybe that moment is the best thing for me.” READ MORE: How the 2024 Teams’ Championship compares to previous seasons WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE PLACE YOU’VE EVER BEEN TO AND ONE YOU’VE NEVER BEEN TO THAT YOU’D LIKE TO VISIT my wife makes the trip sometimes when I’m racing She said to me that Mallorca is really good One of my teammates from European Le Mans Series knows it well so now my wife wants to go Ritomo Miyata returns to Cool Racing LMP2 squad after missing Imola due to clashing commitments… Ritomo Miyata returns to Cool Racing’s European Le Mans Series lineup at Spa-Francorchamps after missing the previous round at Imola The Japanese driver appears on the 43-car entry list released by the championship on Wednesday with Miyata rejoining Malthe Jakobsen and Lorenzo Fluxa He went absent from the 4 Hours of Imola as a result of clashing commitments with the FIA Formula 2 Championship where he had to compete with Rodin Motorsport at Silverstone In the LMP2 Pro-Am class, the previously announced appearances for Filipe Albuquerque and Nick Yelloly are confirmed while Team Virage is yet to sure up the lineup for the No Louis Rossi joins Jean-Baptiste Lahaye and Matthieu Lahaye aboard the No Davey Euwema is Sportscar365's European Editor Euwema covers the FIA World Endurance Championship European Le Mans Series and Fanatec GT World Challenge Europe powered by AWS IDEC Sport beats LMP2 Pro-Am entries to victory at Paul Ricard.. Nick Yelloly sets the pace in European Le Mans Series qualifying at Paul Ricard.. Matteo Cairoli comfortably quickest in opening Free Practice session at Le Castellet.. Goodyear to rollout new specification of slick tire for LMP2 class ahead of 4.. By entering your email address you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy and consent to receive emails from Time Out about news Sign up for our email to enjoy your city without spending a thing (as well as some options when you’re feeling flush) Our newsletter hand-delivers the best bits to your inbox Sign up to unlock our digital magazines and also receive the latest news By entering your email address you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy and consent to receive emails from Time Out about news, events, offers and partner promotions. Osaka Though it’s run by the comedian Tetsuji from the Osaka-based manzai duo Shampoo Hat tsukemen eatery Miyata Menji is dead serious about its noodles The shop offers a choice from two signature varieties of noods and one rotating special to go with its much-vaunted veggie potage soup a rich concoction reminiscent of vichyssoise but with a seafood umami kick The first signature noodle is the Wheat Daiginjo so named because about half of the outer layers of the grain used for the noodles is polished away – as is done with rice in the making of daiginjo sake – to achieve a brilliantly clear flavour Further mixing this polished wheat with bran lets the noodle-makers achieve a notably elastic but still airy mouthfeel that’s quite unlike anything we’ve tasted before Menji’s other regular kind of noodle is the Wheat Espresso the result of mixing a variety of whole-grain flours in search of a kick to rival a nice strong cup of Italian coffee Deep brown in colour and with a rich aroma these extra-thick noodles may not quite produce the ‘wow’ factor of the Wheat Daiginjo but are well worth savouring on the side as part of a two-noodle set (which will only set you back an extra ¥200) Lemon juice and black pepper are available at all tables to sprinkle on your noodles as desired Note that the shop closes early if they run out of noodles and/or soup twittertiktokAbout us Contact us It was a return to the top 10 for Ritomo Miyata as the Japanese driver secured his first points-scoring result in the Feature Race since Melbourne around the Hungaroring The Rodin Motorsport rookie made the alternative strategy work for him as one of the drivers to benefit from the late-race Safety Car that occurred following Hitech Pulse-Eight's Amaury Cordeel’s incident at Turn 4 Putting the Soft tyres on for the final phase of the race Miyata made progress from 14th up to P8 by the chequered flag It was a result he was hugely grateful for after a tough spell in the season “I’m happy we had some luck,” Miyata admitted “The two Safety Cars – the first Safety Car was unlucky for us but then the second one was lucky for me and for us I could get some points in the Feature Race READ MORE: Aron handed post-Feature Race penalties in Budapest but I’ve been working hard on how to improve my driving performance and how to improve the car performance with the team but this is the first time I was driving the track it was a good performance and I showed improvement from FP and Qualifying I was always pushing with the team and to finally get points The early race Safety Car took things away from Miyata in terms of his strategic options having allowed those on the conventional strategy to make their mandatory stops under the Safety Car with the fortune going the other way later on the Rodin driver says he wasn’t truly sure just how much things might swing in their favour with the Soft compound tyre runners left with just over 10 laps to make their moves “I think a few of the cars ahead were on the same strategy – Prime to Option But I wasn’t sure what position we were in and how many we needed to overtake to get into the points “I just tried to make as many overtakes as I could and to finish P8 is very good and I’m very happy with that.” Points in Budapest were the first for Miyata since the Barcelona Sprint Race and his first on a Sunday going back to Round 3 and Melbourne He acknowledged that the intervening races were difficult for him with limited-to-no experience around the majority of the venues visited so far in 2024 FEATURE RACE: Antonelli charges through to take second victory of the season in Budapest Miyata was pleased to have earned a confidence-boosting result going into the second round of the double-header prior to the summer break after several previous opportunities got away from him and the team but unfortunately our performance wasn’t enough to get them “My feeling on my performances – I hate losing the positions and I always want to fight to get points or winning the race but I understand that this season is really difficult with it being the first time in Europe and driving these tracks “It’s a tough challenge but I want to make a good result and I have a big support from Japan Their support for me has helped me get to Europe so I want to get good results for them “But it was really good this weekend and finally I could show good fight on track I think.” the 19-year-old captain of Japan's women's artistic gymnastics for the Paris Olympics is set to leave the team over allegations of smoking in violation of its conduct code multiple sources close to the matter said Thursday The Japan Gymnastics Association is investigating and is expected to send Miyata home from its training camp in Monaco leaving her participation in the Summer Games in doubt Miyata was not seen at Wednesday's training said she was absent "for certain reasons." JGA and her Juntendo University team will interview Miyata and verify the facts once she returns to Japan Her potential absence will be a huge blow for the squad aiming to claim an Olympic team medal for the first time since the 1964 Tokyo Games Miyata won bronze in the balance beam and came eighth in the all-around at her debut world championships in 2022 The Kyoto prefecture native won her maiden national championship this April and claimed her third straight NHK Cup in May to book her first Olympics ticket Olympics: Record 8.6 million tickets sold for Paris Games Olympics: Ceremony marks launch of Japan's Paris delegation Things you buy through our links may earn Vox Media a commission “We apologize from the bottom of our hearts for this,” said Tadashi Fujita president of the Japanese Gymnastics Association she took home the bronze medal on the balance beam was understandably upset about the situation “She was spending her days really burdened with so much pressure I implore people to understand that,” Harada told the press on Friday he was wiping away tears while giving his statement It’s not like she was using performance-enhancing drugs a hangover probably makes you worse on the beam I do feel that some blame must be put on Team Japan You sent a stressed-out 19-year-old perfectionist to Europe — of course she was going to start smoking In happier gymnastics news, Team USA is en route to Paris. The whole squad, including Simone Biles, shared some version of a “Going ✈️Paris 🇫🇷” Instagram story. 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Co-Being” requires reservation Applications are currently being accepted via the two-month advance lottery This pavilion aims to provide an experience where visitors connect and resonate with each other to envision the future together starting from the once-in-a-lifetime connection bringing them together on that day and time face the future together through a series of three sequences (resonance experiences): “resonance between people” and “resonance between people and the future.” The two artists who will participate in the art installation (resonance experience) of Sequence 1: “Resonance between people” have now been announced This experience will look at the self and others to create an experience that reaffirms what connects us The art installation is composed of a variety of motifs and is connected not only to the theme of the Expo which provides a framework for questions about the future Coming face-to-face with values held dear by others and motifs that illuminate wishes inside oneself this is an important sequence in which visitors will gain clues to the resonance that will lead them to the future together Art experience installation area (slope) in Sequence 1 SHIOTA is an artist who has been researching concepts such as “memory” and “connection” using of thread and daily objects the material of thread sometimes alludes to inner human emotions such as anxiety and isolation Her work is also characterised by space in which memories and thoughts are multilayered and connected presenting the possibility of reaching new understandings the theme that runs through the entire pavilion presents the idea of exploring “ways of living together towards the future.” In this age of transition from a mass-production and mass-consumption society how can we aim for a better co-existence with others and the world while respecting the diverse backgrounds and values of each individual We hope to express this question in a poetic and spatial way (Profile)SHIOTA Chiharu  was born in 1972 in Osaka She has produced works using a variety of techniques with a focus on large-scale installations that weave threads of absent existence such as memories that reside in places and objects while confronting the fundamental human issues of life and death and exploring what it means to live and what existence is Science and Technology’s Art Encouragement Prize for New Artists she was selected to represent the Japanese Pavilion at the 56th International Art Exhibition of the Venice Biennale MIYAJIMA is considering an installation focusing solely on sound This will take the form of looking up at the sky cut out visually by the pavilion’s architecture (canopy) The experience of listening to a soundscape of diverse overlapping sounds (voices) while gazing at a landscape where the boundary between forest and sky blends together will lead visitors into a state of contemplation and introspection By listening carefully to the thoughts and wishes that others hold dear visitors are encouraged to reconsider the human connection from a new angle This process will also provide an opportunity for visitors to experience and understand Better Co-being’s aim of “designing the future while recognising each other’s diversity.” (Profile)MIYAJIMA attracted international attention in 1988 when he was invited to participate in the New Talent section of the Venice Biennale with his work using digital numerals he has had numerous exhibitions in Japan and abroad and has exhibited his work in more than 250 locations in 30 countries He stayed in New York at the invitation of the ACC in 1990,and in  Paris at the invitation of the Fondation Cartier pour l’art contemporain in 1993 His major works include Mega Death (1999/2016) He is involved in the “Revival of Time” Kaki no Ki project (1995-) an art project in which children around the world raise the seedlings from an A-bombed persimmon tree and in the “Sea of Time – Tohoku project” which aims to commemorate the victims of the Great East Japan Earthquake The Signature Pavilion “Better Co-Being” has no roof or walls and stands together with the Forest of Tranquillity