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To me, he IS the last person among Japanese who could talk about humbleness

I was so impressed by his statement. It is built and arranged in logical order with clear points starting from his personal concerns about asthmatic conditions with what is known and what is unknown, then explaining what would be problems if he tries to participate the competition either in Japan or Canada, and lastly the possible risks to people who would move for his activities, added with his hopes that his withdrawal may contribute to protect people from contracting the virus. I wish I was more logical myself to explain how thoughtful he is , but anyway I really like his selection of words and style of writing in Japanese in this case. It's very persuasive. I heard someone said before that his English did not sound fluent enough at first because he was trying to speak at the same level as his Japanese. It's understandable. As you say, I believe he has the ability to lead the figure skating world, and I'm expecting his brilliant future career like many of you.

Medical workers are thanking Yuzuru

Narumi's reaction at Kiss & Cry was so cute Narumi TAKAHASHI / Mervin TRAN is the only Japanese pair who won a Worlds medal (2012). Team Japan did really great at the Worlds 2012. Daisuke, Yuzuru, Akiko and Narumi & Mervin became medalists. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=61OOffoS0ZY In Sochi Olympics, Yuzu said he could hear Narumi's voice cheering him as "Yuzu, ganba!!" She is now trying to be an actress. Narumi-chan, Ganba!!

In addition, this picture was taken one hour after his first victory of the Nationals in 2012. So many feelings are coming to even my mind seeing this expression of his. Victory is sometimes very cruel.

Quick translation of the article by Mr. Tsutomu Takasu. (Not so quick actually ) https://real-sports.jp/page/articles/422376074614145985 Yuzuru Hanyu continues to take on challenges in the harsh world he has created himself. Photographer Tsutomu Takasu gives us a glimpse of his true face At the moment an athlete shines, we are thrilled and excited, and moved to tears at times. The photographer waits for such a moment through the viewfinder to capture them forever. Standing on the same field as the athletes stand and not missing any of their moves, there are scenes that can be felt. Yuzuru Hanyu, also known as the “absolute champion” by the media, was however going through a tougher time than ever before last season. How did he look in the eyes of Tsutomu Takasu, a photographer, who has been pursuing many sports scenes including figure skating? We asked him to tell us the real face of the athlete he saw: " The harsh world created by Yuzuru Hanyu. A perpetual challenger who always aims for the higher level. When I'm taking photos of sports, what I put most importance on is the facial expressions of the athletes. To be precise, I’m particular about the position of their eyes. In that sense, Yuzuru Hanyu is the best subject. At a press conference, while listening to his rivals talking, he is staring at one point, then nodding with a big smile. He is always very expressive. My most favorite thing about him is his murderous eyes. I've been following his every move, literally from the moment he arrives on the scene to the moment he leaves the rink. I don't know any other athlete like him. Why do I keep chasing him? Of course, I have to respond to the needs as it’s my job. However, even if it’s my job, I am not such a hard-working man that I can keep up with it all the time. I once thought there might be some other reason. In writing this article, I was looking for the reasons, and I found a few things that came to mind, so I'd like to share them with you. I think that the world of figure skating has changed before and after Hanyu, as the framework of two opposing advantages; "highly difficult jumps vs. expressiveness", which was a hot topic about 10 years ago, no longer holds true. Nowadays, you can't talk about figure skating without quad jumps. It requires more difficult jumps and more beautiful skating. It is definitely Hanyu who has created such a world of figure skating. But the world he wanted to live in was harsh. The quad jumps hurt his ankles mercilessly. Still, he would not give up. He keeps challenging. The media that want to hype up might call him the absolute champion, but I don't see it that way. He is a man who is always aiming for even higher levels and is willing to take risks in order to reach there. To put it in a cool way, he's a perpetual challenger, but put simply, he has a ultimate competitive spirit and hates to lose. He does not care where his interests lie. Losing in a competition is out of the question. He doesn't even like to lose to himself yesterday. Last season, he spoke of his wish "to skate without injury through the season". I guess that's because he has been suffering from injuries over the past years, but it was a bit surprising to me. Did you blame me if I would say he had matured? I thought he had chosen to endure for the challenge aiming a new world in the next season. But after all he is not a man who can contain himself inherently. He didn't get injured, but he couldn't win. I think the sudden announcement in February that he was going to change his programs meant it was the limits of his patience. I nodded when I heard the news, saying to myself, "I knew it, that's what Yuzuru Hanyu is.” I think that I can watch him all the time because he's such a competitive guy. There was another thing I noticed last season. It was at Skate Canada. During the practice, he picked up a bottle with a red liquid in it. “Oh, was it that color last year? I wonder what it tastes like. Smoothie type?　No, it's not viscous, so maybe it's a sports drink?” I was really surprised to realize that I was thinking like that while shooting. Is this the so-called (Hanyu) swamp? " EDIT: Sorry, I have changed "control himself" to "contain himself", with some minor changes.

This is a good article by Tsutomu Takasu, photographer. I'll try to translate it tonight, but hopefully there may be a better and quicker translator. https://real-sports.jp/page/articles/422376074614145985

Some watering for cacti

Nobu: かたやマスカレイド、かたや天使でしょ？Kataya Masquerade, kataya tenshi desho? - One is Masquerade, and the other is Angel (Crystal Memories), right? この振り幅の、って言うね。Kono furihaba no, tte iu, ne. - This gap is it, you know. (Sorry, this part is vague). Yuzu: あ～、振り幅で売ってるんで Aa... Furihaba de utterunde. - Well, yes, the gap is my selling point. Nobu & Yuzu: 振り幅スケーター Furihaba skater (laughter) (Furihaba literally means amplitude or width of oscillation.) Furihaba Championships 1st round https://twitter.com/hashtag/第一回振り幅選手権

Is this the behind-the-scenes video? Come on! What else are they hiding?

