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*machine translation, inaccuracies exist* 2011.11.09 Source: https://www.shuzo.co.jp/164-2/ Archived: https://web.archive.org/web/20201116072108/https://www.shuzo.co.jp/164-2/ Hodo Station: Yuzuru Hanyu, the 16-year-old quadruple jumper The person we interviewed this time was figure skater Yuzuru Hanyu, 16 years old. Hanyu, who is said to be the next generation ace, has one of the greatest weapons: his quadruple jump! The success rate is amazing. At the Grand Prix Series China competition, although he ended up finishing in a close 4th place, the only one who succeeded in landing quads in both the short and the free programs was Yuzuru Hanyu. What’s more, his success rate in practice has been steadily rising, and he says he can easily land about 8 out of 10, which is incredibly promising! However, this quadruple jump is something he acquired by overcoming great hardship. That was when Hanyu’s home rink in Sendai was damaged by the Great East Japan Earthquake that occurred on March 11 this year. It’s said that Hanyu was in the middle of training at the time, and the ice was rippling, all the rental skates fell over, and even skates flew through the air. The scene was so far from normal that he says it made him lose sense of what “normal” even meant. Hanyu suddenly lost the training rink he had been going to since he was four years old, his home also suffered major damage, and he ended up living in an evacuation shelter. At that time, he says he wasn’t in a situation where he could think of himself as a single athlete, but rather, he thought it was important to live each day as a single human being. Just getting through daily life was all he could manage. He even thought he might have to take a break from skating for two or three years. But about a month after the earthquake, in early April, he had the opportunity to participate in a charity performance for the Great East Japan Earthquake held in Kobe. Hanyu says he skated with the intention of doing his very best and expressing who he was at that moment. Seeing people moved to tears by his performance, or people giving him heartfelt applause—each and every cheer made him truly happy, and he thought, “There’s probably no other sport that can move people this deeply.” And so, he decided, “I’ll skate again.” After that, offers for charity shows flooded in, and in just half a year, he participated in as many as 60 performances. However, Hanyu decided to approach this hectic schedule with a positive mindset. Having lost his home rink and with no environment to train in, he would arrive early at the performance venues to be allowed to practice on the rink there. And, although it was unusual, he even attempted quadruple jumps during the shows. Despite experiencing the earthquake and being placed in adversity, he kept working positively to refine his quadruple jump. It was precisely because he overcame this hardship that he was able to truly see the path to mastering the quad jump. The future and dream that Hanyu is looking toward is to win a gold medal at the Olympics. Moreover, he says that the gold medal is not the goal, but rather the starting point. What an incredible 16-year-old. If the gold medal is the beginning, then what comes after that? That is because, even ten years from now, the scars of the earthquake surely will not have healed. Precisely because of that, he wants to offer support through his skating. Hanyu has a clear goal for ten years in the future, and a solid set of personal beliefs. He is already independent. He really didn’t seem like a 16-year-old at all. Truly, a promising athlete has emerged!

2022.12.02 Video: Source: https://www.sponichi.co.jp/sports/news/2022/12/02/kiji/20221202s00079000712000c.html Archived: https://web.archive.org/web/20221202110817/https://www.sponichi.co.jp/sports/news/2022/12/02/kiji/20221202s00079000712000c.html Yuzuru Hanyu: "A series of two choices... I want to give meaning to each one of them" - Full text of Kikuchi Kan Award acceptance speech The 70th Kikuchi Kan Award ceremony, which is given to individuals and groups who have made achievements in the field of general cultural activities, was held in Tokyo on the 2nd, and a video message was released in which Yuzuru Hanyu (27), a professional figure skater, accepted the award. He was absent due to an ice show appearance, but he delivered a five-minute message wearing a suit and red tie. The full text of Hanyu's speech is below.

machine translation, inaccuracies exist* 2025.06.11 Source: https://mdpr.jp/interview/detail/4583940 Archived: https://web.archive.org/web/20250611115258/https://mdpr.jp/interview/detail/4583940 [Interview with Kenshi Yonezu] The behind-the-scenes story of the production of "Plazma" and "BOW AND ARROW" - "A premonition of certainty" gained from his first dome and overseas tour Kenshi Yonezu released his new single "Plazma / BOW AND ARROW" on June 11th. This work includes "Plazma," the theme song for the anime "Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX," and "BOW AND ARROW," the opening theme for the TV anime "Medalist." In addition to the background of the creation of both songs and the thoughts he put into them, we asked Yonezu about the single's packaging, for which he himself drew a jacket illustration and supervised the design of the first limited edition, the music videos for both songs, including "BOW AND ARROW," which attracted a lot of attention with its appearance by Yuzuru Hanyu, and his first dome tour and overseas tour held this year. *Only B&A parts

