The Spring Festival of the Year of the Tiger, for our Chinese, is not only a highlight moment to share the reunion of traditional festivals, but also a happy time to usher in the 24th Winter Olympic Games. In this regard, a Japanese friend said to me, "In 1964, Tokyo, Japan, became the first city in Asia to host the Summer Olympic Games; in 2008, Beijing, China, came to the fore and successfully hosted the Beijing Olympic Games. In 2021, Tokyo, Japan, hosted the Summer Olympics postponed for one year during the epidemic, making Tokyo the only Asian city in Japan to host two Olympic Games; in 2022, the Winter Olympics were hosted as scheduled during the epidemic, which in turn made Beijing the only city in the world to host the Summer Olympic Games and the Winter Olympic Games. ”
In my opinion, this Japanese friend has a good grasp of the point, and it is relatively in place. However, I would like to tell you here today that in fact, the Japanese media is paying more attention to the Beijing Winter Olympics is the famous Japanese figure skater Yu Yu.
On February 9, The Mainichi Shimbun, a mainstream Japanese media outlet, reported that "today, the 27-year-old Yusheng Yusuke is very popular in China, and when he entered the Beijing Capital Gymnasium on February 8, many spectators enthusiastically stood up and took out their mobile phones to take pictures of him." The report also specifically pointed out that in October last year, when Hua Chunying, a chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman who always had a serious look, said on social media that many Japanese fans deeply regretted not being able to come to the Beijing Winter Olympics to watch the Yusheng string match, she said, "Leave it to us." Japanese fans immediately responded with warm words such as "thank you". Japan's Kyodo News Agency also pointed out in the report that "Yusei Yusuke has super popularity in China", and his "every move and every throw has been cast with a keen eye", and now Japan and China have drawn closer through him.
At the same time, I also noticed that on February 9, the major Japanese media reported on the unfavorable appearance of Yu Yu Yu on the first page or on the special page of the Beijing Winter Olympics, saying that he only scored 95.15 points because of the mistake in the back four jumps in the game. The Mainichi Shimbun said that despite this, Yu Yusei "did not show (performance) of tragedy in his expression, but he was able to talk and laugh and say, 'I was hated by ice today', and it seemed that he was just unlucky." The Yomiuri Shimbun reported on the "Beijing Winter Olympics Special Edition" that Yu Yushin began to learn figure skating at the age of 4. According to the report, when Yusei Yushin had just started studying in Sendai, Japan, he didn't know how many times he fell on the ice or how many times he was hit on the head by props, but each time he stood up tenaciously and continued to train. His coach at the time, Yamada, recalled, "Yusei has cultivated an indomitable spirit from an early age. ”
On February 9, the Sankei Shimbun also reported on a warm incident, saying that since 2011, a "fan" of Habu Yushin in Sendai, Japan, founded a newspaper called "Habu NEWS" to report on Habu Yushin active in the ice rink at any time. By February 3, the newspaper had published 99 issues, with its 100th issue scheduled for February 15. Now, the newspaper's editor-in-chief is expecting Yusuke to perform well in the Feb. 10 event.
In a February 9 report, the Asahi Shimbun referred to Yusuke Habu as "the king of adversity" and a "hero of failure."
In my opinion, from these reports in Japan, there is a tolerance in Japanese society. No athlete doesn't want to achieve great results on the field, and no athlete is willing to fail. When he loses on the field and does not achieve the expected excellent results, whether society is tolerant of him shows the degree of civilization and moral standards of a society. It is very important to encourage the loser to achieve good results in future competitions, and it will also have a good impact on the social climate.
Text/Jiang Feng