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INDEX TRANSLATIONS 2016

Info: https://www.amazon.co.jp/王者のメソッド-Sports-graphic-Number-books/dp/4163903976 https://www.amazon.co.jp/羽生結弦-王者のメソッド-文春文庫-野口-美惠-ebook/dp/B078CQFX1B Yuzuru Hanyu: The Absolute Champion's Method (Sports graphic Number books) [NumberBOOKS: How was Yuzuru Hanyu the absolute champion?] Yuzuru Hanyu, who won the first-ever Olympic gold medal in men's figure skating for Japan at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics. At the age of 12, he became the youngest skater in history to stand on the podium at the All-Japan Junior Championships. At 14, in his first appearance at the World Junior Championships, he had already declared, “I will become the s…

Source: JP https://www.ana.co.jp/ja/jp/promotion/ready-for-take-off/yuzuru-hanyu/ EN https://web.archive.org/web/20161107015712/http://www.ana.co.jp/promotion/ready-for-take-off/yuzuru-hanyu/index_e.html The unending challenges of a gold medalist "I want to stir something in people's hearts" Spoiler Motivated by setbacks The next Winter Olympics will be in PyeongChang in February 2018, midway through the 2017-18 figure skating season. For competitors hoping to stand on the podium at the main event, the current season is vital for preparation. Top skater Yuzuru Hanyu ended…

*machine translation, inaccuracies exist* Source: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1098594416849926&id=697030440339661 (originally from http://www.shiogama3-jh.shiogama.ed.jp/tayori_2016_01.pdf) Principal Hidetoshi Hanyu’s Address at the School Entrance Ceremony *(Hidetoshi is father of Yuzuru Hanyu. Selected passages translated for their beauty and meaning) Spoiler “This morning, in my own parking lot, just as in years past, just as in early spring, I was lucky to see the figure of the blue-and-white flycatcher, a bird known to bring happiness, resting on a tree branch. This little blue …

*Machine translation. Inaccuracies exist* Source: https://weibo.com/p/1001603949342242286508 Info: https://www.amazon.co.jp/フィギュアスケート・マガジン2015-2016シーズンクライマックス-B・B-MOOK-1286/dp/4583624204 Bonds with Otsuchi Town, Iwate: Yuzuru Hanyu and Iwate Otsuchi MOMO HOUSE Text: Shinichi Yamaguchi [In order to make others happy besides yourself] On January 9th, the day of the Special Exhibition for the Great East Japan Earthquake held near Morioka City in Iwate, Yuzuru Hanyu visited Otsuchi Town, a coastal area that was severely affected by the disaster. He toured local government offices, schools, and a small bakery cal…

*machine translation, inaccuracies exist* Source: https://www.daily.co.jp/general/2016/11/27/0009704040.shtml?pg=2 Archived: https://web.archive.org/web/20250612141805/https://www.daily.co.jp/general/2016/11/27/0009704040.shtml?pg=2 Yuzuru Hanyu 'suddenly gets hyper — Keiji Tanaka reveals his true personality. In men's figure skating, Yuzuru Hanyu (21, ANA), who claimed his second consecutive NHK Trophy title; Keiji Tanaka (22, Kurashiki University of Science and the Arts), who reached his first podium finish in 3rd place; and Satoko Miyahara (18, Kansai University), who finished 2nd in the women's event, appeared on NHK Gen…

*machine translation, inaccuracies exist* Source: https://www.ana.co.jp/promotion/ready-for-take-off/yuzuru-hanyu/index_e.html Archived: https://web.archive.org/web/20161107015712/https://www.ana.co.jp/promotion/ready-for-take-off/yuzuru-hanyu/index_e.html Motivated by setbacks The next Winter Olympics will be in PyeongChang in February 2018, midway through the 2017-18 figure skating season. For competitors hoping to stand on the podium at the main event, the current season is vital for preparation. Spoiler Top skater Yuzuru Hanyu ended last season early, sidelined by ligament damage in his left foo…

Info: https://www.amazon.co.jp/「自分に自信がない人」を卒業する44のヒント-村井嘉浩-ebook/dp/B01IF1EQLO The Leader of Tōhoku’s Recovery from the Great East Japan Earthquake Speaks Out “How to Graduate from Being a Person Without Confidence” – 44 Tips By Yoshihiro Murai, Governor of Miyagi Prefecture Source: https://web.archive.org/web/20160724021502/https://www.pref.miyagi.jp/site/chiji-kaiken/kk-160719.html