2022.11.09 Source: https://bunshun.jp/bungeishunju/articles/h4559 (paid article) 70th Kikuchi Kan Award Announcement The advisory committee meeting for the 70th Kikuchi Kan Prize was held at 5 p.m. on October 4th at the Imperial Hotel, with four advisors: Sawako Agawa, Akira Ikegami, Masayasu Hosaka, and Takeshi Yoro. After careful deliberation, the awards were decided as follows. We extend our sincere gratitude to everyone from various fields who submitted questionnaires and to all who cooperated. Each winner will receive a clock as the main prize and 1 million yen as a bonus prize. Japan Literature Promotion Foundation, Bungeishunju, 3-23 Kioicho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo

*Machine translation, inaccuracies exist. Please do not comment in this thread other than translations* Source: https://news.mynavi.jp/article/20221011-2478327/ "Kikuchi Kan Award" goes to Yuzuru Hanyu, Koki Mitani, and "The Butterfly Effect" The 70th Kikuchi Kan Award was announced on the 11th, with the winners being figure skater Yuzuru Hanyu, screenwriter Koki Mitani, author Miyuki Miyabe, NHK's "Century of Visuals: The Butterfly Effect," and the reporting team for Shinano Mainichi Shimbun's "Five-Colored Moebius." Source: https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2252616/full/ Yuzuru Hanyu receives the 70th Kikuchi Kan Award, praised for his "continuous challenge" attitude The winners of the 70th Kikuchi Kan Award, which is given to individuals and groups who have made creative achievements in cultural activities such as literature, film, theater, newspapers, and broadcasting, were announced on the 4th, with Miyabe Miyuki, Mitani Koki, and Hanyu Yuzuru among the recipients.

*Machine translation, inaccuracies exist. Please do not comment in this thread other than translations* Source: https://bunshun.jp/bungeishunju/articles/h5016 (paid article) Yuzuru Hanyu: Making Skating a Culture 101 brilliant Japanese people Sochi, gold medal at the PyeongChang Olympics. Figure skater Yuzuru Hanyu (28), who turned professional after participating in the Beijing Olympics. Coach Shoichiro Tsuzuki, who has been guiding him since elementary school, looks back on the trajectory of his growth.

*Machine translation, inaccuracies exist. Please do not comment in this thread other than translations* Source: https://bunshun.jp/bungeishunju/articles/h2202 (paid article) Yuzuru Hanyu: "The decade that changed my life" Special Feature: 10 Years After the Great East Japan Earthquake Photographer Sunao Noto has spent the past 10 years photographing nearly every competition, ice show, and practice that Yuzuru Hanyu has participated in, both domestically and internationally. His photos, which capture Hanyu’s beautiful and delicate movements and rich expressions, have gained strong support from fans, and he has published several photo books of Hanyu over the years. A new photo collection, “Hikari – Be the Light –”, is set to be released on March 11. Despite its high price of 7,150 yen, pre-orders flooded in. Noto speaks about the decade he spent observing Hanyu through the lens. <Summary> ▶︎Noto-san decided to focus on photographing Yuzuru Hanyu’s competitions after witnessing his performance at a charity skating event in Kobe on April 9, shortly after the earthquake disaster. ▶︎Hanyu jumps effortlessly, steps lightly, and his performances flow without pause, making it extremely difficult to find the right moments to press the shutter. ▶︎He has a great sense of humor and a strong sense of service. Despite creating numerous legends, Hanyu hasn’t changed at all. He’s still the same as he was in the beginning.

*Machine translation, inaccuracies exist. Please do not comment in this thread other than translations* Source: https://bunshun.jp/bungeishunju/articles/h248 (paid article) "Yuzuru Hanyu generation" Born in 1994 - The Strongest Legends From Shohei Otani, Seiya Suzuki, and Miho Takagi to badminton and the NBA.

*Machine translation, inaccuracies exist. Please do not comment in this thread other than translations* Source: https://bunshun.jp/bungeishunju/articles/h4852 (paid article) Figure skating: Yuzuru Hanyu, the pride of Japanese men He skates 24 hours a day without a cell phone. The 18-year-old says, "I want to be a top athlete." Here is his true face...

*machine translation, inaccuracies exist. please do not reply other than translations here* Chapter 2: Senior debut 2010-2011 Age 15 to 16

2025.06.09 Source: https://bunshun.jp/bungeishunju/articles/h10052 Yuzuru Hanyu Discovers the "262 Rule" We now live in an age where both the information we seek and the information we don’t seek are easily visible. With the rapid spread of the internet and the rise of social media enabling anyone to share content, we’ve also seen an overflow of fake news and the spread of misinformation during disasters. Because it has become so easy to “connect,” I think the world has also become a place where it’s harder to know what to trust.