at the centre of the Expo site (designer: SANAA is a testing ground for multi-layered resonance between people where visitors are encouraged to explore to gain deeper awareness and create a better future The Forest of Tranquillity will feature art experiences corresponding to the seven themes of the Theme Weeks that will be held during the Expo these art works will be co-created by a diverse range of artists Some of these artists have now  been announced Details of each art installation and additional artists will be announced from March 2025 onwards musician and activist born in Tokyo in 1933 She became an important figure on the New York art scene by 1960 creating pioneering works such as Cut Piece and Grapefruit she and her husband John Lennon began collaborating in art including the Grammy Award-winning “Double Fantasy” and her work has been exhibited at venues such as MoMA and the Tate Modern ONO’s work as an artist and activist remains uniquely relevant and continues to challenge the boundaries between artist and audience in 1962 and is currently based in Santiago His work is internationally known and has been featured in various exhibitions around the world.HUYGHE’s recent major solo exhibitions include “LIMINAL” at Punta della Dogana and “Soto Tamashii” at Dazaifu Tenmangu (2017) He has also worked on a number of large-scale projects including the Munster sculpture project “After a Life Ahead” (2017) the Metropolitan Museum of Art Roof Garden project (2015) he was assigned as the artistic director of “Okayama Art Sumit 2019 If the Snake” His works are in the collections of Centre Georges Pompidou and is now based in Paris and Buenos Aires his works have been exhibited around the world and are in the collections of the Museum of Fine Arts in Houston Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art in Kanazawa ERLICH’s work questions the perceptual foundations of reality and the worldviews we unconsciously take as common sense through visual frameworks and experiences He seeks to close the distance between museum and gallery spaces and everyday experience and to create a dialogue between what we believe and what we see the pavilion values the diverse futures envisioned together by the visitors who came to gather to connect and resonate with each other at that time on that day. visitors will receive one of seven coloured bags inspired by Better Co-Being’s Diver Sphere motif as a gift corresponding to the various futures that they have envisioned through the experiences they had The bags will contain “Wellness Energy” in exclusive packaging designed for the pavilion This gift is based on the concept of “vital life energy” which emerged from Otsuka Pharmaceutical’s rethinking of water We believe that when each individual shines The press conference featured a talk show by producers MIYATA Hiroaki and KAWAMORI Shoji on the theme of the virtual pavilions.Overviews of the virtual pavilions for “Better Co-Being” and “LIVE EARTH JOURNEY and the experiences they offer were unveiled and the role of and expectations for the metaverse at the Expo were discussed ♢About the Better Co-Being Virtual Pavilion (supported by TOPPAN Holdings) The Expo will be a testing ground for future society where many people will gather and make memories which is in charge of the theme “Resonance of Lives” uses Web3 technology to propose “new ways for visitors to leave memories” with the idea of serving as a starting point for implementing it into society.Visitors can create their own original Better Co-Being “Journal” by combining text and photos taken at the venue The submitted “Journals” will be displayed in the Better Co-Being virtual pavilion We hope you will feel the resonance while travelling through the virtual space where various memories are gathered Images of the Virtual pavilion (Top: exterior The progress of the “Better Co-Being app” and the “Wonder Stone ‘echorb,’” which are Key Catalysts designed to lead visitors to a resonant experience was also announced A hands-on event and exhibition related to the pavilion were also held １）Better Co-Being App (supported by OBAYASHI CORPORATION)This is a web-based app that supports visitors’ resonant experiences in addition to commentary on the art installations analyses and expresses the experiences and choices of the visitors gathered at that moment to encourage awareness of their own values and the diverse values of others weather data collected by local environmental sensors (provided by Obayashi Corporation) will be overlaid on top of the previous experiences and choices to create a different image of the future each time as a five-sensory experience centred on video art.The app can be used in the Forest of Tranquillity and throughout the Expo site By utilising AR technology it allows visitors to hold up their smartphone camera to encounter other people’s thoughts and emotions at each location Visualisation of relationships with others 　　 Camera use with AR technology ２）Wonder Stone “echorb”  (supported by Murata Manufacturing Co. which created an illusion in the brain through special vibrations the Wonder Stone “echorb” will lead visitors to a resonant experience through a mysterious sense of touch. In addition by working with heartbeat sensors (millimetre-wave sensors and load sensors provided by Murata Manufacturing) each visitor’s heartbeat can be placed in their own stone and visitors can tour the pavilion while feeling their own life in the palm of their hand “Wonder Stone ‘echorb’”　　　　 　　　 　Trial Session ３）Educational content and augmented reality (AR) games (supported by AstraZeneca K.K.) Web content will be provided to enable children visiting the pavilion to learn about the connection between the Earth and human health in an easy-to-understand way Through an introduction to climate change initiatives and a photo shoot with the Earth in an AR game the game will provide an opportunity to think about the future of the Earth One of the Earth models is based on the Better Co-Being logo ‘Diver Sphere’ signature events are planned to think about and envision the future society that Better Co-Being advocated together with visitors a multifaceted programme is being planned incorporating various fields and performances together with people who resonate with the philosophy of Better Co-Being With the theme “Human Resonance Life Festival” this event will be held in collaboration with demoexpo an organisation that is involved in activities such as “Machigoto Expo” and “Expo Bar” to promote the Expo on the city level The event will feature stage performances and booths where various citizens and communities will interact and resonate with each other creating a “new festival” that will remain after the Expo (2)18 – 19 June 2025 : EXPO Exhibition Centre “WASSE” This exhibition will deepen understanding and ideas about Better Co-Being with a zone for research presentations by technical college students from all over the country who are working on solutions to the challenges of the future society and stage events on themes such as living and sustainability an experiential concert combining musical performances and the latest digital technology will be held as well as talk sessions with related parties ●Better Co-Being Resonance Event High School Business Contest for Future and Health supported by TOWA PHARMACEUTICAL CO. This business competition will be held to create a vision of a “Future Society for Life in a local region” together with visitors to accelerate the realisation of diverse wellbeing (co-being) that meets the needs of each individual Entries are being accepted until 17.00 on 7 April 2025 Event Website: https://www.towayakuhin.co.jp/bizcon/ we will hold forums and exhibitions to discuss a range of global issues with domestic and international experts and to envision the future of health equity (1)15 May 2025: Theme Weeks Studio (supported by AstraZeneca K.K.) non-communicable diseases (NCDs) such as cancer and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) have become major issues for society In order to extend healthy life expectancy new solutions and innovations to the various issues surrounding these NCDs need to be disseminated and expanded This event will share excellent national and international initiatives and discuss current challenges and solutions which is thought to be linked to cancer and cardiovascular disease we will explore the way to the future of accessible and quality healthcare systems that lead to early detection of disease and prevention of serious illness (2)23 May 2025: Theme Weeks Studio (supported by Alexion Pharma GK) For a better future for patients with rare diseases, a special session will be held on 23 May, Rare Disease Day, to improve the global challenge of health equity. In order to deliver equitable healthcare to patients with rare diseases, the session will discuss and deepen understanding of solutions from various perspectives with experts from doctors, academia, patient associations and AI companies on the theme of improving diagnosis lag, the time between onset and diagnosis. 2025: Theme Weeks Studio (supported by AstraZeneca K.K.) The Partnership for Health System Sustainability and Resilience (PHSSR) is a global project being undertaken and led by AstraZeneca in collaboration with the London School of Economics and the World Economic Forum Keio University and the Health and Global Policy Institute (HGPI) are leading the project The project aims to build a more resilient and sustainable healthcare system based on the lessons learnt from the experience of a pandemic that overwhelmed the healthcare system This event will bring together national and international experts to showcase initiatives in their countries In addition to the importance of early response to non-communicable diseases (NCDs) such as cancer there will be discussions on improving the quality and accessibility of healthcare delivery systems through advances in medical DX and realising evidence-based policy-making Metrics details Phospholipids are asymmetrically distributed in the plasma membrane (PM) with phosphatidylcholine and sphingomyelin abundant in the outer leaflet the mechanisms by which their distribution is regulated remain unclear we show that transmembrane protein 63B (TMEM63B) functions as a membrane structure-responsive lipid scramblase localized at the PM and lysosomes activating bidirectional lipid translocation upon changes in membrane curvature and thickness TMEM63B contains two intracellular loops with palmitoylated cysteine residue clusters essential for its scrambling function TMEM63B deficiency alters phosphatidylcholine and sphingomyelin distributions in the PM Persons with heterozygous mutations in TMEM63B are known to develop neurodevelopmental disorders confers constitutive scramblase activity on TMEM63B We determined the cryo-electron microscopy structures of TMEM63B in its open and closed conformations uncovering a lipid translocation pathway formed in response to changes in the membrane environment our results identify TMEM63B as a membrane structure-responsive scramblase that controls PM lipid distribution and we reveal the molecular basis for lipid scrambling and its biological importance the mechanisms by which cells respond to these PM rearrangements are unclear Ba/F3 cells or Ba/F3 cells expressing wild-type hATP11A or the Q84E mutant (a) Ba/F3 cells or Tmem63bnull (Tm63bnull) transformants expressing the Q84E mutant or Tm63bnull transformants expressing both mTMEM63B–Flag and the Q84E mutant (f) were incubated with NBD-PC at 15 °C and internalization of NBD-PC was measured by flow cytometry Data were obtained in triplicate and represent the average median fluorescence intensity (MFI); error bars represent the s.d P values were determined using a two-sided Student’s t-test Schematic for PtdCho translocation in the PM PtdCho flipping activity by the Q84E mutant is countered by unknown outward PtdCho translocation Mutagenized cells expressing hATP11A-Q84E-mCherry were incubated with NBD-PC as above Cells that exhibited high PtdCho flippase activity (0.1–3%) were sorted Dot plots and histograms for NBD-PC (left) and hATP11A-Q84E-mCherry (right) are shown The dotted circle indicates the sorted population Genes plotted with percentages of detected reads against total reads and numbers of unique sgRNAs among six Black arrows indicate three genes that cover >1% of total reads and five unique sgRNAs Expression and localization of hATP11A-Q84E-mCherry Ba/F3 (magenta) or Tm63bnull (cyan) cells expressing hATP11A-Q84E-mCherry were analyzed by flow cytometry (top) and confocal microscopy (bottom) Source data These results indicate that Tmem63b deficiency enhances inward PtdCho flipping by hATP11A-Q84E Schematic of TMEM63B activation by cholesterol deprivation or extracellular phospholipases