YUZU DAYS Translations:

I decided to organise all my translations of Yuzuru’s interviews/articles in P&G website in one post. (please do not use nor repost without my permission)

Aug 2015, Path of Growth Part 1 [childhood to junior]

Sept 2015, Path of Growth Part 2 [senior debut]

Oct 2015, Path of Growth Part 3 [Canada to now]

Nov 2015, Doing the laundry

Dec 2015, That Moment– Japan Junior Championships

Jan 2016, “Washing the dishes is my feeling of gratitude”

Feb 2016, That Moment - Sochi Olympics

March 2016, That Moment - 2014 GP series

April 2016, What figure skating taught me ~“About Life”

May 2016, My shampoo

June 2016, What figure skating taught me ~“Bonds of Family"

July 2016, What figure skating taught me ~“the Stage called The World”

Oct/Nov 2016, Fans’ Requests/Questions for Yuzu: Part 1, Part 2

Oct 2016, Fans’ “Message to Yuzu”

Nov 2016, Washing dishes (video)

Dec’16/Jan 2017, Doing the laundry (video)

Feb 2017, Reason for evolution~ “the strength to aim for”

March 2017, Reason for evolution~ “heading for greater heights”

April 2017, Smells & scents

May 2017, Scent of laundry softener

June 2017, My electric toothbrush

July/Aug 2017, Life in Toronto Part 1 and Part 2 [thanks to Gladi]

Sept 2017, Doing the laundry and ironing (video)

Oct 2017, Pantene shampoo

Nov 2017, Gratitude to my mother and ‘Thank you, Mum’ CM and making-of

Nov 2017, Febreze + Lenor Happiness (pics+video)

Dec 2017, Thoughts towards skating

Dec 2017, Lenor Happiness- video and Yuzu-stickers

Dec 2017, Febreze collaboration- Yuzu’s bottle design

Feb 2018, Yuzuru talks about ‘Expression’ [thanks to Gladi]

March 2018, Behind YUZU DAYS (off-shot photos and making-of video)

April 2018, Gillette/shaving and the future “cool ojiisan”

May 2018, Olympics support project and Yuzuru’s message of thanks

June 2018, Special project: ‘Thank you, Yuzu’

Oct 2018, Talking about PyeongChang Winter Olympics

Oct 2018, From Hanyu to readers, Gratitude of 4 years

(new links are added when there are new posts/translations of Yuzu Days.) (original articles: P&G’s myrepi.com)

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YUZU DAYS (1st Dec 2015, P&G article)
Yuzuru Hanyu talks about that moment– Japan Junior Championships
Hanyu has reached the pinnacle in the figure skating world. But the road there was not always smooth sailing. From junior days, he has participated... — YUZU DAYS (1st Dec 2015, P&G article)
**Yuzuru Hanyu talks about that moment– Japan Junior Championships**
Hanyu has reached the pinnacle in the figure skating world. But the road there was not always smooth sailing. From junior days, he has participated in many competitions and sometimes he could not skate like he wanted and fell into a slump. The new theme of these articles is “Talking about it now, that moment”. Hanyu will talk about 3 competitions that were really important to him over 3 articles; what his thoughts and feelings were at that time. In this article, he talks about the Japan Junior Championship that started his steady advance.
**INTERVIEW**
–To a figure skater, Japan Junior Championship is the important competition that serves as the selection process for World Junior Championship. Winning it means holding in your hand the ticket to the world. 13 years old at that time, what were Hanyu’s thoughts?–
When I was promoted to junior level, I didn’t have much actual results yet and I didn’t have the abilities needed for World Junior Championship. But if you win the junior nationals, you can compete in Junior Worlds. So I had rather strong feelings towards this competition. Of course, in any competition that I participate in, I do not want to lose. So every day, with single-minded determination, I worked hard at practising the triple axel.
I still remember very well Junior Nationals. My music was ‘Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini’ by Rachmaninoff. The performance itself was good but the important triple axel was not successful. I felt that the triple axel is an absolute essential. If you make a mistake on that, it is not a 100% satisfactory performance.
The moment when I won, I felt, “I won it !?!” I did not land the triple axel and I did not think I could win; I was so surprised. Although I was puzzled, the happiness of winning and the feeling of “I can go to Junior Worlds! I will work even harder from now” was great. I remember, that night, my family and I went out to eat my favourite 'tonkatsu’ to celebrate.
–After winning Junior Nationals, he competed in some Japanese senior competitions and also the Junior World Championships. What was it like challenging the world for the first time?–
In Junior Worlds, I could not land the triple axel and made mistakes on other jumps as well. The result was 12th position. There was a chance to increase the qualifying spots for Japanese junior men but I did not obtain that….. I was very regretful. This is really not good, I thought.
Skaters who are already participating in senior competitions, compete in Junior Worlds to gain points for world ranking. So the (skill) level of skaters is high. To win these people, one must land the triple axel, I was keenly aware of that. Skills and also the mental aspect, it was a competition where I was confronted by many issues in every area.
Losing at Junior Worlds, I realised that my confidence until that point was overconfidence. In my skating life, there were many times that I overestimated my own abilities, and because of that, there were many times that I lost. But precisely because I have this experience of losing due to that overconfidence, I came to constantly think about many things, like what I should do in order not to lose, how I should clear these issues. As such, now that I think about it, there was not one experience that was wasted.
[t/n: He won Junior Worlds the following year.]
Translated by me; from: P&G myrepi.com