It seems that a NHK program "Nehorin Pahorin" - People whose lives have changed because of Yuzuru Hanyu, will be aired again on 24th July (Fri) . This may be difficult for non-Japanese speakers, but the content is what you will surely nod. I should have downloaded the video on Dailymotion, but it has been deleted already. There are three women and they say; "When I saw him for the first time at Sochi Olympics on TV, it was just like seeing electricity in primitive times." - she got out of her delinquent school life, and now she is working as a careworker hoping to help others like Yuzuru. "I was like wandering into a different spacial dimension with the time and space being distorted when I watched his EX (swan) performed at Pyeongchang" - she divorced after years of struggling, and sold her art works for the activities as a Fanyu. "There is a living art work, so I no longer need my art collection." "I was childcare neurotic and spending rough days before knowing Yuzuru. Now just thinking about him makes me calm down." - now she can think about how to use her time and realized how valuable her children are. https://tver.jp/episode/74652146 https://news.biglobe.ne.jp/trend/0307/gad_190307_7204967269.html https://www.nhk-ondemand.jp/program/P201400124100000/ One thing very impressive was that they never wait him coming out from the competition venue or hotel. "As he is an athlete, it should not be forgotten that we are allowed to see his life, and there are some things he shows us and some things he doesn't, so it's a breach of manners to forcibly go to see something he is not showing." Great fans

Reading your post, I realized again that I'm lacking guts that you have. I could reach the site today, but there was no File B left. So, I gave up TBH, I'm not so enthusiastic in collecting Yuzu goods usually. Sometimes just trying to get Lotte cleafiles that are much easier to get. Or, I seldom buy such novelties at the competitions or shows, even the brochure. But, this Masquerade file attracted me a lot, as it is my most favorite program of his now. I love R&J1, H&L, and of course Seimei, but when I saw Masquerade performed at Makuhari on TV last year, it was so cool and astonished me that I couldn't hold back some strange moaning sound coming out from my mouth (embarrassing) I felt he was a genius skater, dancer and actor at the same time. He created a drama of some minutes there. OK, I'll buy magazines with Masquerade pictures more, and wait for the broadcast of FaOI 2019 The leather costume at Makuhari So sad as probably it would not come back. https://sakurb.blog.fc2.com/blog-entry-1679.html

Totally defeated in the Nishikawa clearfile battle. No mercy I cannot visit any Nishikawa shops for the actual sales starting from tomorrow. I hope Amazon will give us the next chance.

This blogger is introducing a post in Weibo (I couldn't reach the source), in which Apple AI Siri is showing more accurate biography of Yuzuru than ISU https://ameblo.jp/mimiyesp/entry-12608854549.html

I was working from home until the middle of June, but gradually the days to work at office are increasing, and the next Monday is the office day. Why not Tuesday when I will be teleworking As our company is prohibiting to bring in any devices with recording function to the office for security reasons, only the chance left for me is the lunch time using my phone in the locker room. But I have no confidence either to win this battle with tough and diligent fanyus as I am still an amateur as a smartphone user. I have already lost the battle for JNats ticket in ten minutes last year. @daisyjune, my fellow satellite, I hope you will win it

This might have been already posted, but Nishikawa's Cool Campaign 3rd round will start. They give us the final blow I really want the Masquerade clear file. But I will have to go to the office on July 6th when the online order starts This time, the target item is their towels Much more affordable than usual, but it means a tough fight to get it. https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000147.000010201.html https://shop.nishikawa1566.com/shop/e/ecoolcp/

It seems the change of base values has been put on hold

I confirmed again that his father was the vice-principal of the junior high school in the video until March 2014 (Japanese school term starts in April and ends in March). So, it means this visit was made after his transfer and actually he did not appear in the video. I think the support messages were sent while his father was in the post.

Thank you @sweetwater Yes, this is the video in my blur memory. Just one correction in my previous post. I checked again and noticed there was no comment whether the school his father is working is in Sendai, or other cities at present. It surely is in Miyagi Prefecture as usually the teachers in public schools are hired by prefecture. Sorry for unsure information. EDIT: The school in the video is in Ishinomaki City in Miyagi Prefecture.

I read somewhere last year that his father is a principal of a junior high school in Sendai. I thought he was a vice principal, so probably he has been promoted. And, I cannot precisely remember, but didn't Yuzuru visit the junior high school where his father was working some time ago? I think it was aired. Sorry, not sure.

I can never tell how far the Japanese translation here has reached its perfection I don't understand well either anyway. https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/ジャバウォックの詩 You know, Japan is a country of translations, and we have so many materials from novels to scientific ones translated into Japanese from various languages including Chinese, Dutch, English, German, French, etc., along with introducing new ideas and creating new words in Japanese. And it may be one of the reasons why Japanese are not so good at English in general, as we do not feel the necessity usually. There are not so many countries where we can receive advanced education in our native language, and Japan is one of them, thanks to excellent translators in the past. The same can be said for even Novel Prize laureates. Dr. Toshihide Maskawa said at his Novel Lecture "I'm sorry, I can not speak English." I have learned so many English words and phrases in this forum. Thank you, guys

I was afraid my LCD screen had broken, as once my laptop did. It was just like a horror movie with blood coming down from the top LOL.

Yes. It's called "Haori-himo", and that white one is for formal men's Haori. Usually Haori-himo is one of the fancy points in Kimono fashion. http://www.kimono-taizen.com/know/himo.htm https://www.kyotokimono.com/HaoriHimo-s/124.htm

You are right. Same black jacket(s), but different length of bangs Yuzuru Bangs Police is on alert