EGFP-tagged mTMEM63B was expressed in Tm63bnull cells (Tm63bnull-mTMEM63B) and protein expression was analyzed by western blotting with anti-GFP antibody (top) and Ponceau S staining (bottom) Tm63bnull-mTMEM63B cells in the presence of PlasMem Bright (red) The merged image of EGFP (green) and PlasMem Bright with Hoechst 33342 (blue) is shown Tm63bnull and Tm63bnull-mTMEM63B cells were treated with or without 10 mM MβCD stained with 10 µg ml−1 mCherry-D4 and analyzed by flow cytometry Data were obtained in triplicate and represent the average MFI and s.d Tm63bnull and Tm63bnull-mTMEM63B cells were treated with or without MβCD (e,f) or the indicated phospholipase (i,j) incubated with 0.1 µM NBD-PC (e,i) or 0.2 µM NBD-SM (f,j) at 4 °C and analyzed by flow cytometry Tm63bnull and Tm63bnull-mTMEM63B cells were treated with (magenta) or without (cyan) MβCD Representative histograms for annexin V binding in the propidium iodide (PI)-negative populations are shown data were obtained in triplicate and represent the average MFI and s.d Tm63bnull and Tm63bnull-mTMEM63B cells were treated with or without MβCD stained with and analyzed by flow cytometry Data were obtained in triplicate and represent the mean and s.d of the percentage of propidium iodide-positive cells Tm63bnull and Tm63bnull-mTMEM63B cells were treated with (magenta) or without (cyan) the indicated concentration of PLD (k) stained with annexin V–Cy5 and analyzed by flow cytometry representative histograms for annexin V binding in the propidium iodide-negative populations Source data chelating intracellular Ca2+ with BAPTA-AM did not block either mTMEM63B-mediated PtdSer exposure or enhancement of cinnamycin sensitivity indicating that TMEM63B does not require intracellular calcium for its scramblase activity these data suggest that TMEM63B induces lipid scrambling in response to changes in the properties of the membrane curvature or thickness Cryo-EM maps (a) and ribbon models (b) for mTMEM63B in LMNG–CHS (left) and DDM–CHS with Fab (right) Additional densities and models for lipid or CHS are shown in orange Arrowheads indicate two hook regions anchored to the micelles Red circles indicate palmitoylated cysteines and yellow circles indicate cysteine clusters Structural comparison of Arabidopsis thaliana (At) OSCA1.2 (d) Hook regions in OSCA and mTMEM63B are indicated Insets show zoomed-in views for the two hook regions in mTMEM63B (f) and corresponding regions in AtOSCA1.2 (d) Cysteine residues are clustered in the hook regions in mTMEM63B Red spheres indicate Ca2+ ions that activate mTMEM16F (e) a, Comparison of closed (blue) and open (orange) conformations for TM3–TM6 in mTMEM63B (left), mTMEM16F (F518 mutant) (middle; Ca2+-free: PDB 8B8G, Ca2+-bound: PDB 8B8J) and mTMEM16A (right; Ca2+-free: PDB 5OYG, Ca2+-bound: PDB 5OYB) Red arrows indicate conformational changes upon activation Surface representation of mTMEM63B in LMNG–CHS (left) and DDM–CHS with Fab (right) the cutaway surface at the dotted line in the top panels with ribbon model and TM numbering indicated Stick models indicate bound lipids and CHS Residues constituting LTP are shown for LMNG–CHS (left The lateral cleft is depicted in light green EGFP-mTMEM63B was expressed and analyzed by western blotting with anti-GFP antibody (top Inward scrambling of NBD-PC (f,n) and NBD-SM (g,o) Tm63bnull and their transformants were pretreated with (f,g) or without (n,o) MβCD incubated with 0.1–0.2 µM NBD-PC for 5–7 min (f,n) and 0.2-1 µM NBD-SM for 7–15 min (g,o) and analyzed by flow cytometry Data were obtained in triplicate and represent the MFI (n,o) or relative scramblase activity compared to that of wild-type mTMEM63B (f,g) Outward scrambling of PtdSer (h,p) and PtdEtn (i,q) Tm63bnull cells or their transformants were incubated with (h) or without (p) MβCD Data were obtained in triplicate; error bars represent the s.d Tm63bnull cells or their transformants were pretreated with (i) or without (q) MβCD and treated with cinnamycin; the percentage of propidium iodide-positive cells was determined by flow cytometry Data were obtained in triplicate and represent percentages (q) or relative propidium iodide positivity rate compared to that of wild-type mTMEM63B-expressing cells (i); error bars represent the s.d Changes in TM6 in mTMTM16F (j,k) and mTMEM63B (l,m) Sticks indicate residues constituting the Ca2+ site in mTMEM16F and corresponding residues in mTMEM63B Source data which is located in the middle of TM4 in the LTP almost completely lost the MβCD-induced inward and outward scrambling These results indicate that phospholipids pass through the LTP with their phospholipid head groups recognized by these charged residues and that W485 may interact with translocating phospholipids these cells were killed by cinnamycin treatment The D584A and D659A substitutions may mildly affect the inter-TM helix interactions and provide a path that allows PtdEtn Interactions between ICD (orange) and TMD (cyan) with the two hook regions Palmitoylated cysteine clusters are indicated in yellow Insets show the zoomed-in views for contact regions between ICD and TMD Sticks indicate the residues involved and yellow dotted lines indicate potential hydrogen-bonding interactions Tm63bnull cells or their transformants were incubated with or without the indicated concentrations of MβCD Experiments were repeated three times; error bars represent the s.d The molecular lipophilicity potential is mapped on the surface representation of mTMEM63B in LMNG–CHS (left) and DDM–CHS with Fab (right) with color codes from dark cyan (most hydrophilic) through white to dark goldenrod (most lipophilic) suggesting that the LMNG–CHS structure has a longer membrane traverse region on TM3–TM6 compared to the DDM–CHS structure Proposed mechanism for mTMEM63B activation ICD is anchored to the cytoplasmic membrane leaflet through the palmitoylated hook regions TM4a and TM5b associate with the extracellular membrane leaflet The combination of these structural elements could enable the sensing of various changes in physical properties of the lipid membrane and stimulate conformational changes to open the extracellular hydrophobic gate of LTP Source data Fab binding further induced a conformational change and stabilized the open form only in DDM–CHS whose epitope is in the intracellular region of mTMEM63B was not visualized in the current cryo-EM maps likely because of the flexibility of the epitope region Schematic of LTP with reported pathogenic amino acid substitutions of human TMEM63B Pathogenic amino acid substitutions are mapped on the current structures of closed (left; LMNG–CHS) and open (right; DDM–CHS with Fab) forms with the most frequent pathogenic substitution EGFP-tagged wild-type mTMEM63B or V44M mutant was expressed in parental Ba/F3 cells and analyzed by western blotting with anti-GFP antibody (top) and Ponceau S staining (bottom) Ba/F3-wild-type mTMEM63B or Ba/F3-mTMEM63B-V44M were incubated with 0.1 µM NBD-PC (c) or 1 µM NBD-SM (d) at 15 °C and analyzed by flow cytometry Data were obtained in triplicate and represent the average MFI; error bars represent the s.d Ba/F3 cells or their transformants were stained with 10 µg ml−1 NT-Lys-RFP and analyzed with flow cytometry (e) or confocal microscopy (f) in SYTOX blue-negative population shown in histograms (e) Ba/F3 cells or their transformants were stained with annexin V–Cy5 Ba/F3-mFas cells were treated with (cyan) or without (magenta) mFasL for 4 h at 37 °C Data were obtained in quadruplicate and represent the average MFI; error bars represent the s.d Ba/F3 cells or their transformants were treated with the indicated concentrations of cinnamycin LDH release was determined as compared to that released by 1% Triton X-100 treatment Data were obtained in triplicate and represent average percentages; error bars represent the s.d Source data Tm63bnull and Tm63bnull-mTMEM63B-EGFP cells were labeled with [14C]choline Total cellular lipids (left) and lipids extracted by SM-loaded MαCD from the PM outer leaflet (right) were separated by TLC Ba/F3 cells or their transformants were stained with 10 µg ml−1 NT-Lys-RFP and analyzed with flow cytometry in the SYTOX blue-negative population shown in histograms Source data TMEM63B-mediated lipid scrambling may also contribute to the biological functions of phospholipases such as lysosomes and vesicles across the secretory pathway lipid scramblase activity may be conserved in some family members (TMEM16 TMEM63 and TMC) that share similar protein folding while their activation mechanisms may vary The ΔCys-all cDNA flanked by PacI and EcoRI sites was synthesized by FASMAC digested with PacI and EcoRI and inserted into the pMXs-puro vector for mCherry-tagged ΔCys-all expression The synthesized cDNA was also used as a PCR template for ΔCys-IL1 which were assembled using a HiFi Assembly kit The sequence was verified by Sanger sequencing A horseradish peroxidase-conjugated rabbit anti-GFP antibody rabbit anti-RFP antibody and mouse anti-DDDDK (Flag) antibody were purchased from Medical and Biological Laboratories Hoechst 33342 and GolgiSeeing were from Dojindo and Funakoshi LysoTracker green and ER-Tracker green were purchased from Thermo Fisher Scientific 1-palmitoyl-2-oleoyl-sn-glycero-3-PtdCho and N-stearoyl-d-erythro-sphingosylphosphorylcholine were purchased from Avanti Polar Lipids Propidium iodide and the lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) cytotoxicity assay kit were purchased from Nacalai Tesque Cinnamycin was purchased from Cayman Chemical SMase and fatty acid-free BSA were purchased from Merck the pMXs-puro or pMXs-neo vector carrying cDNA for human CDC50A ATP11A or mouse TMEM63B was transfected into HEK293T cells by FuGENE 6 (Promega) together with pGag-pol-IRES-bsr The retroviruses were concentrated by centrifugation or the Retro-X concentrator (Takara) and used to transform Ba/F3 cells The transformants were selected by culturing the cells with 1 µg ml−1 puromycin the puromycin-resistant cells were subjected to sorting by FACSAria III (BD Biosciences) or CytoFLEX SRT (Beckman Coulter) for the expression of EGFP or mCherry Ba/F3 cells were coinfected with retroviruses carrying cDNA for Flag-tagged human CDC50A and mCherry-tagged human ATP11A-Q84E and the transformants were selected in the presence of 1 mg ml−1 G418 A lentivirus carrying cDNA for Cas9-Flag was produced by transfecting HEK293T cells with lentiCas9-Blast pCAG-HIVgp and pCMV-VSV-G-RSV-rev and was used to infect Ba/F3 cells expressing hCDC50A and hATP11A-Q84E The transformants were selected in the presence of 15 µg ml−1 blasticidin S and subjected to a limiting dilution Cas9-Flag and mCherry-hATP11A-Q84E was identified by western blotting with anti-Flag (DDDDK) or anti-mCherry (RFP) antibodies The lentivirus for the sgRNA library was produced by transfecting 1 × 107 HEK293T cells using FuGENE 6 with 17 µg of GeCKO version 2 library (A + B) DNA 8 µg of pCAG-HIVgp and 5 µg of pCMV-VSV-G-RSV-rev The virus was concentrated by centrifugation at 6,000g at 4 °C for 16 h and used to infect Ba/F3 cells expressing hCDC50A–Flag Cas9-Flag and mCherry–hATP11A-Q84E at a multiplicity of infection of 0.3 Approximately 3 × 107 cells were placed in 24-well culture plates at 2 × 105 cells per well (a total of 150 wells) and spin-infected at 700g at 30 °C for 1 h in the presence of 10 µg ml−1 polybrene The infected cells were then cultured for 3 days in culture medium containing 1 µg ml−1 puromycin and 15 µg ml−1 blasticidin the cells were further cultured for 2–3 days in the presence of puromycin and blasticidin S followed by 2 days of culture without the antibiotics The mutated cells were then subjected to the flippase assay 1 × 107 cells were washed twice with Hanks’ balanced salt solution (HBSS) suspended in 4 ml of HBSS containing 2 mM CaCl2 and 1 mM MgCl2 and preincubated at 15 °C for 10 min NBD-PC was added to the cells at a final concentration of 500 nM incubated at 15 °C for 6 min and put on ice 4 ml of HBSS containing 5 mg ml−1 fatty acid-free BSA was added to the solution and the cells were collected by centrifugation at 500g at 4 °C for 2 min The cells were resuspended in prechilled HBSS containing 5 mg ml−1 fatty acid-free BSA and subjected to cell sorting with a FACSAria III The cell population with a high NBD-PC signal (about 0.1%) was collected and cultured for 3–5 days This sorting procedure was repeated for the cells with high NBD-PC flippase activity The PCR product was separated by electrophoresis excised and purified using the Wizard SV gel and PCR clean-up system (Promega) The PCR product was quantified with a Quant-iT PicoGreen double-stranded DNA assay kit (Thermo Fisher Scientific) and subjected to deep sequencing by MiSeq (Illumina) using the MiSeq reagent Kit v3 (Illumina) The read sequences were assigned to