Before Shohei Ohtani became Japan’s most popular athlete, that designation belonged to figure skater Yuzuru Hanyu.
Like Ohtani, Hanyu is 29.
Like Ohtani, Hanyu was born and raised in the Tohoku region, the northern part of Japan’s mainland.
Last year, the retired Hanyu announced on social media that he was married. Three months later, he returned to the same platform with another announcement.
He was divorced.
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