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YUZU DAYS, 6 March 2017.
Reason for evolution “Heading for greater heights”Olympic champion, current world records holder, 1st person with 4 consecutive GPF victories, Yuzuru Hanyu says, “I am still far from the skate that I am aiming for.” Not... — YUZU DAYS, 6 March 2017.
Reason for evolution “Heading for greater heights”
Olympic champion, current world records holder, 1st person with 4 consecutive GPF victories, Yuzuru Hanyu says, “I am still far from the skate that I am aiming for.” Not content with the present situation, Hanyu continues to strive towards greater heights.
I really hate to lose. I absolutely want to win all competitions and I don’t want any kind of regretful feelings. Even during training, on days that I cannot jump well, I feel that I have lost to myself and I will be very frustrated. I cannot help it. (I’m) already the extreme type of ‘hate-to-lose’. [laughs]
My 'hate-to-lose’ is not just about the win and loss of a competition. When I make a mistake, I have lost to myself who have not grown. When I decide that I want to do this performance, it has to be that performance, I will think that way. Even if I can do it, I am very uncompromising (t/n. or rigid or stubborn) and so until now there has hardly been any time when I felt satisfied. But failure and frustrated/regretful (kuyashii) feelings are a certain kind of experience. Because there is failure, so there can be reflection; frustration and regret can also become (coils of) springs. I think that’s why I can keep moving forward.
Figure skating has many components like jumps, spins and steps; it requires not just skating skills but also expressive skills. It is a sport that is extremely multi-faceted. If there is one part that is not going well, there are other parts that can be stretched. For example, if you are not making much progress in jumps, you can polish up steps, spins or expression; there are many areas that you can grow in, if you search for it. As long as you don’t fix your own limits, there is no end to how much you can grow / improve. Further on ahead, with more years of age, even if jumps cannot be done anymore, expressive abilities can be refined, so it can become better in a different sense. When I think of this, there is still a lot more that I can evolve. This is why I think figure skating is so interesting.
Figure skating is a sport that is done by one person on the ice, but the bigger the competition, the bigger the group of people that supports that one competitor. Until I finally reach the ice, there are people who help to get my body ready, the coaches who teach me, and the people in the team. Then there is my mother who supports me in everything from daily life to competitions, and also everyone who sends me cheers at the venue. Heading towards the same direction, all these people are competing together with me. I have the feeling of competing in a team. And because I can feel that I am not alone and everyone is here for me, I can focus, I can work hard and do my best. To all the people who support me, I am truly grateful.
Translated by me.
Source: P&G, myrepi.com
My past translations of YUZU DAYS: HERE

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P&G YUZU DAYS (1 March 2018)

“BEHIND YUZU DAYS”: Off-shot photos….

And a video of the making-of past Yuzu Days episodes!

For past YUZU DAYS articles, here is my LIST.

(Gillette episode coming next month, haha.)

Cr: P&G myrepi.com

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Yuzuru Hanyu and Lenor Happiness (laundry softener). Limited edition packaging with Yuzu-stickers.