the sgRNA sequences targeted to the respective genes and the abundance of each unique sgRNA was calculated using software custom-designed at Amelieff cells were incubated at 4 °C for 40 min with 0.5 µM cinnamycin in 500 µl of annexin V buffer containing 5 mg ml−1 BSA and 10 µg ml−1 propidium iodide and analyzed by flow cytometry for propidium iodide positivity using CytoFLEX LDH released to the medium was evaluated using the LDH cytotoxicity assay kit according to the manufacturer’s instructions To examine the effect of the lipid composition of the PM on the incorporation of NBD lipids and the distribution of phospholipids on the cell surface cells were pretreated in HBSS++ with 10 mM MβCD at 15 °C for 15 min or in annexin V buffer (10 mM HEPES–KOH buffer (pH 7.4) containing 140 mM NaCl and 2.5 mM CaCl2) with 50 U per ml PLD at 37 °C for 30 min 1.0 U per ml PLC at 37 °C for 30 min or 0.5 U per ml SMase at 15 °C for 30 min and used in the assay described above 5.7 mg of SM was suspended in 4.5 ml of RPMI-1640 medium prewarmed to 70 °C and incubated at 70 °C for 5 min the solution was incubated at 37 °C for 1 h and centrifuged; the supernatant was used as SM-loaded MαCD Cells were suspended in SM-loaded MαCD solution and incubated at 20 °C for 1 h the supernatants were mixed with a hexane–isopropanol mixture (3:2 Lipids in the water phase were re-extracted dried under a nitrogen stream and dissolved in 25 μl of a methanol–chloroform mixture (1:1 Extracted lipids (8,000 disintegrations per minute) were separated on a high-performance TLC silica gel 60 plate (Merck) with a mixture of chloroform v/v/v) as a solvent and visualized with an imaging plate detector (FLA-7000 Total cellular lipids were extracted by mixing with a hexane–isopropanol mixture (3:2 The PM was stained with PlasMem Bright green and red cells were incubated with 50 nM LysoTracker green (Thermo Scientific) 1 µM ER-Tracker green (Thermo Scientific) or 0.4 µM GolgiSeeing (Funakoshi) To detect SM-rich domains and cholesterol on the cell surface cells were stained with 10 µg ml−1 NT-Lys-RFP and mCherry-D4 The cells were then counterstained with 3.6–8.9 µM Hoechst 33342 and transferred to a glass-bottom dish (Matsunami Glass); images were acquired using an LSM 710 (Carl Zeiss) or FV3000 (EVIDENT) confocal laser-scanning microscope Cells were washed with PBS and lysed in radioimmunoprecipitation assay buffer (50 mM HEPES–NaOH (pH 8.0) 0.1% SDS and 0.5% sodium deoxycholate) containing proteinase inhibitor cocktail (Nacalai Tesque) the lysates were incubated at room temperature for 20 min in SDS sample buffer (62.5 mM Tris-HCl buffer (pH 6.8) 5% β-mercaptoethanol and 0.001% bromophenol blue) separated by electrophoresis on a 7.5% or 10% polyacrylamide gel (Nacalai Tesque) and transferred to PVDF membranes (Merck Millipore) The membrane was blocked with TBS containing 0.05% Tween-20 and 5% skim milk and probed with anti-GFP (1:3,000) anti-RFP (1:3,000) or anti-DDDDK (Flag) (1:1,000) antibody followed by detection with ChemiDoc Touch MP (Bio-Rad) or LAS4000 (GE Healthcare) using Chemi-Lumi One Super (Nacalai Tesque) Proteins on PVDF membranes were stained with Ponceau S or Coomassie brilliant blue (CBB) Precision Plus protein standards (Bio-Rad) and YesBlot western marker I (SMOBIO) were used as molecular weight markers Bacmids were generated in Escherichia coli DH10Bac and used to transfect Sf9 cells (Thermo Scientific) with the Bac-to-Bac system for baculovirus production FreeStyle 293-F cells (Thermo Scientific) at 2 × 106 cells per m were infected by concentrated baculovirus to a volume ratio of 100:1 (equivalent to 1:10 in the original concentration) and cultured at 37 °C for 18 h in FreeStyle medium (Thermo Scientific) followed by incubation at 30 °C for 48 h in the presence of 5 mM sodium butylate resuspended in buffer containing 50 mM Tris-HCl buffer (pH 8.0) 150 mM NaCl and protease inhibitor cocktail and lysed by sonication (Tomy/UD-211; output: 5 The lysate was centrifuged at 26,000 r.p.m for 1 h using an ultracentrifuge (Beckman Coulter fixed-angle rotor 45Ti) to collect the membrane fraction which was homogenized and stored at −180 °C until use mTMEM63B was purified from the membrane fraction by solubilizing with 1% LMNG and 0.1% CHS or 1.5% DDM and 0.3% CHS After removing the insoluble fraction by centrifugation at 40,000 r.p.m the supernatant was incubated for 1 h with 1 ml of anti-GFP nanobody-coupled CNBr Sepharose washed with ten column volumes of buffer containing 0.02% LMNG and 0.002% CHS or 0.03% DDM and 0.006% CHS and treated at 4 °C overnight with 150 µg of TEV protease mTMEM63B in the flowthrough fractions was purified by a Superose 6 Increase 3.2/300 Column (Cytiva) using the AKTA Pure 25M system (Cytiva) with a buffer containing 20 mM Tris-HCl (pH 8.0) supplemented with 0.003% LMNG and 0.0003% CHS or 0.03% DDM and 0.003% CHS For the mTMEM63B sample solubilized with DDM–CHS the protein was incubated at 4 °C for 10 min with anti-mTMEM63B Fab at a molar ratio of 2:1 before the size-exclusion chromatography The purified mTMEM63B protein was concentrated to 5 mg ml−1 (LNMG–CHS sample) or 18 mg ml−1 (DDM–CHS sample) for the cryo-EM analysis the purified TMEM63B sample was mixed with anti-mTMEM63B YN9303-24 Fab at twofold molar excess (DDM–CHS sample) or 1.2-fold molar excess (LMNG–CHS sample) and then incubated at 4 °C for 10 min before the size-exclusion chromatography The purified samples were concentrated to 5 mg ml−1 (LNMG–CHS sample) 11 mg ml−1 (DDM–CHS sample) or 18 mg ml−1 (DDM–CHS sample with Fab) for the cryo-EM analysis 3 µl of protein solution (2.5 mg ml−1 or 5 mg ml−1 for the LMNG sample; 3.5 mg ml−1 for the LMNG sample with Fab; 5.5 mg ml−1 or 11 mg ml−1 for the DDM sample; 9 mg ml−1 or 18 mg ml−1 for the DDM sample with Fab) was applied to a Quantifoil grid (Quantifoil Au 1.2/1.3 Cu 0.6/1.0 or Cu/Rh 1.2/1.3 holey carbon 300 mesh) that was glow-discharged in advance at 10 mA for 50 s All grids were blotted for 3 s at 6 °C and 100% humidity with a blot force of 10 and plunge-frozen into liquid ethane using a Vitrobot (Mark IV To solve the preferred orientation bias problem a final concentration of 0.1% CHAPS or 1.5 mM F-FC8 was added to the drop of LMNG sample with Fab before applied to the grids Videos were collected at 300-kV acceleration voltage with a Titan Krios G4 (Thermo Fisher Scientific) equipped with a K3 detector (Gatan) in counting mode with correlative double sampling using automated EPU software (Thermo Fisher Scientific) in RIKEN Yokohama Images were acquired at ×105,000 magnification with a pixel size of 0.83 Å Videos were collected with 48 frames using a defocus range of −1.6 µm to −0.8 µm and the total exposure dose was 50.9 e− per Å2 particles were automatically picked and extracted with a 256-pixel or 300-pixel square box size which was Fourier-cropped to a 64-pixel square The two-dimensional (2D) classification with different settings (initial batch size etc.) was concurrently performed to select better-looking micelle-shaped particles The selected particles were used to reconstruct initial three-dimensional models and the best-looking model was used as a reference for further refinement After several rounds of heterogeneous refinement selected particles were re-extracted with a 300-pixel square box size and Fourier-cropped to a 160-pixel square (LMNG–CHS and DDM–CHS with Fab) or with a 256-pixel square box size and Fourier-cropped to a 128-pixel square (LMNG–CHS with Fab and DDM–CHS) Additional rounds of heterogeneous refinement were performed several times and final particles were selected and subjected to nonuniform refinement 6.9-Å and 3.5-Å resolution maps for LMNG–CHS determined by the gold-standard Fourier shell correlation (FSC = 0.143) The purified mTMEM63B (1.0 µg of protein) was incubated at 37 °C for 30 min with 40 mM TCEP in 3.0 µl of 6.7 mM Tris-HCl buffer (pH 8.0) containing 0.01% DDM IAA was added to each sample at a final concentration of 80 mM and incubated at room temperature for 30 min Three volumes of prechilled (−30 °C) acetone was added to the sample and the sample was kept at −30 °C for 2 h The proteins were collected by centrifugation at 7,000g for 5 min at 4 °C air-dried and dissolved by sonication in 2 µl of a solution of trypsin and Lys-C (250 ng µl−1) in 50 mM ammonium bicarbonate The mixture was incubated at 37 °C for 2 h while shaken with a Thermomixer comfort (Eppendorf) at a setting of 300 r.p.m. diluted with two volumes of 0.5% (v/v) TFA and subjected to nanoflow liquid chromatography (nano-LC) high-resolution tandem MS/MS analysis The nano-LC–MS/MS system was composed of a Dionex Ultimate 3000 nano-RSLC system and a Q-Exactive HF high-performance benchtop quadrupole Orbitrap mass spectrometer (Thermo Fisher Scientific) equipped with a Dream spray electrospray ionization source (AMR) An Acclaim PepMap C18 column (Thermo Fisher Scientific; 300-µm inner diameter 5 mm) with a particle size of 5 µm was used as the precolumn for sample trapping The loading pump was run at 1 µl min−1 with water the sample was switched online to the packed nano-LC column of 2-µm-particle-size L-column2 ODS (CERI; 50-µm inner diameter The nano-LC conditions were as follows: mobile phase The gradient conditions were as follows: 5%–40% B 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and map calculation using Servalcat MolProbity: more and better reference data for improved all-atom structure validation EMRinger: side chain-directed model and map validation for 3D cryo-electron microscopy Measurement of atom resolvability in cryo-EM maps with Q-scores A rapid method of total lipid extraction and purification Widely-targeted quantitative lipidomics method by supercritical fluid chromatography triple quadrupole mass spectrometry Dynamic metabolome analysis reveals the metabolic fate of medium-chain fatty acids in AML12 cells In-line sample processing system with an immobilized trypsin-packed fused-silica capillary tube for the proteomic analysis of a small number of mammalian cells Characterization of the scrambling domain of the TMEM16 family Download references Shiraki for their secretarial or technical assistance Goto for assistance with the lipidome analysis Arakawa for their technical assistance with EM This work is supported by Grants-in-Aid from the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS; JP23K05762 to Y.M.; JP22H05182 and JP22H05185 to Y.I.; JP21H04770 to S.N.; JP23H02439 and JP24H02264 to T.N.; JP21H02682 and JP22H05186 to K.S.) Takeda Hosho Grants for Research in Medicine (T.N Chugai Foundation for Innovative Drug Discovery Science (K.S.) Cooperative Research Project Program of the Medical Institute of Bioregulation Nanken-Kyoten Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU; K.H. Medical Research Center Initiative for High Depth Omics and Multilayered Stress Diseases (JPMXP1323015483) Cryo-EM experiments were performed at the RIKEN Yokohama cryo-EM facility These authors contributed equally: Yugo Miyata Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences Medical Research Center for High Depth Omics World Premier International Research Center performed the CRISPR–Cas9 screen and identified TMEM63B as a lipid scramblase carried out the cell-based experiments with technical support from C.S.S The production of recombinant proteins of TMEM63B and cryo-EM analysis were carried out by K.T. The monoclonal antibody for TMEM63B (YN9303-24) was generated by K.L. Proteomic and lipidomic analysis was performed by M.T. conceptualized the initial outline of the project and Y.M. The authors declare no competing interests Nature Structural & Molecular Biology thanks Joseph Lyons and the other, anonymous, reviewer(s) for their contribution to the peer review of this work. Peer reviewer reports are available Primary Handling Editor: Katarzyna Ciazynska in collaboration with the Nature Structural & Molecular Biology team Publisher’s note Springer Nature remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations Ba/F3 and Tmem63bnull cells (Tm63bnull) were cultured for 2 days and re-seeded at 2 × 104 cells/mL Viable cells were counted after staining with trypan blue and data represent average cell number plotted with SD (bar) The doubling times for Ba/F3 and Tmem63bnull cells are shown with SD Electron microscopy images of Ba/F3 and Tm63bnull cells Cells were incubated in phosphate buffer containing 2.5% glutaraldehyde and 2% paraformaldehyde Samples were double-stained with uranyl acetate and lead citrate and images were acquired by transmission electron microscope Total cellular lipids were analyzed in quintuplicate and data represent average values with SD (bar) (n = 5) Tm63bnull-mTMEM63B-mCherry cells in the presence of PlasMem Bright A merged image of mCherry (Magenta) and respective organelle markers (Green) with Hoechst 