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Dialogue: 0,0:00:16.50,0:00:20.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm on a mission to make\Na rich and fulfilling world
Dialogue: 0,0:00:20.71,0:00:22.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,through sports activities.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:24.48,0:00:29.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Here I participated at the world's\Nmost prominent obstacle course.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:30.02,0:00:32.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,However, when I was a child,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:32.92,0:00:36.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I hated sports, since I was \Nreally not an athletic person.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:37.29,0:00:41.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Some of you may think\NI'm joking, but it's true.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:42.31,0:00:45.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When I was very young\Nand playing catch for the first time,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:45.27,0:00:47.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I couldn't catch the ball thrown at me.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:48.06,0:00:51.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I tried, but the ball ended up\Nhitting me and making my nose bleed.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:52.33,0:00:56.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's quite surprising that I now\Nrepresent a sports foundation,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:56.36,0:00:59.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,moving around with children\Nwith the best of my ability
Dialogue: 0,0:01:00.68,0:01:04.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,under the belief that sports\Ncan make a rich world,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:05.11,0:01:08.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which even I'm amazed myself at.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:10.68,0:01:14.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Why have I come to believe\Nin the power of sports so much?
Dialogue: 0,0:01:15.96,0:01:18.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The answer lies in a value\NI hold close to heart:
Dialogue: 0,0:01:19.41,0:01:26.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,people are adaptable and grow\Nby progressing in response to change.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:29.62,0:01:33.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was born in Iwaki City, Fukushima,\Non the 2nd floor of a men's clothing shop
Dialogue: 0,0:01:33.52,0:01:35.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in a shopping street.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:35.81,0:01:37.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,On the first floor of the store,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:37.54,0:01:41.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,my father did the stocking\Nand my mother did sales.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:41.12,0:01:43.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Up until I was two to three years old,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:43.08,0:01:46.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was often on a lead tied to a wagon\Nnear the store entrance,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:46.13,0:01:51.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I would greet customers saying\N"welcome" and "thank you."
Dialogue: 0,0:01:51.48,0:01:54.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was basically the "mascot dog"\Nof the store, so to speak.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:56.55,0:02:00.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The small men's clothing shop\Nmy father started up
Dialogue: 0,0:02:00.04,0:02:03.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,expanded to have multiple shops.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:04.27,0:02:07.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,After that, we kept changing\Nwhat the company was,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:08.38,0:02:10.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,over and over again.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:10.19,0:02:13.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,At the time, the company\Nwas like a chameleon
Dialogue: 0,0:02:13.06,0:02:15.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because it kept changing constantly.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:15.97,0:02:19.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That meant that my father would also\Nchange his strategies on a daily basis.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:20.72,0:02:23.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He would say one thing,\Nand next day he would change his mind.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:23.63,0:02:26.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Then the day after,\Nhe would change his mind again.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:27.91,0:02:33.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When asked why he kept changing\Nwhat he said all the time, he said,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:34.21,0:02:36.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"The world is changing all the time
Dialogue: 0,0:02:37.02,0:02:41.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and people who progress and adapt\Nwill survive these changes."
Dialogue: 0,0:02:42.34,0:02:44.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's what he told me.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:46.40,0:02:51.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,On my part, because I was changing \Nschools and moving out a lot,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:51.66,0:02:54.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,saying what felt like\Ndaily hellos and goodbyes,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:55.92,0:02:57.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I got used to that kind of lifestyle.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:57.90,0:03:01.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Towards the end of the junior high school,\NI left Fukushima by myself,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:02.11,0:03:08.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I hopped around Sendai, Tokyo,\NSan Diego, Boston, and Barcelona
Dialogue: 0,0:03:08.23,0:03:11.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,by the time I was 28 years old.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:12.25,0:03:17.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,However, my father,\Nwhom I deeply respected and loved
Dialogue: 0,0:03:17.82,0:03:20.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,passed away suddenly\Nwhile he was traveling.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:22.14,0:03:25.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It’s been 15 years\Nsince he passed away in 2003.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:26.22,0:03:29.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Not only did my father give me\Ninsights on running a business,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:29.15,0:03:31.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but he also showed me how to live my life,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:31.15,0:03:34.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so losing him left a big hole in my heart.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:35.50,0:03:38.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I couldn't really make sense of it at all.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:42.09,0:03:46.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But my father always taught me
Dialogue: 0,0:03:46.55,0:03:52.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that we progress and grow as people\Nin response to change
Dialogue: 0,0:03:53.30,0:03:55.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,by words and actions,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:55.54,0:03:59.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,this was my way of thinking\Nfrom the day I was born.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:02.74,0:04:04.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Also,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:04.64,0:04:09.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,there’s one more event\Nthat made a big change in my life.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:09.43,0:04:15.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's the Great East Japan Earthquake,\Nwhich happened on 11th March, 2011.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:17.88,0:04:21.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,My father’s hometown\Nis in Iwaki City, Fukushima.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:21.34,0:04:23.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,My mother’s is in Ishinomaki City, Miyagi.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:23.78,0:04:26.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Both cities were severely\Naffected by the disaster,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:26.21,0:04:29.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I lost many of my relatives,\Nfriends, and people that I knew.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:30.76,0:04:37.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Furthermore, the 70 sports stores of ours\Nwere collapsed and destroyed.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:40.02,0:04:43.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Even now when I try to remember \Nthat time, it’s still fuzzy to me.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:44.76,0:04:48.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I know for certain that I remember\Nthe notion of wanting to keep on living.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:49.93,0:04:52.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I thought living of itself was a miracle.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:52.44,0:04:56.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,With this new sense of self,\NI started to think of what I could do.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:00.38,0:05:03.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What I did with the 70 destroyed shops
