Figure skating: Miyahara captures 2nd straight national title, Asada 3rd

Satoko Miyahara, center, winner of the Japan Figure Skating Championships 2015 poses with second-place finisher Wakaba Higuchi, left, and third-place finisher Mao Asada during the event's awards ceremony, on Dec. 27, 2015, in Sapporo. (Mainichi)

Figure skater Satoko Miyahara performs at the Japan Figure Skating Championships 2015 on Dec. 27, 2015, in Sapporo. (Mainichi)

Figure skater Satoko Miyahara performs at the Japan Figure Skating Championships 2015 on Dec. 27, 2015, in Sapporo. (Mainichi)

Figure skater Satoko Miyahara performs at the Japan Figure Skating Championships 2015 on Dec. 27, 2015, in Sapporo. (Mainichi)

Figure skater Satoko Miyahara performs at the Japan Figure Skating Championships 2015 on Dec. 27, 2015, in Sapporo. (Mainichi)

Figure skater Satoko Miyahara performs at the Japan Figure Skating Championships 2015 on Dec. 27, 2015, in Sapporo. (Mainichi)

Figure skater Satoko Miyahara performs at the Japan Figure Skating Championships 2015 on Dec. 27, 2015, in Sapporo. (Mainichi)

Figure skater Satoko Miyahara performs at the Japan Figure Skating Championships 2015 on Dec. 27, 2015, in Sapporo. (Mainichi)

Figure skater Satoko Miyahara performs at the Japan Figure Skating Championships 2015 on Dec. 27, 2015, in Sapporo. (Mainichi)

Figure skater Wakaba Higuchi performs at the Japan Figure Skating Championships 2015 on Dec. 27, 2015, in Sapporo. (Mainichi)

Figure skater Wakaba Higuchi performs at the Japan Figure Skating Championships 2015 on Dec. 27, 2015, in Sapporo. (Mainichi)

Figure skater Wakaba Higuchi performs at the Japan Figure Skating Championships 2015 on Dec. 27, 2015, in Sapporo. (Mainichi)

Figure skater Wakaba Higuchi performs at the Japan Figure Skating Championships 2015 on Dec. 27, 2015, in Sapporo. (Mainichi)

Figure skater Wakaba Higuchi performs at the Japan Figure Skating Championships 2015 on Dec. 27, 2015, in Sapporo. (Mainichi)

Figure skater Mao Asada performs at the Japan Figure Skating Championships 2015 on Dec. 27, 2015, in Sapporo. (Mainichi)

Figure skater Mao Asada performs at the Japan Figure Skating Championships 2015 on Dec. 27, 2015, in Sapporo. (Mainichi)

Figure skater Mao Asada falls during her performance at the Japan Figure Skating Championships 2015 on Dec. 27, 2015, in Sapporo. (Mainichi)

Figure skater Mao Asada rises after falling at the Japan Figure Skating Championships 2015 on Dec. 27, 2015, in Sapporo. (Mainichi)

Figure skater Mao Asada performs at the Japan Figure Skating Championships 2015 on Dec. 27, 2015, in Sapporo. (Mainichi)

Figure skater Mao Asada kneels on the ice after finishing her performance at the Japan Figure Skating Championships 2015 on Dec. 27, 2015, in Sapporo. (Mainichi)