33342 (Blue) is shown or Tm63bnull-mTMEM63B cells were treated with or without 20 μM BAPTA-AM (calcium chelator) or 20 μM Q-VD-OPh (caspase inhibitor) treated with 10 mM MβCD (e) or 25 U/mL PLD (g and analyzed by flow cytometry in the presence of 10 μg/mL propidium iodide Representative histograms for Annexin V binding in the propidium iodide-negative population are shown (i) The experiments were repeated three times and data represent averages of MFI plotted with SD (bar) (e Tm63bnull-mTMEM63B cells were treated with or without BAPTA-AM as above The experiments were repeated three times and data represent averages of percentages of propidium iodide (PI)-positive cells plotted with SD (bar) Source data Representative micrograph of mTMEM63B in LMNG-CHS Data processing flow chart with representative 2D class averages and maps Fourie shell correlation (FSC) curve of the Non-Uniform (NU)-refinement Local resolution mapped on the locally-filtered refined map Orientation distribution of the particles used for NU-refinement a–c Representative micrographs of mTMEM63B in LMNG-CHS with YN9303-24 Fab (a) and the same grid preparation supplemented with fluorinated foscholine-8 (F-FC8) (b) or CHAPS (c) Local resolution mapped on the unsharpened refined map Representative micrograph of mTMEM63B in DDM-CHS Representative micrograph of mTMEM63B in DDM-CHS with YN9303-24 Fab Amino acid residues affecting mTMEM63B-mediated scrambling and the outward TM incline in the DDM-CHS structure are highlighted in yellow and blue boxes Low-contoured unsharpened consensus maps show the ICD densities in both LMNG-CHS and DDM-CHS structures The Hook1 region is located peripherally in the LMNG-CHS micelle that has a smaller diameter as compared to the DDM-CHS micelle Additional densities for the boundary lipid or CHS molecules and palmitoyl moiety attached to the Cys126 sidechain were observed for LMNG-CHS (b) and DDM-CHS with YN9303-24 Fab (c) The palmitoyl moieties in the Cys clusters in the two hook regions are not visible TM numbering and IL1H (the TM0–TM1 loop) and Cys126 are indicated Unsharpened consensus maps of mTMEM63B in LMNG-CHS (light green) LMNG-CHS with YN9303-24 Fab (light purple) and DDM-CHS with YN9303-24 Fab (light blue) are shown YN9303-24 Fab did not induce conformational changes in LMNG-CHS (left) while it induced significant conformational changes around lipid translocation pathway (LTP) and stabilizes the open form in DDM-CHS (middle) The comparison of the structures in LMNG-CHS and DDM-CHS without YN9303-24 Fab highlighted extracellular kinks of TM3 and TM4 induced by different micelle environments (right) Sections of the consensus maps in the transmembrane region (upper panels) and ICD (lower panels) The Hook1 region is less visible in LMNG-CHS Identical amino acids among mammalian TMEM16F and TMEM63B are indicated by asterisks mCherry-tagged WT- or Cys-mutants was expressed in Tm63bnull cells and analyzed by western blotting with anti-mCherry antibody (Top) Source data Ba/F3 cells expressing EGFP-tagged WT or V44M mTMEM63B (Green) were observed with confocal microscopy in the presence of PlasMem Bright (Red) Merged image of EGFP (Green) and PlasMem Bright with Hoechst 33342 (Blue) is shown Parental Ba/F3 and their transformants were cultured for 2 days and re-seeded at 2 × 104 cells/mL Viable cells were counted with trypan-blue staining and average cell numbers were plotted and data represent average cell numbers plotted with SD (bar) The doubling time is shown with SD value in the column Arrowheads indicate enlarged vesicle structures The region indicated by dotted line is shown with higher magnification in red box Ba/F3 cells or their transformants were stained with Annexin V-Cy5 and SytoxBlue and their Annexin V and SytoxBlue profiles are shown Data were obtained in triplicate and represent average MFI is shown with SD LDH release was determined as compared with that released by 1% Triton-X100 treatment Data were obtained in triplicate and represent average percentages with SD (bar) Source data PtdSer and PtdEtn are confined to the inner leaflet of PMs by P4-ATPases PtdCho and SM are rich in the PM outer leaflet Once the physical properties of PMs are changed by phospholipases or PtdCho accumulation into the PM inner leaflet TMEM63B is activated to randomize lipids in the PM resolving the compositional or quality imbalances across the lipid bilayer PtdSer and PtdEtn are confined to the PM inner leaflet by P4-ATPases these rearrangements of lipid distribution of the PM may lead to the inactivation of TMEM63B The TMEM63B-mediated lipid scrambling contributes to PtdCho localization to the PM outer leaflet and balances between PtdCho and SM at steady-state conditions 1–4 and associated uncropped western blot images Supplementary Tables 1 and 2 are in one Excel file with two tabs Download 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For more details, please review our Privacy Policy Haas will enjoy Toyota’s first tangible contribution to its Formula 1 team this week with its first-ever private testing programme at Jerez The presence of Toyota junior Ritomo Miyata alongside Haas 2025 drivers Esteban Ocon and Ollie Bearman at the test is an obvious connection between the Japanese manufacturer and Haas And the test itself would not be happening at all without Toyota’s involvement – marking this the first significant benefit to Haas beyond some stickers on cars When Haas announced its tie-up with Toyota Gazoo Racing last year it marked the first official and direct involvement Toyota’s had in F1 since shutting down its works team at the end of 2009 TGR branding appeared on the Haas F1 cars from the United States Grand Prix weekend onwards and Haas ran Toyota’s sportscar driver Ryo Hirakawa in last year’s post-season Abu Dhabi test the Haas and TGR announcement was two months old But as Haas team principal Ayao Komatsu made clear that weekend any gains were a long way off – and if anything the arrangement was detracting from Haas’s output because it was taking time and effort to get it going Asked if the TGR deal had assisted with Haas’s strong end to 2024 Komatsu replied: “How quickly do you think those things are going to have an impact you think the next day parts are going to be on the car we are in the very early stages of actually setting up the project because we haven't actually increased our number of people “It has nowhere near got to the stage where we can feel any benefit we just need to get out of that and get onto the stage where we can stabilise it with Bearman driving on Wednesday and Ocon on Thursday Miyata will have seat time at the end of each day This is the first time since Haas joined the grid in 2016 it has been able to conduct private testing Until now the financial and personnel cost of utilising F1’s ‘testing of previous cars’ (TPC) rules has been prohibitive It was specifically mentioned by Komatsu last year as something the deal would allow Haas to finally do and they have wasted no time in putting a programme together Getting Ocon and Bearman in the 2023 Haas ahead of pre-season testing is a chance for a head start Ocon’s acclimatisation following his switch from Alpine can continue after his appearance in the post-season test and Bearman can run with the team he has already – handily – raced for twice in F1 as reserve last year Both will be with their respective 2025 engineering teams for the first time much like the first driver-in-loop simulator that the deal finally allows Haas to install at its Banbury headquarters in the UK is something that confers a tangible benefit to both Haas as a team and Toyota as a partner as its junior drivers can be incorporated into such programmes The simulator will be a longer-term project the TPC running is expected to be quite expansive - Haas will try to do as much as it can but the exact plan is undecided improvements in Haas’s technical capacity with development items and production times may start to be felt towards the end of the season and should assist with the 2026 car which is a significant design and manufacturing undertaking given the overhaul of the car and engine rules and the fact testing will begin in January next year Hirakawa – who was on McLaren’s books last year and may yet come to have some involvement with Haas again – is not a realistic F1 prospect including a rare Super Formula and Super GT double in 2023 he switched to racing outside his home country last year dovetailing a tough rookie Formula 2 season (in which he finished 19th) with a race-winning European Le Man Series campaign and Le Mans 24 Hours debut in the LMP2 category He was also a reserve for Toyota in the World Endurance Championship Toyota may just be making F1 connections to improve one of its leading sportscar proteges but Miyata has more time and opportunity on his side Incorporating him into its F1 plans is a far more likely advancement for Haas and Toyota than an escalation in the details of its partnership both are satisfied with the initial terms of the technical arrangement although it will take time to optimise and may evolve in the future Toyota and TGR also have no plans to engage further in the running or ownership of an F1 team Like other manufacturers have often engaged with there are technical studies ongoing and an observation of which regulatory direction F1 may go after its next engine cycle that begins in 2026 The likelihood of Toyota starting a full programme of its own again from scratch is slim to non-existent Expanding a partnership or purchasing a team might be more realistic The Haas/TGR deal is an ideal toe in the water and may potentially become a first step towards something more grand The Haas model is dependent on extensive Ferrari supplies and changing that would require significant investment in becoming the Toyota works team somewhere down the line and having an even more extensive partnership with an organisation like TGR Please accept marketing cookies to enable YouTube videos will not be competing at the Paris Olympics after violating their team’s policies by smoking Shoko Miyata won’t be landing any moves in France One week before the 2024 Paris Olympics begin the captain of Team Japan’s women’s gymnastics squad will no longer compete after violating the team’s code of conduct by smoking at their training camp in Monaco "With her confirmation and after discussions on all sides,” Japan Gymnastics Association secretary general Kenji Nishimura told reporters at a media conference in Tokyo July 19, per the BBC “it has been decided that she will withdraw from the Olympics.” The JGA confirmed that the 19-year-old’s removal from the event would mean that four athletes would compete instead of five The association’s president Tadashi Fujita added “We apologize from the bottom of our hearts for this.” winning bronze in the balance beam event at the 2022 World Championships and gold at the All Japan Championship this April Her personal coach Mutsumi Harada tearfully noted that although her actions were reckless she was under immense stress during practice as team captain "She was spending her days really burdened with so much pressure," he said "I would implore people to understand that." I didn't quit," Simone wrote on Instagram after her decision “My mind & body are simply not in sync—as you can see here I don't think you realize how dangerous this is on hard/competition surfaces Nor do I have to explain why I put health first “It randomly started happening after prelims competition the VERY next morning,” she continued NO an alternate was not allowed to be placed in my position for you 'know it alls.' We have 4 on a team for a reason I chose to not continue team competition in jeopardizing losing a medal (of any color) for the girls/US News has reached out to the Japanese Gymnastics Association and Coach Harada and has not heard back Keep reading to see how other athletes navigated the stress of competing in the Olympics "I feel like I came into my own when I came out Until that point I had kept my cards so close to my chest that I had really stifled my sense of humor and a lot of the things that make me I found myself falling into old tendencies and seeing Adam be so blatantly Even though I didn't win a medal in 2018 I felt proud showcasing my authentic self to the world." "I just think we're in a renaissance right now for sports where I think there's going to be a lot of reality checks." Like other Olympians, the snowboarder has felt pressure to be perfect all the time But she's learning that it doesn't have to be that way "I realized I need to take better care of myself I can't force myself to do it," she said feeling like I finally had more control over my life In November, Serena told E! News that the best thing for her mental health is to not stretch herself too thin a feat