Merry Christmas, cutie-pie!!! :)

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P&G YUZU DAYS (Oct 2018)
From Hanyu to readers, gratitude of 4 years.—YUZU DAYS started as a serial publication in 2015, end of June. The series has now entered its 4th year. This year in May, we had a special project “Let’s send our ‘Thank You’ to... — P&G YUZU DAYS (Oct 2018)
From Hanyu to readers, gratitude of 4 years.
—YUZU DAYS started as a serial publication in 2015, end of June. The series has now entered its 4th year. This year in May, we had a special project “Let’s send our ‘Thank You’ to Hanyu-senshu who has moved us and given us courage”; we have delivered all your comments to Hanyu-senshu and we have received his comments on this, and also on YUZU DAYS which is in its 4th year. —
**To the readers who have been supporting me, I would like to say “thank you” and “congratulations”~**
First of all, it is really due to everyone’s support that I was able to win 2 consecutive victories. Thank you very much.
This is a story from my childhood days; I like baseball and I often watched the game. During the player-of-the-game interviews, “the home run I hit today was due to all of you”, there are often expressions like that, right? As a child, I wondered about those words, “Can it be real?” Because it is impossible for cheers of support to physically carry the ball. However, as I myself continued to skate, I came to feel that support can really turn into power.
This is just my own explanation; support means expectations, and that becomes pressure. Pressure is, let’s take for example homework, when there is a deadline, you will advance and head towards the goal. That pressure turns into power. So, with all your expectations and support, I want to win the gold medal, I must win it, so that becomes my driving force. So really, support turns into power, and I want to say “thank you”, but more than that, your power through me as a medium emerged as results, so I would also like to say “congratulations” to all of you.
**To me, YUZU DAYS is a place where I can be myself~**
In YUZU DAYS, I can speak plainly as myself. It is a serial publication and is for members only, so I can feel at ease and speak about myself properly. Here, being at ease, I can share about myself, I can say fully things that I want to say, hey I’m like this, hey I am this kind of human being, I think it is a place where I can be myself and say such things.
**I want the comments section to be a place where you can be yourself~**
I can really feel that all of you are also feeling at ease when you make comments. Maybe because I am feeling at ease when I am speaking, so everyone is at ease and they send in various comments.
For me, I can speak through skating or through the media, but it is hard to have a place for all of you to directly convey your individual thoughts. I think it’s good if this becomes the place where you can speak. Because I have a place like this, I can be myself, and I hope the comments section can be a place where you can be yourself.
Like the 'congrats’ and 'thank you’s in our hearts, I hope YUZU DAYS will be a place where such positive feelings can be expressed.
-Translated by me; original from: P&G myrepi.com (Do not use my translation without permission)
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I still remember the very first YUZU DAYS in 2015…. it was an interview on the ice show that he had just done, FaOI Makuhari. I did not translate it but from the 2nd one onwards, I fell in love with these monthly YUZU DAYS articles and *found myself translating them to share with other fans every time after I read a new one.* Sometimes they were cute advertisements, sometimes they were his thoughtful words as he reflected on his life, and always there were lovely new photos of him. *All fans looked forward to Yuzu Days at the beginning of each month.* His wit and wisdom always touch me and you can really see the beauty of his character in his thoughts. So happy to read in this latest article that this is a place where he can be himself. Thank you, P&G-san, for Yuzu Days. Thank you, Yuzu-kun, for being just the way you are.
*For a list of my **past translations: see HERE.** (almost all the articles are here)*