Dialogue: 0,0:05:03.28,0:05:07.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,was that I took out tents\Nand camping equipment from the rubble
Dialogue: 0,0:05:08.07,0:05:12.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and created spaces\Nfor the locals to gather.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:12.99,0:05:17.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,However, in those places,\Nthe children couldn't smile anymore.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:18.26,0:05:24.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They had lost their parents,\Nsiblings, relatives, and even homes.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:24.33,0:05:27.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There was no way\Nthe kids would be in high spirits.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:27.92,0:05:30.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Amongst all this,\Nour support groups expanded,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:31.60,0:05:35.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and we received all kinds of support \Nfrom athletes all around the world.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:38.74,0:05:42.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,One day, with a legendary NBA player,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:42.52,0:05:46.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we visited Shiogama City\NJunior High School in Miyagi Prefecture.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:47.34,0:05:52.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Up until this day, many children \Nrefused to even touch the ball.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:54.76,0:05:56.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Encouraged by the NBA player,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:56.80,0:05:59.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they started passing\Nthe ball to each other.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:59.25,0:06:02.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Then those children,\Nwho couldn't even crack a smile,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:02.23,0:06:06.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,started smiling and even crying.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:06.83,0:06:09.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Even now, I can remember it vividly.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:09.72,0:06:12.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Despite this painful\Nand difficult situation,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:13.03,0:06:16.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,sports has this power\Nto make people smile.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:17.19,0:06:19.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It has this power\Nto give back life to others.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:20.15,0:06:22.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's how I really felt.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:24.73,0:06:26.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Up until that point,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:26.04,0:06:28.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I thought that sports were only\Nfor people who liked sports
Dialogue: 0,0:06:28.84,0:06:31.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and people who can do sports.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:32.82,0:06:37.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,However, when I saw\Nthose children's expressions change,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:38.00,0:06:40.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I actually felt the impact\Nthat sports can make on people.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:43.29,0:06:46.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When I saw those children, it dawned on me
Dialogue: 0,0:06:46.67,0:06:49.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that having sports as part of one's life
Dialogue: 0,0:06:50.42,0:06:53.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,makes life more fun and worthwhile,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:56.18,0:06:59.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that making sports\Nmore accessible to more people
Dialogue: 0,0:06:59.41,0:07:02.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,may make a richer\Nand more fulfilling world.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:02.89,0:07:05.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This was such a startling discovery.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:05.98,0:07:09.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I started feeling empowered\Nto do the best I could do
Dialogue: 0,0:07:09.92,0:07:11.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for the children struggling out there.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:12.62,0:07:17.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That revelation inspired\Nthis foundation's establishment.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:18.81,0:07:20.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The first thing that we did was,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:20.83,0:07:24.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for the children who couldn't go outside\Ndue to the radioactive contamination,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:24.74,0:07:27.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we established a free sports facility.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:28.42,0:07:34.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The fact is that the child obesity rate\Nin Fukushima spiked after the disaster.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:35.74,0:07:40.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was reminded of the importance\Nof what we usually consider obvious:
Dialogue: 0,0:07:40.32,0:07:45.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,children need to move around\Nand play outside.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:48.25,0:07:51.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So our foundation expanded our reach
Dialogue: 0,0:07:52.38,0:07:54.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,by hosting various sports events.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:55.18,0:08:00.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We now offer these sports opportunities\Nto over 600,000 children.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:03.87,0:08:06.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Among these activities,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:06.21,0:08:10.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,our main focus is the sports camp \Nfor primary school students.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:12.59,0:08:16.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They spend two nights and three days\Nwithout parental supervision.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:16.27,0:08:20.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We invite former Japanese representatives\Nand pro-athletes in various sports
Dialogue: 0,0:08:21.43,0:08:24.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to directly coach them during the day,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:24.37,0:08:27.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and in the evening, we run events\Nlike meetups in English.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:27.27,0:08:30.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The children have all kinds\Nof experiences at the camp.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:30.22,0:08:35.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,At the camp, a couple of incidents\Noccur almost every time.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:37.38,0:08:39.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Children are very nervous\Non their first day,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:39.51,0:08:41.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,become more comfortable\Non the second day,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:41.83,0:08:44.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,then start fighting each other\Nthe next moment.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:45.06,0:08:48.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Eventually, they get angry\Nsince things didn't go as planned,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:48.22,0:08:49.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,then they go berserk ...