that can be difficult for the multi-hyphenate star "Work-life balance is important and boundaries are important," she shared "And I've been able to install those boundaries and work-life balance I'm definitely getting more balance than I used to be." And it never hurts to indulge in a little retail therapy too. "I love to splurge on jewelry," Serena shared "I love to accessorize outfits with earrings but also jewelry can hold sentimental value I have different pieces that remind me of special moments or help me find strength when I need it." The gymnast learned the hard way that it's better to process your emotions in the moment, rather than burying them. In October, she reflected on the Olympics as well as her abuse at the hands of Larry Nassar "My body and my mind allowed me to suppress all of that stuff for so many years and as soon as we stepped on to the Olympic scene it just decided it couldn't do it anymore and it cracked and that's what happens and that's why taking care of your mental well-being and mental health is so important so that something like that doesn't happen." The renowned swimmer and Weight of Gold executive producer has been incredibly candid about seeking therapy for depression following his retirement. During the Tokyo Games, he said his biggest piece of advice to athletes is to share how they're feeling With a career as long as his, Shaun has learned that it's more important to enjoy yourself than to win. "Everything at this point is just appreciating," he recently told E! News "I never really took the time to stop and be proud of all the stuff I've accomplished thus far it's kind of hard not to reflect on everything I've done and been through and be proud of that and be proud to be in a sport for this long." The figure skating pair are all about having a routine and staying in tip-top shape it's a part of out whole process." Alexa added that in addition to their usual methods "We communicate with each other on any concerns or insecurities," she shared "and we have a lot of hobbies and distractions outside of training to help us stay calm and focused." The short track speed skating team is finding comfort in team-building I know we're going to be watching some movies together." This Salt Lake City native shared that her approach to mental health is all about finding inner peace: "Mindfulness exercising and trying to feel centered." it's all about the simple pleasures in life "I love my doTERRA essential oils; I bring my diffuser with me," she shared "I bring hot chocolate and things like that a lot of things that help you take care of yourself keep your mind healthy and your spirit happy and we're all good!" Mental health comes in all shapes and forms for the American athletes "We have a great sports psychologist and we've been doing a lot of work with her We have been blessed to have a ton of people looking out for us an our mental well-being It's certainly helped with all that we've had going on." News that she stays relaxed "by keeping the people that love me close in my mind." and we've been through a lot of events even in the past few months," the 29-year-old competitor shared noting that she and her teammates try not to put too much pressure on themselves "We're taking it one game at a time and playing like we normally would outside of the Olympics." Ritomo Miyata is 10 rounds into a completely new challenge for him as he continues to impress as a part of the Rodin Motorsport team in Formula 2 he decided to lean into the novelty that has come with his 2024 campaign by bringing an all-new helmet and he recently sat down with us to talk through it all Cycling into the pool and winning at home: Getting to know the real Josep María Martí "My first helmet looks very similar to this one The design is completely different but the colour is the same "You can see here I have the R now but before it was like a Y Before my father designed my helmets but this season I sent an order to the helmet designer that I wanted to change everything because this season is a new challenge for me I have no idea where this design came from I wanted to change something and then I talked with my helmet designer we talked about the writing and the design and we decided on this and then I put the sponsor logo I like the red on the helmet because it shows the passion The gold in my opinion is about winning the race and the painting was done by a Japanese painter so then I sent a message saying I wanted a new design from them they accepted it and then they started the helmet designer Normally they spend about one month or two months on a helmet but he took two or three weeks I also love the red and the gold because these colours are my favourite colours I'm not sure what I'll be doing next year so I'm not sure what we will do in terms of the helmet Maybe I will let my father design my helmet because my family are big supporters of my racing career I like this helmet design but maybe my European fans along with the Japanese fans want to see the old one Super Formula champion Ritomo Miyata has needed to adapt to a completely different environment in 2024 after Toyota sent him to Formula 2 and the European Le Mans Series The 25-year-old Japanese won the Super GT title in sportscars last year alongside taking the SF crown in his third season in that series having done four years in Japanese Formula 3/Super Formula Lights before that Miyata is currently 18th in F2’s standings with two fifths in Melbourne his best race results double SF champion and triple Le Mans 24 Hour winner who is Toyota Gazoo Racing Europe’s vice-chairman and I would say it’s in line with our expectations” Everything was new for him – the car the tracks are all completely new,” he added in conversation with Formula Scout while providing Miyata trackside support at F2’s recent Spa-Francorchamps round By taking the “challenging” lack of track time “into consideration” Nakajima thinks Miayata “is doing quite well and adapting very well to the new circumstances” “I think he has shown very good speed [on tracks he has test mileage on] Bahrain was one of those and Barcelona was really promising Miyata concurs that “the other drivers have a lot more experience – DRS the tracks and European teams” and that “it was a big change for me; [I go] step-by-step He is also grateful that his Rodin Motorsport team “understands my situation” F2 is a step down from the F1-level Super Formula but that does not make Miyata’s switch easier “If you purely speak about the laptime [it is slower] but in the end it’s just a different championship Wherever you come from you still need to learn a lot of things but it’s basically the life that a race car driver has to take.” In ELMS he is driving for COOL Racing in the LMP2 prototype class and won on debut at Barcelona with team-mates Lorenzo Fluxa and Malthe Jakobsen any experience with the extra interaction with the team and everything helps a lot to get used to the way of working in Europe,” Nakajima explains so of course it’s challenging for F2 I think it’s giving him a very good experience.” but I wouldn’t mention anything about the detail category and things like that the target is for him to progress his career [in] whichever way is best for him,” concludes Nakajima Today's print edition Home Delivery the captain of the women’s team for the Paris Olympics withdrew from the national team after she admitted to smoking cigarettes and drinking the Japan Gymnastics Association (JGA) said Friday in a shocking turn of events just a week before the Games open The JGA has been looking into the case after the association received information on Monday that she had been smoking and drinking She admitted to the allegations the following day The association then instructed her to return to Japan from Monaco on Wednesday.googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1499653692894-0'); }); gave further details to JGA officials on Thursday admitting to smoking cigarettes in her private time and drinking alcohol at the National Training Center in Tokyo in late June and July In a time of both misinformation and too much information quality journalism is more crucial than ever.By subscribing Your subscription plan doesn't allow commenting. 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She won her third straight NHK Trophy in the all-around competition in May to qualify for the Paris Games The Kyoto native also won the all-around at the All Japan Championships The entire Japan women's artistic gymnastics team is comprised of first-time Olympians Kohane Ushioku is the oldest member of the squad at 19 Japan won't add a fifth athlete to take Miyata's spot Aiko Sugihara and Chiaki Hatakeda are alternates for the squad The women's artistic gymnastics schedule at the 2024 Olympics runs from July 27 to Aug Japan's only team medal in this event at the Olympics was in 1964 when it won bronze The team has finished in the top five in three of the past four Olympics a press conference was held in Tokyo following the K-1 World GP 2024 event It was announced that Carlos Kikuta would step down as the producer of K-1 Miyata will now oversee both K-1 and Krush Carlos Kikuta became the K-1 producer in July 2023 and implemented several significant changes Such as partnering with Kazushi Sakuraba’s QUINTET separating heavyweight and lighter divisions and attempting to open K-1 to international markets he shared that Japan’s combat sports industry has substantial untapped potential and could develop into a major market like the UFC Kikuta expressed gratitude to the staff, athletes He plans to spend more time with his family and pursue other projects including helping with overseas business and licensing opportunities Miyata, reflecting on Kikuta’s achievements emphasized the continuation of the “K-1 ReBIRTH” vision and the expansion of K-1’s global presence He acknowledged Kikuta’s contributions in revitalizing K-1 and expressed a desire to maintain the momentum while building on Kikuta’s work Toyota protege Ritomo Miyata will continue in Formula 2 for a second season in 2025 with a move to ART Grand Prix The 25-year-old won both the Super Formula and Super GT titles in 2023 having previously claimed the Japanese Formula 4 crown in both 2016 and 2017 and then the Super Formula Lights championship in 2020 His debut F2 campaign with Rodin Motorsport came in a year when Toyota would enter into partnership with the Haas Formula 1 team, with one of its aims being to provide chances for its drivers to reach the pinnacle of single-seater racing With no prior experience at most of the circuits Miyata would finish his rookie season 19th in the standings with two fifth places in Melbourne being his best results “I am thrilled to announce that I will be competing in the 2025 FIA Formula 2 season with ART Grand Prix,” he said “I am deeply grateful to Morizo-san [Akio Toyoda] and everyone at Toyota Gazoo Racing for giving me another opportunity to race in Formula 2 “I would also like to express my heartfelt thanks to ART Grand Prix for warmly welcoming me into their team and I feel honoured and excited to compete alongside them as one of their drivers “Building on the lessons I learned during the 2024 season Thank you for your continued support as we take on the 2025 season together.” Under the guidance of former F1 driver and TGR Europe vice-chairman Kazuki Nakajima Miyata also raced in the European Le Mans Series where he took two wins in 2024 but he is expected to focus more on F2 next year “We are delighted to welcome Ritomo Miyata to ART Grand Prix for the 2025 Formula 2 season,” said team principal Sebastien Philippe “With his prior F2 experience and impressive results in single-seater racing We are excited to work with him and support him in achieving his goals this season.” At a time when sports fans in Japan are usually united in support of the nation's athletes one issue is proving divisive: Shoko Miyata's withdrawal from the Paris Olympics The legal smoking and drinking age in Japan is 20 and the JGA’s code of conduct prohibits gymnasts from doing either during team activities Drinking is allowed for those over 20 in certain circumstances with approval from the coach such as during wrap parties held after a training camp or a tournament Gabriele Mini was quickest for Prema on the second morning of Formula 2 pre-season testing at Barcelona DAMS’ Jak Crawford set the first representative laptime seven minutes in at which point 11 drivers had recorded timed laps Two minutes later Hitech GP’s Dino Beganovic lowered the pace to 1m27.426s and Rodin Motorsport’s Christian Mansell set a 1m27.763s to hold third before Hitech’s Luke Browning laid down a new 1m26.981s benchmark Crawford got within 0.361s of Browning and team-mate Kush Maini improved to 1m27.501s in fourth MP Motorsport’s Richard Verschoor