Sochi gold medalist Hanyu honored in parade in disaster-hit hometown

Sochi gold medalist Hanyu honored in parade in disaster-hit hometown

SENDAI, Japan - Sochi Olympic figure skating gold medalist Yuzuru Hanyu holds up his gold medal during a parade in his hometown Sendai, Miyagai Prefecture, on April 26, 2014. Hanyu, the first Japanese male figure skater to win the gold medal in the Olympic men's singles competition, is from the northeastern Japanese city of Sendai hit hard by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami.

Sochi gold medalist Hanyu honored in parade in disaster-hit hometown

Sochi gold medalist Hanyu honored in parade in disaster-hit hometown

SENDAI, Japan - People gather to see Sochi Olympic figure skating gold medalist Yuzuru Hanyu during a parade in his hometown Sendai, Miyagai Prefecture, on April 26, 2014. Hanyu, the first Japanese male figure skater to win the gold medal in the Olympic men's singles competition, is from the northeastern Japanese city of Sendai hit hard by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami.

Sochi gold medalist Hanyu honored in parade in disaster-hit hometown

Sochi gold medalist Hanyu honored in parade in disaster-hit hometown

SENDAI, Japan - People gather to see Sochi Olympic figure skating gold medalist Yuzuru Hanyu during a parade in his hometown Sendai, Miyagai Prefecture, on April 26, 2014. Hanyu, the first Japanese male figure skater to win the gold medal in the Olympic men's singles competition, is from the northeastern Japanese city of Sendai hit hard by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami.

Typhoon heads toward east Japan after landfall in southwestern Kyushu

Typhoon heads toward east Japan after landfall in southwestern Kyushu

Houses and farmland in Nobeoka, Miyagai Prefecture, are inundated by waters on Sept. 20, 2016 after a nearby river was flooded by powerful Typhoon Malakas. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Typhoon heads toward east Japan after landfall in southwestern Kyushu

Typhoon heads toward east Japan after landfall in southwestern Kyushu

Houses and farmland in Nobeoka, Miyagai Prefecture, are inundated by waters on Sept. 20, 2016 after a nearby river was flooded by powerful Typhoon Malakas. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo