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Tokyo Reported
05-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Tokyo Reported
Miki Sudo takes women's title in Nathan's hot dog contest
NEW YORK (TR) – Miki Sudo, a 39-year-old resident of southern Florida, took the title in the women's division of the annual Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest on Coney Island on Friday, reports Jiji Press (July 5). With a large crowd assembled under bright sunlight, Sudo won the women's division for the 11th time after she downed 33 hot dogs in 10 minutes. The second-place finisher only managed to consume nearly 23 dogs. At the annual contest last year, Sudo set the record for women by downing 51 hot dogs. After this year's competition, she reflected, 'Maybe I didn't practice enough.' She added, 'I'll improve my technique and eat more next year.' Joey Chestnut, left, and Miki Sudo, right (X) In the men's division, Joey Chestnut, 41, made a triumphant return to the contest after not participating last year. He took the men's title by consuming 70 and a half hot dogs. The victory was Chestnut's 17th. Since his debut in 2005, Chestnut has eaten nearly 1,290 hot dogs in the competition, a figure that is about 700 more than any other contestant over that period.
USA Today
04-07-2025
- Entertainment
- USA Today
Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest crowns Miki Sudo 2025 women's champion
The Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest, a fiercely competitive Fourth of July staple for over 50 years — and the world's premier competition for competitive eaters — has crowned a women's champion: Miki Sudo. During what is commonly known as the "10 minutes of glory" on Coney Island, Miki Sudo ate an impressive 33 hot dogs, securing her 11th championship. This amount, however, fell short of the record she set last year, when she won her 10th title in 2024 by consuming 51 hot dogs. In addition to being crowned the hot dog eating champion, Sudo will receive $10,000 from a total prize purse of $40,000. Here are the top moments from the women's Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest: More: Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest live: Time, TV, odds for Joey Chestnut return Miki Sudo wins 11th Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest title Miki Sudo claimed her 11th title by eating 33 hot dogs in 10 minutes on Friday. This performance fell short of last year's record, where she consumed 51 hot dogs. Women's hot dog eating contest participants
New York Post
04-07-2025
- Entertainment
- New York Post
Miki Sudo wins 11th pink belt at Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest
She's on a roll. Reigning champ Miki Sudo held onto the women's title at the annual Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest on Friday, throwing back 32 dogs in 10 minutes. 3 Reigning champ Miki Sudo held onto the women's title at the annual Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest on Friday. REUTERS The gutsy performance comes after the competitive eating queen smashed the women's world record last year — guzzling down an impressive 51 hot dogs at the annual Fourth of July competition and becoming the first woman to eat more than 50 franks. Sudo, 39, has been the eater-to-beat in the women's bracket since she first competed back in 2014, winning every competition she's been in, racking up 11 pink belts. 3 The gutsy performance comes after the competitive eating queen smashed the women's world record last year. Paul Martinka 3 Sudo has been the eater-to-beat in the women's bracket since she first competed back in 2014, winning every competition she's been in. Paul Martinka She stepped away from the contest in 2021 while she was pregnant.
South Wales Argus
08-06-2025
- Entertainment
- South Wales Argus
Baby l love you: Newport Baby Fayre held at Holiday Inn
Newport Baby Fayre was held at the city's Holiday Inn hotel at the Coldra. At the event there were litems from personalised gifts for friends and family to essentials like clothing and shoes. Here are just some of the many baby themed businesses that were on show. Puddle Ducks Southeast Wales at Newport Baby Fayre (Image: NQ) Helen Hicks, 46, was representing Puddle Duck Southeast Wales. She was promoting the benefits of baby swim classes. Helen said: 'So, it helps teach water confidence, water safety our approach is all guided learning it's all very gentle and led by our children.' Acorns Nurseries at Newport Baby Fayre (Image: NQ) Also, at the event was Acorns Nurseries. Sian Hughes, 46, and Stephanie Davies, 53, were representatives for the nursery branch. Speaking of Acorns Stephanie said: 'We provide everything, all our children are well cared for, we also supply nappies, Sudo cream, wet wipes, whatever the parents preference is we supply that.' Tots Play! at Newport Baby Fayre (Image: NQ) Playgroup Tots Play were at the event. Kaye Price, aged 49, and 45-year-old Vicky spray told the Argus about Tots Play. Kaye said: 'At Tots Play we cover everything from baby massage, to sign language, to sensory play, so a little bit to cover each age group and it's a great way for mums to get out the house and meet other mums in the area. 'We are Newport, Cwmbran, Caerphilly, Cardiff we are all over the place.' First time mum Aimee Irvine 31 with Gareth Rees 44 and Theo Rees 9 (Image: NQ) Aimee Irvine, 31, is a soon to be mum. When asked about today's event she said: 'It all seems nice it's all new for me anyways. "I'm a first-time mum so it's nice to get an insight into the different bits and bobs.' Ruby Box photography at Newport Baby Fayre (Image: NQ) Kinga Murgas, 30, runs a photography business called Ruby Box Photography. She covers newborn photoshoots and maternity shoots. Ruby Box photography at Newport Baby Fayre (Image: NQ) Speaking of why she thinks mums should opt for these shoots, she said: 'I think it's so easy to forget because you focus on how tired you were how big you were and how nothing fits. 'It's a really difficult time sometimes! It's nice to look back on the memories.' Blue Inch Baby Shoes at Newport Baby Fayre (Image: NQ) Jennifer Price, 42, owns Inch Blue baby shoes. She said: "They are hand made in Wales in Abertillery. 'They are ideal for crawlers and new walkers as they can feel the ground beneath them and are elasticated, so they are easy to put on and take off." Blue Inch Baby Shoes at Newport Baby Fayre (Image: NQ) What a babytastic day out!