was the next driver to top the times Verschoor’s team-mate Oliver Goethe demoted him to second on his next lap before Beganovic returned to first place by 0.019s and Browning was 0.524s slower than him as he moved back up to fourth Red flags waved 22 minutes as Trident’s Max Esterson went around at the opening corners and after action resumed Mini used a set of old soft tyres to set a 1m25.306s and go almost a second faster than anyone else and Trident’s Sami Meguetounif set a 1m26.158s to sit third after 35 minutes Maini improved to 1m26.064s and fourth place then three successive personal bests brought Mansell up to third as he got within 0.128s of his team-mate bringing the pace down to 1m24.565s after 39 minutes Goethe made it an MP one-two by lapping within 0.329s of him a minute later Campos Racing’s Arvid Lindblad became the 20th driver to record a laptime three quarters of an hour in with only Invicta Racing’s drivers yet to get proper mileage in at that point Mini was back on track and he put together a 1m23.709s lap to smash an existing benchmark once more Nobody was able to respond to that as Campos’s Pepe Marti caused red flags on his outlap and after hour one of three there was 0.856s between first and second place ART Grand Prix’s Victor Martins made use of new soft tyres to get within 0.456s of Mini’s pace and Meguetounif trailed by 0.822s in third after 66 minutes of track action Dunne then cut another 0.086s off the gap at the top as several other drivers improved in the top 10 The second driver to break into the 1m23s was AIX Racing’s Joshua Duerksen Four minutes later Lindblad got into third and there was more change approaching the session’s halfway mark Browning set a 1m23.989s to go third fastest Mini improved to 1m23.660s and Lindblad caused red flags when he truck trouble at turn six There was a flurry of improvements one hour-and-41 minutes in as ART GP’s Ritomo Miyata came just 0.07s shy of Mini’s benchmark Browning was 0.21s off it in third and Martins trailed by 0.301s in fourth Invcita’s Roman Stanek finally put a laptime next to his name with 53 minutes to go shortly before team-mate Leonardo Fornaroli caused red flags The track was green very briefly before Crawford instigated by another stoppage and finally Van Amersfoort Racing’s John Bennett had an incident that brought out session-ending red flags my goal of solving the world's water shortage has remained steadfast our team has been tasked with a wide range of activities from basic research to overseas production expansion and I have been entrusted with a variety of responsibilities regardless of my age The most rewarding part of this job is seeing the impact our products have on society we are focusing on improving the production technology of PTFE membranes to make them available at a lower cost we intend to go beyond providing innovative water treatment systems and customer services to developing businesses that solve water treatment problems on a global scale by leveraging the comprehensive strengths of the Sumitomo Electric Group Teenage gymnast Shoko Miyata has been pulled from Japan’s team for the Paris Olympics after being caught smoking and drinking a world bronze medalist and captain of Japan’s women’s gymnastics team for the Games was sent home from their training camp in Monaco and admitted she had violated the squad’s code of conduct “With her confirmation and after discussions on all sides it has been decided that she will withdraw from the Olympics,” Japan Gymnastics Association (JGA) secretary-general Kenji Nishimura told reporters in Tokyo Nishimura said the association had been told that Miyata was seen smoking in a private setting in Tokyo some time at the end of last month or the beginning of this month She also reportedly drank alcohol in a room at Japan’s national training center Smoking and drinking are both illegal under the age of 20 in Japan Nishimura said it was not clear whether Miyata was at a party or drinking alone “Being a member of the Japan national gymnastics team is a position where you have high demands on you all the time,” JGA chairman Tadashi Fujita said Fujita said that Miyata was already back in Japan after leaving the team’s camp and that the JGA would give her support Nishimura said she had “looked exhausted” at the camp in Monaco “She understands the importance of the rules and she looked sincere in facing up to her behavior,” he said but she has talked openly and honestly about it.” Miyata won bronze in the balance beam at the 2022 world championships in Liverpool She won the all-around title at Japan’s national championships earlier this year Your browser does not support JavaScript, or it is disabled．Please check the site policy for more information National Report With just a week to go until the start of the Paris Games the leader of Japan’s Olympic women’s gymnastics team has been forced to pull out after she admitted to underage drinking and smoking The Japan Gymnastics Association announced the withdrawal of 19-year-old Shoko Miyata a second-year student at Juntendo University at a news conference held in Tokyo on July 19 The association said it received information on July 15 that Miyata has violated the association’s code of conduct for athletes It then ordered Miyata to return to Japan temporarily and she left the pre-Olympic team training camp in Monaco and admitted during an interview with officials of the association that she had smoked once in Tokyo and drank once in her room at a training facility between late June and July and that is why I did what I did,” she was quoted as saying by the association is illegal for anyone under the age of 20 in Japan the association also bans smoking and drinking in places where athletes work as the national team She was selected to represent Japan in the Paris Olympics for the first time She won a bronze medal in the balance beam at the 2022 World Championships the entry deadline for the Paris Olympics has already passed and no substitutions are allowed except in case of injury This means that 24-year-old Aiko Sugihara cannot be moved up to replace Miyata But Japan will have to compete with just four gymnasts Japan's women's gymnastics captain could be out of Paris Games for smoking GYMNASTICS/ Team Japan in Paris will be strongest ever BASKETBALL/ Speed and stamina earn Japan a berth in Paris 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A series based on diplomatic documents declassified by Japan’s Foreign Ministry Here is a collection of first-hand accounts by “hibakusha” atomic bomb survivors chefs and others involved in the field of food introduce their special recipes intertwined with their paths in life A series about Japanese-Americans and their memories of World War II In-house News and Messages No reproduction or republication without written permission together with producer MIYATA Hiroaki (Professor who is in charge of the thematic project “Resonance of Lives” at Expo 2025 Osaka Japan (hereinafter referred to as “the Expo”) held a press briefing to introduce the exhibition plan of the signature pavilion “Better Co- Being” 　　　　　　　　　　　　Presentation　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　Photo SessionPavilion OverviewThe signature pavilion “Better Co-Being” has no roof or walls and stands together with the Forest of Tranquillity in the centre of the Expo venue (designer: SANAA the essence of the technology that will bring about a shift in civilisation is seen as ‘resonance’ and questions about the relationships between people and the future are shared in a space that dissolves boundaries visitors will walk together in harmony between the diverse richness of each individual and a sustainable future and think about the future We hope that the resonant experience we share with visitors will provide hits to a ‘Future Society for Our Lives’.The logo (Diverse Sphere) expressing ‘Better Co-Being’ represents the bright future society brought about by the resonance of such diverse lives 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　“Better Co-Being” Logo  (Diverse Sphere)The pavilion building is currently undergoing external construction with building work due for completion at the end of October 2024 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　Pavilion construction (as of the end of July Pavilion Exhibition Overview    The Pavilion exhibition aims to provide resonant experiences where visitors connect and resonate with each other to envisage the future together Visitors will form groups and face the future together starting from the once-in-a-lifetime connection that brought them together on that particular day and time Each resonance experience will be planned and produced in collaboration with artists active in Japan and abroad The names of the artists and the content of the exhibited works will be announced on the official website after January 2025 ◇ Entrance – Sequence 1: “Resonance between People” ©SANAAUnder the theme of ‘resonance between people’ Sequence 1 looks at the self and others and creates an experience that reaffirms the question of what we connect through The art installation is composed of diverse motifs that are in keeping with the Expo’s theme By confronting motifs that illuminate the values that others hold dear and the inner wishes of the self visitors will find clues to resonance as they move together into the future.◇ Sequence 2: “Resonance between People and the World” ©SANAASequence 2 is an experience based on the theme of “resonance between people and the world,” where visitors connect with each other and face the world together to create a better future While recognising the differences between self and others and diverse values in Sequence 1 we create a “rainbow” symbolizing a better future feeling connected to the world and the people The experience of walking together while recognising differences underfoot and looking up at the same sky is connected to the Expo’s theme of “Designing Future Society for Our Lives.”◇ Sequence 3: “Resonance between People and the Future” ©SANAAUnder the theme of “Resonance between People and the Future,” Sequence 3 will create an image of the future as a five-sense experience centred on visual art by layering the experiences of visitors gathered on that particular day and time The experience of connecting people to people and people to the future will be a one-time event that differs each time depending on weather conditions and the combination of people The resonance that occurs here is only a fleeting experience but we hope that the resonance of Better Co-Being will provide clues for walking together into the future.◇ Two key materials that lead visitors to a resonant experienceThis pavilion will use two key materials that link data to lead visitors to a resonant experience These materials are currently under development through co-creation with the sponsors and are being tested in a demonstration experiment More details will be announced on the official website 　　　　　　　　　Better Co-Being application 　©OBAYASHI CORPORATION　 mysterious pebble “echorb” 1）Better Co-Being App (sponsored by OBAYASHI CORPORATION)　This is a web-based application that supports visitors’ resonant experiences It archives visitors’ experiences throughout the Expo and encourages awareness of the diverse perspectives and values of others.2）mysterious pebble “echorb” (supported by Murata Manufacturing Co. Ltd.)　Applying the technology of 3D haptics visitors are led to a resonant experience through a mysterious sense of touch It connects diverse participants and creates opportunities for them to resonate with each other The Better Co-Being Virtual Pavilion will showcase the “Better Co-Being Journal” created from everyone’s memories aiming for the pavilion to be completed together with the participants under the theme of empathy and resonance As the pavilion is currently under development specifications and design may be subject to change Details will be announced on the official website in the future (supported by TOPPAN Holdings Inc.)About the Signature EventsThroughout the duration of the Expo signature events are planned to be organised to think about and draw the future society that Better Co-Being stands for together with visitors a multifaceted programme is being considered from a variety of areas.●  EXPO Resonance Fest (tentative).[Outline]Exhibition and stage events will be held together with people who share the philosophy of ‘Better Co-Being’.[Dates/location].(1) 15 May 2025: EXPO Arena; (2) 18-19 June 2025: EXPO Exhibition Centre(3) 30 June 2025: EXPO Hall● High school students’ business contest for the future and health supported by TOWA PHARMACEUTICAL CO. LTD.[Outline]A business contest to be held to create a “Future Society for Our Lives” with visitors in order to “accelerate the realisation of diverse wellbeing (co-being) that meets the needs of each individual”.