Thanks for sharing that amusing episode, deedee.Something similar happened to me too once, buying wine at the supermarket when I had just turned 30. The checkout clerk, who asked for my ID looked like he was barely of age himself. I chuckled while I complied. Upon seeing my birth date his cheeks turned pink and he apologized. I told him "No need to apologize. I took that as a compliment!"
Over the years cheering for Dai together, demarinis and I are feeling like a twin sister each other. And I'd love to add MaiKatze if she's okay with it, beacuse I believe she's also our age. Now we're like triplet sisters, with a younger sister synes . 
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Dai has a profile on JSF's website again:
https://www.skatingjapan.or.jp/figure/player/detail.php?id=taCLHtRwy3g=
He lists skating as his hobby.
You're our youngest sister then.
Tbh I would've had no idea what everyone's age here is. 
: Not that it matters since - as the saying goes - age ain't nothing but a number. As I guess most of us do, I have friends of various ages, from all kinds of backgrounds and with a wide range of views of life. Diversity is the spice of life!
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)::): And great to hear Dai is visiting his family in Kurashiki often these days. I remember his mother revealing that the entire family likes to gather for barbecues at the new house that Dai had built for his parents in 2016. In my mind's eye I'm visualizing a scene of his nephew chasing Moko (Dai-chan's miniature pinscher) and his father's dog in the garden. 
) Anyway, for now here is an incomplete translation posted on DTrtS' facebook account:
Dai is already back with the Hyoen cast! He just updated his ig:
https://www.instagram.com/p/B0K9REvndLU/?igshid=xx1gftaslnm8
He has been nothing but positive about the experience these past weeks and seems to have bonded well with his fellow cast members. Cast and crew have been fondly labeling their time together at rehearsals the "happy camp". Here's to hoping that new lasting friendships were forged! ♡
Here's a clip of Daisuke trying his hand at kendama from today's Hyoen special on Nitteleplus (he gets the hang of it on the 4th attempt
https://twitter.com/figure03171/status/1152820782562566144
And a longer cut of the battle scene (bonus: Yulia and Steph rehearsing a duet at the beginning of the video
https://youtu.be/Uheo3cRdyr8?t=188
From Kanako Murakami's instagram account :
https://www.instagram.com/p/Bz7sgRHJ8uh/
Pictures shared by various cast members illustrating the great vibe at the camp
https://www.instagram.com/p/B0BQhh9JMMo/
https://www.instagram.com/p/Bz4fSIlgOeb/
https://ameblo.jp/seiji-fukushi/entry-12493011621.html
https://www.instagram.com/p/BzvG31MAHJx/
https://www.instagram.com/p/BzvKLx3ARG9/?igshid=1lzi7gzfwy5zj
https://www.instagram.com/p/BzsNht8H4WK/?igshid=djwbr6kw5m61
https://www.instagram.com/p/Bzsbc4FgZPB/
https://twitter.com/AyakaHirahara1/status/1151027465159974912
https://www.instagram.com/p/Bz0dHPzgKS_/
https://www.instagram.com/p/B0BXJrqJ3mL/?igshid=1uxzuqa3tw30b
https://twitter.com/OTO_TOMOMI/status/1148199349949648902
https://twitter.com/blue_asg_86/status/1149208224697999362
This Vogue web-feature introduces the cast and crew:
https://www.vogue.co.jp/fashion/editors_picks/2019-07-19/mayumi-nakamura
Rough partial translation thanks to DTrtS: Link
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Sanyonews published a half-hourlong video summary of the Daisuke x Keiji charity talk event in Kurashiki:
https://www.sanyonews.jp/article/920827
Thanks to Keiji fan "fefe" for translating bits of their hilarious banter (and for trying to transcribe Dai's parts in spite of his habit to speak at lightening-speed
https://twitter.com/hanageshinken2/status/1152569426484629505
It's adorable that Keiji still gets nervous around Dai.
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A while ago the Weekly (Shukan) Asahi feature got a web release (which is identical to the magazine edition):
https://dot.asahi.com/wa/2019071200025.html?page=1
It's a neat interview that "presents" Dai as grounded and mature. He's self-reflective and realistic, but also optimistically looking ahead. Unfortunately I've come across a few selective and heavily biased translations by non-fans that leave out crucial parts to give his words a spin that isn't actually there. Since there aren't many active translators among Dai's fanbase anymore it's doubtful we'll get a full accurate translation. (Unless deedee or mikeko can find the time to help out?
Source
For the rest google works decently, although some nuances are regrettably lost in translation. Still, if you have a few spare minutes it's a recommended read!
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