Hinano Kusaki is pictured in December 2021 during the national skateboarding championships held in the Ibaraki Prefecture city of Kasama, eastern Japan.... The number of skateboarding accidents has increased with the sport's rising popularity, and fears around damage to public and private property, noise and antisocial behavior are often cited by those opposing skateboarding in public spaces.... Advocates see Japan's Olympic medal success and a fresh boom in the sport as a chance to both attra