[Dates/location.]  4 August (Enquiries)Global Communication Department, Japan Association for the 2025 World ExpositionEmail:　globalpr@expo2025.or.jp Audi announce organisational restructure ahead of F1 arrival in 2026 5 Winners and 5 Losers from Miami – Who excelled in the Sunshine State Tsunoda concedes he ‘made life much more difficult’ with five-second penalty in Miami after battling for final point Antonelli taking plenty of positives from Miami weekend despite struggles on way to P6 in the Grand Prix ‘We took the tough decision’ – Vasseur defends Ferrari team orders situation in Miami as he acknowledges Hamilton’s frustration Ollie Bearman and Esteban Ocon will head to the Jerez circuit in southern Spain this week with the new Haas team mates taking part in a Testing of Previous Cars session F2 race winner Bearman and former Alpine driver Ocon mark an all-new Haas line-up in 2025 replacing Kick Sauber-bound Nico Hulkenberg and the dropped Kevin Magnussen READ MORE: ‘It’s great for the team’ – Ocon hails future Haas team mate Bearman as a ‘remarkable talent’ Haas have communicated that they are heading to Jerez – which hosted F1 races in the 1980s and 1990s – for their first-ever TPC run Bearman and Ocon will be joined at the test by Toyota GAZOO Racing driver Ritomo Miyata, following on from Haas entering a partnership with the Japanese manufacturer again with Miyata wrapping up the day – all three using the VF-23 package After finishing at the bottom of the 2023 constructors’ standings Gene Haas’s eponymous squad opted for a managerial change in early 2024 replacing former team boss Guenther Steiner with Ayao Komatsu END OF YEAR REPORT: Haas – Encouraging signs in Komatsu’s first season as team boss It was an encouraging first year in charge for the experienced engineer who guided Haas to seventh position – scoring a much-improved 58 points compared with the previous year’s 12 Following their TPC outing, Haas will get set for F1’s season launch at London’s The O2 on February 18 and then official testing at the Bahrain International Circuit from February 26-28 Don't miss your chance to experience the picturesque Imola circuit.. 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leading films from across the globe to captivated audiences in Los Angeles With a diverse and innovative slate of programming the film festival presents a robust lineup of fiction and nonfiction features and shorts presented in established AFI FEST sections along with panels and conversations featuring both master filmmakers and new cinematic voices The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences recognizes AFI FEST as a qualifying festival for both Short Film categories for the annual Academy Awards® JAPAN HOUSE Los Angeles is excited to co-present the screening of SUPER HAPPY FOREVER directed by Kohei Igarashi followed by an in-person conversation with actors Hiroki Sano and Yoshinori Miyata A special 20% discount will be applied when entering code “JHXAFI24” when purchasing tickets online The discount code can be applied up to 2 tickets per e-mail address “Kohei Igarashi’s Venice Days opening film is a gentle The recently widowed 20-something Sano and his best friend Miyata return to the onsen resort town of Atami in the Izu Peninsula of Japan where five years ago Sano met and fell in love with his late wife Nagi Retracing the steps of that fateful vacation Sano is determined to find a long-lost red baseball cap of significant importance seemingly chasing a past that has already faded away and shuttered for good between a grieving Sano and a curiously oddball Nagi SUPER HAPPY FOREVER playfully explores the ephemeral shifting between connections and disconnections amongst the various characters interacting and cohabiting in this picturesque beach town Bobby Darin’s “Beyond the Sea,” a repeat karaoke favorite becomes an unlikely anthem to this evocative sincere musing on lost love and friendships.” –Anna Li FranceYear: 2024Running Time: 95 min.Language: Japanese with English subtitlesDirector: Kohei IgarashiScreenwriters: Kohei Igarashi Damien ManivelExecutive Producers: Kohei Igarashi Go KitaharaDirector of Photography: Wataru TakahashiEditors: Keiko Okawa Damien ManivelProduction Designer: Masato NunobeCostume Designer: Kento AsaiMusic: Daigo SakuragiCast/Featuring: Hiroki Sano Kohei Igarashi is a Japanese director and writer Igarashi graduated with a degree in cinema from the Tokyo Zokei University He is best known for HOLD YOUR BREATH LIKE A LOVER (2014) his graduate diploma film at Tokyo University of the Arts View All Events Back To Top We use cookies to optimize site functionality and give you the best possible experience By clicking 'Accept All Cookies' you agree to the storing of cookies on your device we will only use those cookies necessary for the performance of the website The cookies that are categorised as "Necessary" are stored on your browser as they are essential for enabling the basic functionalities of the site We also use third-party cookies that help us analyse how you use this website Performance cookies are used to understand and analyse the key performance indexes of the website which helps in delivering a better user experience for the visitors Advertisement cookies are used to provide visitors with customised advertisements based on the pages you visited previously and to analyse the effectiveness of the ad campaigns Get quick access to your favorite articles Manage alerts on breaking news and favorite drivers Make your voice heard with article commenting The decision to recall Lopez to the #7 Toyota GR010 HYBRID Le Mans Hypercar for the double-points World Endurance Championship round on 15/16 June was “a very simple one” according to Toyota Gazoo Racing Europe director Rob Leupen.  He explained that it was a straightforward move to bring the Argentinian back after Mike Conway broke two ribs and his collarbone in a cycling accident on Thursday “because of his experience and the inexperience of Ritomo” “Ritomo has never driven here at Le Mans and he is with Swiss outfit Cool Racing in LMP2 and the other option was Jose,” said Leupen.  and with Kamui [who is also team principal of the WEC squad] involved and Akio Toyoda [Toyota chairman] back in Japan and it was decided it was best for everyone who will get his first experience of the Circuit de la Sarthe at Le Mans on Sunday in the official pre-event Test Day would remain on call for Toyota for the remainder of the event.  “You never know - it is still a long week,” he stated.  Miyata will get some laps with Toyota on Sunday as well as driving the Cool squad’s #37 ORECA-Gibson 07 LMP2. He is listed in both the #7 and #8 cars for the day-long test.  Leupen revealed that the harder decision for Toyota was how to replace Lopez at the Auto Sport Promotion Lexus team in which he is contesting the full WEC this year in the new LMGT3 class.  Expatriate Briton Jack Hawksworth has been flown in from the USA to take the seat for the professional driver in ASP’s #87 Lexus RC F GT3 alongside Esteban Masson and Takeshi Kimura Leupen revealed that switching Miyata to the Lexus was considered who won last year’s IMSA SportsCar Championship GT Daytona Pro title in a Vasser Sullivan Lexus with Hawksworth Barnicoat will racing AF Corse’s LMP2 entry with Nicolas Varrone and Francois Perrodo at Le Mans.  Hawksworth described the circumstances leading up to his Le Mans debut at a “whirlwind”.  #14 VasserSullivan Lexus RC F GT3: Jack Hawksworth Photo by: Brett Farmer / Motorsport Images He revealed that he was driving to the track from his hotel at Mid-Ohio where he was scheduled to race a Toyota GR Supra GT4 Evo for the Hattori Motorsports team this weekend when he received the call from Lexus on Friday.  “I was on my way to the circuit and then I got a phone call from Andy Graves from Toyota Racing Development [which oversees the Lexus programme in the USA],” explained Hawksworth. “That was it - I was on my way here and then straight to Detroit and booked a flight on the way.” He arrived at Le Mans late on Saturday morning in time for ASP’s scheduled scrutineering slot at lunchtime.  but not on my immediate radar,” he said. “To be able to do it with Lexus From Formula 1 to MotoGP we report straight from the paddock because we love our sport In order to keep delivering our expert journalism we want to give you the opportunity to enjoy an ad-free and tracker-free website and to continue using your adblocker Just days ahead of the Paris Summer Olympics opening ceremony Japanese Olympic gymnast star Shoko Miyata was dismissed by the team after being caught smoking cigarettes and drinking alcohol The 19-year-old is Japan's biggest gymnastics star and the reigning national title leader as well as won a bronze medal during the 2022 World Gymnastics Championship She was set to be Japan's Gymnastics Captain for this summer's Olympic games.  Japanese gymnast Shoko Miyata celebrates a big victory in a statement by the Japanese Gymnastics Association Miyata has been kicked off the team and sent back to Japan from the gymnastics training facility after she was caught and admitted to smoking cigarettes and consuming alcohol Despite being 19-years-old and the legal age of being an adult in Japan recently moved from 20 to 18-years-old it's still illegal to smoke cigarettes or drink alcohol under the age of 20 technically it may be illegal but I doubt the lawmakers have ever faced the pressure of being a teenager and having to compete in front of hundreds of millions of people during the Olympics Maybe a couple puffs of a nicotine stick helped calm Miyata down from time to time.  The bizarre story has become a major scandal in Japan as they have self-imposed their own punishment by kicking Miyata off and won't have enough time to replace her Japan will now have a team of 4 rather than 5 gymnasts All one has to do is head to social media to see just how absurd the criticism has gotten.  Some Japanese fans are condemning Miyata and saying that she will "regret this for a lifetime,"  while another person astonishingly wrote that "Even if illegally an adult It's unthinkable for an athlete to smoke." More level-headed fans asked the Association to grant her some leniency to no avail I guess that person doesn't know too much about Western culture  Some of the NBA's greatest basketball players have been seen smoking cigars (and other substances) and still manage to compete at a top level not to mention Vince Vaughn putting on one heck of a gymnastics performance while trying to get the Old School fraternity charter ban rescinded I understand that every country has its own set of rules, but to kick off your team captain for smoking some darts and maybe having a shot of Sake seems a BIT much. This isn't a Brittney Griner situation we're talking about here - it's not like it was cannabis.  it's good news for Simone Biles and the rest of Team USA's gymnastics squad as Japan was one of the favorites to medal in the all-around competition.  DO YOU THINK JAPAN WENT OVERBOARD BY KICKING MIYATA SHOKO OFF THE TEAM?  TWEET ME: @TheGunzShow You are agreeing to OutKick's Terms of Use and Privacy Policy DISCLAIMER: This site is 100% for entertainment purposes only and does not involve real money betting. Gambling related content is not intended for anyone under the age of 21. If you or someone you know has a gambling problem and wants help, call 1-800-GAMBLER "She was spending her days really burdened with so much pressure," Mayata's coach said Friday Japan's Chef de Mission Mitsugi Ogata on Monday expressed his hope that 19-year-old gymnast Shoko Miyata who withdrew before the start of the Paris Olympics over smoking and drinking will target a place at the 2028 games in Los Angeles The Japan Gymnastics Association on Friday confirmed the captain of the women's artistic gymnastics team had admitted to smoking and drinking both prohibited in Japan for those aged under 20 on one occasion each since late June and pulled out of the summer games "It's really painful and sad," Ogata said after landing at Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport "I'd like her to give her best and aim for the next Olympics." "It's expected that members of society should abide by rules and regulations but it's something that was decided after a discussion between herself Vice Chef de Mission Kosei Inoue said Miyata's mental health needs to be looked after following the development We'll examine what we can do with her team and the JGA and need to think about a setup to support her." Olympics: 8.8 million tickets sold, 2,000 athletes already in Paris Olympics: Nursery offers parent athletes quality time with children Thank you for reaching out to us.We will get back to you as soon as possible.