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YUZU DAYS (1st April 2016)P&G interview done some time ago but published on 1st April:
What figure skating taught me: ~about life.
–The enjoyment of skating, the joy of expression, the cheers of many people….. figure skating is a sport that gives a... — YUZU DAYS (1st April 2016)
P&G interview done some time ago but published on 1st April:
**What figure skating taught me: ~about life.**
–The enjoyment of skating, the joy of expression, the cheers of many people….. figure skating is a sport that gives a lot of joy. At the same time, it also holds difficulties like the hardships of training, the severity of competitions, injuries, etc. Yuzuru Hanyu has certainly experienced both the joys and the harshness of figure skating. He tells us about the important things he learned.
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Figure skating is not an interpersonal competition like baseball, soccer or tennis; it all depends on yourself. Of course, there are rare occasions when you win because your competitors are not in good condition, but whether you can make good jumps and do clean performances are your own issues. Precisely because you are competing with yourself, you cannot lose. Techniques, powers of expression and concentration can be raised through practice and coaching advice, but whether you can show that ability at the critical moment is most important. How much concentration and motivation is kept, how much of the pressure is turned into power…. in the end, the one who wins is the person who is strong at controlling himself mentally.
Before a competition, there will be nervousness and anxiety. But that is just proof of your seriousness. If you were not thinking that you want to do really well, you would not be nervous nor anxious. Even negative feelings, if you can think about why you are feeling that way, you can turn them into a plus. Thinking this way, the things that I experienced through figure skating, not one of them was in vain. Of course, it is not only things that that I am proud of, but when I go through various experiences and know various emotions, I may be able to turn them into expression. Anger and frustration/regret may lead to powerful jumps. And so, without running away from negative emotions, I want to value each and every one of my experiences.
In order to control the psychological/mental aspect, it is important to keep the body in the best condition. For the pace and amount of training, I myself think and adjust it daily, but everything else around me is mostly done by my mother. She notices minor changes in my physical condition and thinks of well-balanced meals and makes them for me; I am thankful. In Canada, talking to my mother is also a psychological plus for me. Mother worries about me and tells me many things, and sometimes I argue with her. It is common parent-child interaction, but being in a foreign country, just speaking in my native language makes me feel at peace and energised. My mother’s presence is a support for me physically and psychologically.
**To me, figure skating is…..**
~…..not everything, but it’s very important
In the past, I have felt that skating is my life. But after going through the earthquake and various experiences, I have come to think that life is life, skating is skating; they are not equal. It is worrying that ‘once skating is gone, I will have nothing’, and so maybe I consciously detach myself from it. But certainly, skating is the axis around which the human being, Yuzuru Hanyu, is formed, and it is without a doubt an important part of life.
~Experiencing life through figure skating
Skating has taught me positive things like the importance of hard work and the strength of not giving up, and also made me aware of negative areas like my own weaknesses and over-confidence. I learned a lot from there and it has influenced my ways of thinking, my regular words and actions, and my life in society. But it is not that everything is correct…. what and how you absorb is your own choice. My relationship with figure skating– more than learning from it, the closest feeling is “through skating, I experienced many things of life”.
**Besides skating, what sports would you do?**
**“I want to try Kyudo some day.”**
Besides skating, the sport I want to do is Japanese archery (Kyudo). Because I am the type that’s good at concentrating for a short period of time, I have been thinking since some time ago that I want to try Kyudo. I feel a sense of closeness to it because I am born in December, a Sagittarius, and my name Yuzuru also has a connection. (t/n. 弦 = bowstring or string of music instrument) I am interested also because it is a sport that’s done with stillness, very different from skating. At one time, I also had an interest in tennis, but it is a sport that’s done outdoors even in the hot summer, not very suitable for me who is the indoor-type, so I gave up (the idea) very quickly. [laughs]
-translated by me, source: myrepi.com (P&G)

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P&G YUZU DAYS (Oct 2017)
“I have been using Pantene (shampoo) since I was a child. At that time, I copied Plushenko’s hairstyle and I could get a nice halo.* [laughs]
I am using Pantene even in Toronto!
When I travel abroad, quite often the water is hard. But even with hard water, Pantene foams up well. It’s a really great product.”
–translated by me. Source: P&G myrepi.com
*halo= he means the ring of glow or shine in the hair (although we all know he really does have one) :)
There is also a promotion VIDEO. At the end, he says, “Ladies with beautiful hair are beautiful.” :))

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Some pics from P&G YUZU DAYS…. so cute! :D

The P&G website is having a special project (until 30 June 2018) – members can send in messages to thank Yuzuru for the courage and deep emotions he has given them.