2025.06 Source: THE BOOK "Echoes of Life" (Pre-order period: 2025/02/09 - 2025/04/07, Shipment from late May to early June) https://weibo.com/6473801248/Pv8HZsLbD Commentary on Piano Collection Source: https://weibo.com/6473801248/PvtaouThM Commentary on Ballade no. 1 Source: https://weibo.com/6473801248/PvsJoccV2 Commentary on Mass Destruction

2025.06 Source: THE BOOK "Echoes of Life" (Pre-order period: 2025/02/09 - 2025/04/07, Shipment from late May to early June) https://weibo.com/ttarticle/p/show?id=2309405175382243934594 Video Director: Jun Tamukai Inerview

2025.06 Source: THE BOOK "Echoes of Life" (Pre-order period: 2025/02/09 - 2025/04/07, Shipment from late May to early June) Source: https://weibo.com/ttarticle/p/show?id=2309405174507181834385 Music: Hanyu Yuzuru x Kiyozuka Shinya Discussion

2025.06 Source: THE BOOK "Echoes of Life" (Pre-order period: 2025/02/09 - 2025/04/07, Shipment from late May to early June) https://weibo.com/ttarticle/p/show?id=2309405174925811384382 Direction: MIKIKO Interview

2025.06 Source: THE BOOK "Echoes of Life" (pre-order period: 2025/02/09 - 2025/04/07, Shipment from late May to early June) https://weibo.com/6473801248/Pv7WuAhed https://weibo.com/6473801248/Pv822gXjX https://weibo.com/6473801248/Pv83N1yjl https://weibo.com/6473801248/Pv9Vigqmn Executive producer and performer: Hanyu Yuzuru Interview

*Machine translation. Inaccuracies exist* 2024.06 Source: https://weibo.com/1683522853/5054843597357244 https://weibo.com/1683522853/5054870392669976 https://weibo.com/1683522853/5054897066086087 https://weibo.com/1683522853/5054525194902941 https://weibo.com/1683522853/5054354117629819 https://weibo.com/1683522853/5054677286388668 https://weibo.com/1683522853/5054704157728574 https://weibo.com/1683522853/5054132926808347 https://weibo.com/1683522853/5054336369167617] https://weibo.com/1683522853/5054120853766785 https://weibo.com/1683522853/5054317512624926 https://weibo.com/1683522853/5054328441931750 Yuzuru Hanyu ICE STORY 2nd “RE_PRAY” TOUR OFFICIAL PLAYER’S GUIDE - MIKIKO x YUZURU x OHARA

*machine translation, inaccuracies exist. please do not reply other than translations here* Chapter 1: Junior years 2008-2010 Age 13 to 15

*machine translation, inaccuracies exist. please do not reply other than translations here* Prologue

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 second gold medalist from Japan.” He won the World Junior Championship at 15, earned a bronze medal at the World Championships at 17, and at 19, he achieved a remarkable triple crown: Olympic gold, World Championship title, and Grand Prix Final victory. At 20, he became the first skater in history to surpass the 300-point mark. "It was so frustrating, it actually made me happy." "I want to become a legend. I want to engrave the name Yuzuru Hanyu in history." "From now on, I need to create battles within myself." "I'm going to become the absolute champion." From his gentle and refined appearance, it's hard to imagine the strong will he possesses. Yet, what emerges is the “Hanyu Mind” driven by that will, and the resulting “Method of the Absolute Champion.” Prologue: The "Hanyu Method" that opened the door to becoming a world champion Chapter 1: Junior years 2008-2010 Age 13 to 15 Chapter 2: Senior debut 2010-2011 Age 15 to 16 Chapter 3: In the days of the Great East Japan Earthquake 2011 Age 16 Chapter 4: One year after the disaster 2011-2012 Age 16 to 17 Chapter 5: Crossing the ocean 2012-2013 Age 17 to 18 Chapter 6: Sochi Olympics 2013-2014 Age 18 to 19 Chapter 7: Proof of champion 2014-2015 Age 19 to 20 Chapter 8: The adventures of an absolute champion 2015-2016 Age 20 to 21 *Includes unpublished photos taken by Number

*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.

*machine translation, inaccuracies exist* Source: https://weibo.com/6473801248/PvtaouThM Commentary on Ballade no. 1

*machine translation, inaccuracies exist* Source: https://weibo.com/6473801248/PvsJoccV2 Commentary on Mass Destruction

*machine translation, inaccuracies exist* Source: https://weibo.com/6473801248/Pv8HZsLbD Commentary on Piano Collection

*machine translation, inaccuracies exist* Source: https://weibo.com/ttarticle/p/show?id=2309405174507181834385 Music: Hanyu Yuzuru x Kiyozuka Shinya Discussion