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Winnie the Pooh cosplays as Yuzuru Hanyu for new plushie collaboration

Casey Baseel
Aug 24, 2026
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Apparently it’s not a bother at all for Pooh Bear to dress up like the Japanese skating star.

Japan
(collaboration • cute • Disney • figure skating • ice skating • plushies • skating • sports • Winnie the Pooh • Yuzuru Hanyu)

Japanese figure skating star Yuzuru Hanyu and Winne-the-Pooh announce crossover merch line [Pics]

Casey Baseel
Aug 12, 2026

Pooh Shower tradition inspires over 100 crossover items.

Japan
(cute • Disney • figure skating • skating • sports • Winnie the Pooh • Yuzuru Hanyu)

A spotlight on Japanese singles figure skating: Sliding onto the World Stage【Pt. I】

Krista Rogers
Jan 29, 2026

In this two-part series just in time for the 2026 Winter Olympics, we’re taking a look at Japanese skaters who have shaped the sport past and present.

Japan
(athletes • celebrities • Daisuke Takahashi • famous • figure skating • history • ice skating • Mao Asada • Midori Ito • Shizuka Arakawa • Shoma Uno • spotlights • winter olympics • winter sport • Yuzuru Hanyu)

Yuzuru Hanyu launches own YouTube channel, fans flock to subscribe

Master Blaster
Aug 11, 2022

He totally landed that debut video.

Japan
(figure skating • sports • video • YouTube • YouTubers • Yuzuru Hanyu)

Japanese figure skater Yuzuru Hanyu announces retirement from competition

Casey Baseel
Jul 19, 2022

27-year-old is Japan’s only back-to-back Olympic figure skating gold medalist.

Japan
(COK • figure skating • ice skating • Olympics • sports • Yuzuru Hanyu)

Survey shows that not many people are into the idea of Sapporo hosting the 2030 Winter Olympics

Dale Roll
Feb 25, 2022

Public opinion is divided, and netizens show strong opposition.

Japan
(2030 Olympics • controversy • Hokkaido • Olympics • Sapporo • survey • winter olympics • Yuzuru Hanyu)

Figure skater Yuzuru Hanyu shows gamer cred with Super NES recommendations in interview【Video】

Casey Baseel
Feb 16, 2022

”Do you play games on your smartphone?” asks interviewer before the two-time gold medalist says his two favorite games are from the ‘90s.

Japan
(figure skating • Lufia • SNES • sports • Super Famicom • video • video games • Yuzuru Hanyu)

Japan now has “Gyoza for Athletes”, thanks to figure skating Olympian Yuzuru Hanyu 【Taste test】

Oona McGee
Aug 31, 2021

Gyoza suppliers to the Tokyo Olympics create a cheat meal that’s no longer a cheat meal.

Japan
(Ajinomoto • athletes • cooking • dumplings • food • gyoza • Japanese food • pastry • pot stickers • review • SNJO • sports • taste test • Yuzuru Hanyu)

Figure skater Yuzuru Hanyu performs nine-year medley of his routines, but not on the ice【Videos】

Casey Baseel
May 13, 2020

“This is the journey I took with my programs since March 11 2011” says gold medalist in unique substitute for suspended sporting events.

Japan
(cool • figure skating • ice skating • Olympics • skating • sports • video • Yuzuru Hanyu)

Calendar sales of a certain foreign world leader are surpassing those of native stars in Japan

Krista Rogers
Dec 15, 2018

Perhaps even stranger still, this particular person has achieved an almost cult-like status among some Japanese women.

Japan, Russia
(calendar • Putin • Russia • sales • weird • Yuzuru Hanyu)

Champion figure skater Yuzuru Hanyu gets … his own line of Xylitol chewing gum!

Kay
Mar 7, 2018

If you’ve ever wondered what flavor gum the two-time Olympic gold medalist favors, you now have the answer!

Japan
(chewing gum • figure skating • Snack • Xylitol • Yuzuru Hanyu)

Digimon staff give skating champion Yuzuru Hanyu a present he would not likely soon forget

Koh Ruide
Mar 5, 2018

A showering of gifts might be the norm for the Olympic gold medalist, but this one could mean the most to him.

Japan
(Digimon • ice skating • Japanese Twitter • tribute • Yuzuru Hanyu)

Older female fans’ steamy comments about gold medal skater Yuzuru Hanyu spark debate online

Casey Baseel
Feb 23, 2018

Some call the sentiments creepy, while others say they mirror their own.

Japan
(2018 Olympics • Olympics • PyeongChang Olympics • skating • sports • Yuzuru Hanyu)

Figure skating, shogi prove real life can beat anime feats

Anime News Network
Feb 21, 2018

In a long-standing debate, some people posit life imitates art more often than art imitates life.

Japan
(anime • figure skating • ice skating • shogi • Sota Fujii • Yuri!!! on Ice • Yuzuru Hanyu)

Tokyo Ghoul creator, anime’s star celebrate Yuzuru Hanyu’s Olympic win

Anime News Network
Feb 20, 2018

Japan’s Yuzuru Hanyu became the first man in 66 years to win two consecutive Olympic gold medals in men’s figure skating at the PyeongChang Olympics on Saturday.

Japan
(anime • ice skating • PyeongChang Olympics • Tokyo Ghoul • winter olympics • Yuzuru Hanyu)

Controversy as journalist asks Olympic broadcasters to stop saying “Japanese people are amazing”

Casey Baseel
Feb 19, 2018

Call for more balanced language following gold and silver medals for Japanese figure skaters runs into strong backlash.

Japan
(2018 Olympics • controversy • figure skating • Olympics • PyeongChang Olympics • society • sports • winter olympics • Yuzuru Hanyu)

New “Love Dance” takes Japan by storm, thanks to a Japanese drama and a handsome J-Pop star

Oona McGee
Dec 6, 2016

Even gold-medal winning figure skater Yuzuru Hanyu has been caught on film performing the infectious dance moves.

Japan
(cool • cute • dances • dancing • Hoshino Gen • J-Pop • Japanese dramas • Koi Dance • Nigeru wa Haji da ga Yaku ni Tatsu • We Married as a Job • Yuzuru Hanyu)

Champion figure skater Yuzuru Hanyu to make on-screen acting debut as samurai lord!

Kay
Feb 5, 2016

He’s handsome, talented and an Olympic gold medalist. And now, Yuzuru Hanyu will be making his screen debut as a samurai lord in the Edo period!

Japan
(acting • figure skating • kimono • movies • samurai • video • Yuzuru Hanyu)

Star Wars on ice: Video of figure skater Yuzuru Hanyu with a lightsaber is as cool as it sounds

Preston Phro
Dec 17, 2015

Japanese ice skater Yuzuru Hanyu is famous for record-breaking performances—but none are as awesome as this video of the athlete with a lightsaber!

Internet, Japan
(figure skater • lightsaber • Star Wars • video • Yuzuru Hanyu)

Japan’s cats are figure skater Yuzuru Hanyu’s biggest fans【Pics】

Philip Kendall
Dec 16, 2015

We all know that Japan loves cats. But what do Japan’s cats love? If these photos are anything to go by, the answer is simple: figure skater Yuzuru Hanyu.