cr: P&G myrepi.com

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P&G YUZU DAYS, May 2018Special Project: A message of thanks from Hanyu-senshu to everyone!
(Before PyeongChang Olympics, P&G had a project where members can write support messages for Yuzuru in the website. All the messages were then put into an... — P&G YUZU DAYS, May 2018
**Special Project: A message of thanks from Hanyu-senshu to everyone!**
(Before PyeongChang Olympics, P&G had a project where members can write support messages for Yuzuru in the website. All the messages were then put into an album and sent to him before the Olympics.)
Interview: (my translation)
“4 years ago, I was also able to win the gold medal but precisely because I had that experience, the weight of the gold medal at this Olympics I felt it strongly. Even though the surroundings change, my family is always beside me supporting me, and I am really thankful. Without the support of family, I could not have reached here.”
“After the competition, I was busy and there was hardly any time, but the first (person) that I ‘hung’ the gold medal on was my mother. Having my mother with me, her presence alone is enough. Because my training base is overseas, speaking Japanese (with mother) enables me to savour the atmosphere of family, and I am very grateful for that. By herself, she takes care of my physical condition, nutritional and mental aspects as well. I really thank my mother for that."

[Looking at the album of messages again]
"Thank you very much for so many messages. I can really feel every single one of these messages pushing my back (supporting me). The Olympics is a special stage to me, and this medal hanging on my neck is also something special. Wearing it by myself alone, it is a very heavy medal (t/n. heavy in value/ significance/grandeur). I am happy if I can share this weight with all of you. Truly, thank you very much for this.”
Hanyu-senshu wrote this message to all his fans:
“Thank you very much for the support!
This is the gold medal that I won together with all of you!
I will continue to work hard!!”

Translated by me; source: P&G myrepi.com
For other YUZU DAYS articles.

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Some numbers from Yuzuru’s victory celebration parade (22/4/2018) in Sendai…..

1) The temperature of parade day was 29.9°C, the highest ever recorded for April in Sendai. The next day, the temperature fell to 14°C and it was cloudy with brief rain. (*thank God for good weather on parade day!*)

2) Yuzu received the total of ¥10,000,000 /approx.US$93,000 (¥5,000,000 from Japan Olympic Committee and ¥5,000,000 from Japan Skate Federation) as the reward for his Olympic Gold. He donated the whole amount to be used for the recovery from the Great East Japan Earthquake/Tsunami (¥5,000,000 to Miyagi prefecture and ¥5,000,000 to Sendai City), at the ceremony before the parade.

He did the same four years ago, after Sochi Olympics. At that time, the money he received from JOC and JSF was ¥6,000,000 in total, and he donated it all as well.

(Btw he also donates all royalties he receives from his 2 autobiographies, ’Aoi Hono’ 1 & 2, to Ice Rink Sendai.)

3.a) Yuzu’s parade T-shirts and wristbands were manufactured and sold to cover the cost of the parade. The T-shirt is ¥2500 each and they made 80,000 shirts, and 70,000 shirts were sold by the day of the parade.
70,000 x ¥2500 = ¥175,000,000 /US$1,623,500
b) The wristband (a set of 2 wristbands, purple and blue) is ¥1000 /set and they made 10,000 sets and all were sold out on the day of the parade.
10,000 x ¥1000 = ¥10,000,000 /US$92,800
a) + b), the sales of those items were ¥185,000,000 / US$1,716,300 in total. In addition to this, many people donated for this parade and their donations reached ¥20,000,000 /US$185,550. (note: these are not the final numbers as the amount was still going up at the time of original post)

【¥205,000,000 /US$1,902,000】take away【the material and labour costs (yes, it gave a good influence to the local economy too)】was the profit = fund for the parade. If it is more than the actual expenses for the parade, the rest will be used for the recovery of Tohoku. (They did the same for the parade after Sochi).

4) Over 100,000 people (the official announcement is 108,000, but many who were there say the number should be higher!) turned up for the parade, and 1000 volunteers were ready for the after-parade clean-up, However, hardly any rubbish was found on the streets. Yes, almost zero rubbish!! (*I’m so proud of us! haha*)

5) Another interesting figure… according to the TV program ‘Kininaru’, Yuzu said “arigato” more than 294 times on the parade van! xD

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Translated by Shuko Doyle, info from yahoo.co.jp and other Japanese media sources. Much thanks to Shuko for giving me permission to share this in my blog; original post in YHIFG. Pic credits are marked on each photo; last 2 photos (showing sale of T-shirts and wristbands) are mine.

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On this day in 2018 (22 April)….. what awesome memories….. 2-time Olympic champion with heart of gold.

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