Japan Today
15-05-2025
- Japan Today
Mayor wants off-season Mount Fuji hikers to pay costs of their rescue operations
By Casey Baseel, SoraNews24 Being located at the foot of Mount Fuji is a source of pride for the Shizuoka Prefecture town of Fujinomiya and its residents. That proximity to Japan's tallest and most famous mountain, though, has also become a problem for the city. Mount Fuji's has an official climbing season, which runs from mid-summer to early fall. However, it's not like there's a fence running around the whole mountain, so even as Shizuoka and Yamanashi (the two prefectures Mount Fuji straddles the border of) tell people to refrain from hiking its upper trails during the off season, every year a number of people ignore the warnings, and a number of them need to be rescued. When those rescues take place on or near Mount Fuji's Fujinomya Trail, it's the Fujinomiya Municipal Fire Department that has to go get the overconfident off-season climbers and bring them back down to safety. Fujinomiya Mayor Hidetada Sudo is fed up with the situation, and during his regularly scheduled press conference on May 9, he called for new regulations that would force off-season hikers to pay the bill for rescue operations needed to bail them out of trouble, saying 'They are taking Mount Fuji too lightly.' ▼ Video of the frustrated Sudo 'They are not listening to the warnings and selfishly choosing to climb [during the off season],' Sudo lamented. 'The cost of rescue operations is tremendous, so shouldn't the burden of paying those costs be carried by the people requiring [off-season] rescues? They have a responsibility for the results of their actions.' During his statements, Sudo specifically referenced the Chinese-national college student who had to be rescued from the side of Mount Fuji two separate times over the course of five days last month, having made a second off-season climb attempt to look for his smartphone, which he'd lost during his first unauthorized hike. Sudo made a point of acknowledging that even the lives of off-season hikers are precious, and that rescuing them is a must, regardless of them willfully not heeding safety warnings. However, he feels that off-season hikers are giving insufficient consideration to not only the costs of operations, but the risks they pose to rescue team members' lives as well, saying 'Because there is no rule [requiring off-season hikers to pay for rescue costs], they have a carefree attitude about climbing [in the off season] and asking to be rescued' and that rescued off-season hikers have described their motivations with such shallow justifications as 'The mountain is there, so I wanted to climb it' and 'I liked the idea of the adventure.' Currently, rescue operation expenses, including those for off-season rescues, are paid for through government funds. Though there is a precedent of Saitama Prefecture having a regulation that requires unauthorized hikers to pay fuel expenses for helicopter rescue missions, following Sudo's comments Shizuoka Prefecture Governor Yasutomo Suzuki said that he would like the federal government to be involved in setting the policy, and plans to discuss the matter with relevant officials. With the weather getting warmer, though, the temptation is likely growing for those drawn to the idea of climbing Mt. Fuji before the official season begins. It's worth saying once again that, despite the invitingly gentle slope Mt. Fuji seems to have when viewed from afar, it's a serious mountain where unpredictable severe weather, altitude sickness, and other factors can create life-threatening conditions of the sort you don't want to get caught in during the off-season, when ranger stations and other facilities on the mountain are largely unstaffed. So if you are looking to climb to Japan's tallest peak, do it the smart way: during the climbing season. Source: FNN Prime Online, TV Asahi Read more stories from SoraNews24. -- Mt. Fuji climbing reservation website is now open, and here's how to reserve your spot -- Hiker needs to be rescued from Mt. Fuji twice in five days for very dumb reason -- Cost to climb Mt. Fuji doubles, some hikers may have to pass test before getting on trail External Link © SoraNews24
