A recent Tuesday 10:27 p.m.: Toshio Hirano politely tipped his hat after giving a private one-song concert to an adoring couple saddled up to the bar at the Rite Spot Cafe in the Mission.

In the context of the Japanese snowboarding influx we’ve seen in the last five years, Ayumu Hirano is to the halfpipe ... but Yuki didn’t do so well or Taku didn’t do so well, and vice ...

Translator Cathy Hirano balances her time between freelance translations and young adult literature, and has earned accolades for both. Although her most recognized translations are for lifestyle ...

After falling on his first attempt, the 23-year-old Hirano laid down a spectacular run on his second try, beginning by landing a triple cork (the hardest trick in snowboarding) for the first time ...

After Scotty James put down a gorgeous middle run to take the lead, Ayumu Hirano answered with a triple cork for the ages. He landed the triple solidly, and then backed that up with four double ...

Charlie Gard, the terminally ill British baby at the center of a medical and ethical debate, will be evaluated by Dr. Michio Hirano from the United States next week Dave Quinn is a Senior ...

ZHANGJIAKOU, China — Landing a triple cork for the first time in Olympic history, Ayumu Hirano of Japan solidified his place as the world’s best snowboarder with his final run at the ...

US Halfpipe superstar Kelly Clark and youngest ninja Ayumu Hirano get 1st place in Cardrona ... Only his fellow countryman Taku Hiraoka, with 91.75 came close missing the high score by only ...

“Ayumu Hirano is from another planet!” yelled Harris. “That was the most difficult halfpipe run in the history of halfpipe that has ever been done,” said Richards. “It’s all about ...

One reason that Hirano Miu is seen as being key to the Japanese team’s victory is that at the Tokyo Olympics the doubles matches will be more important than they have been in the past.