Dialogue: 0,0:08:49.92,0:08:51.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and finally break out!
Dialogue: 0,0:08:51.15,0:08:52.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:08:53.22,0:08:54.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For our staff and volunteers,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:54.99,0:08:58.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it feels like being in the trenches\Ndealing with all those hassles.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:58.90,0:09:02.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But we get feedback from children\Non what they did at the camp like,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:02.22,0:09:06.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Now I know that I can complete\Nin a lot of sports, not just one sport."
Dialogue: 0,0:09:07.98,0:09:10.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Another kid said,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:10.56,0:09:15.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"At this camp, I learned how to talk\Nwith people I haven't met before."
Dialogue: 0,0:09:17.85,0:09:21.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Two nights and three days\Nis such a short amount of time,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:22.31,0:09:26.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but this camp has had a huge effect\Non the children's growth and well-being,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:27.11,0:09:29.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I feel so happy that it does.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:31.01,0:09:33.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now I have come to believe firmly
Dialogue: 0,0:09:34.66,0:09:36.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that the philosophy\NI hold dear in my heart,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:36.86,0:09:42.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that people are adaptable and grow\Nby progressing in response to change,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:42.68,0:09:45.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is closely linked to the power of sports.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:49.04,0:09:52.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The other day, I flew to Buenos Aires
Dialogue: 0,0:09:52.39,0:09:56.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and participated in the first\N"Olympism in Action Forum" held there.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:57.59,0:10:04.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There were over 1,500 people\Nfrom 150 countries across 5 continents.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:04.78,0:10:08.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The theme was to make a peaceful society\Nwith the power of sports,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:08.35,0:10:11.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and we held discussions \Nwith all kinds of topics.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:12.56,0:10:16.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For sports to help\Nthe international society
Dialogue: 0,0:10:17.08,0:10:20.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to continuously grow and expand\Nin the right direction,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:20.93,0:10:26.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I think Japan has to play a big role
Dialogue: 0,0:10:26.59,0:10:30.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,even after hosting the Tokyo \N2020 Olympics and Paralympics.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:32.56,0:10:35.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Not being afraid to take on challenges,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:36.10,0:10:39.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,advancing by doing on all sorts of things.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:39.48,0:10:43.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and growing together with friends \Nby influencing each other.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:43.66,0:10:48.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,These are the kinds of experiences \Nwe want children to have through sports.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:48.19,0:10:51.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I want to go out there and make \Nthis kind of safe space for them.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:51.52,0:10:56.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I have been through many changes\Nmy whole life since I was very little.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:58.77,0:11:02.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,From inheriting my family business\Nafter my father passed away
Dialogue: 0,0:11:03.89,0:11:07.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to losing so much\Nfrom the Tohoku Earthquake,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:08.08,0:11:10.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I rose above the depths of my own despair.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:12.47,0:11:15.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Today, I'm standing here, talking to you.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:17.04,0:11:20.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That is solely because I was willing\Nto accepting these changes,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:21.10,0:11:23.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,taught myself to become stronger,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:23.37,0:11:27.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and adapted and grew during these times.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:29.37,0:11:32.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I believe that everyone\Nwho came here today
Dialogue: 0,0:11:32.29,0:11:38.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is changing, adapting, \Nand growing every single day.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:39.78,0:11:42.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There are times\Nwhere it can get really tough,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:42.42,0:11:46.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and you'll have those days when you want \Nto stop and not take another single step.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:47.02,0:11:51.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,However, there is nothing more precious
Dialogue: 0,0:11:51.23,0:11:56.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,than the joy of being able to do things\Nthat you couldn't do before.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:58.09,0:12:03.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That way, you can live\Na happy life in your own ways.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:03.47,0:12:05.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I've learned that with my own experiences.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:07.74,0:12:12.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Change, adaptability, and growth.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:13.97,0:12:17.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I invite everyone who's listening to me
Dialogue: 0,0:12:18.53,0:12:20.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to take that first step for the better.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:21.99,0:12:23.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thank you very much.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:23.91,0:12:26.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause)