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May 9, 2021 Pompoms rustle and silver shoes flash as Japan Pom Pom practices, moving to a lively cheer dance beat. With members age 60 to 89, they’re no ordinary squad. But don’t you dare call them grannies. “Right at the start, we weren’t very happy about being called ‘granny cheer dancers, ” says Fumie Takino, the bubbly, energetic 89-year-old who founded Japan Pom Pom average age, 72 years more than 25 years ago. At a recent weekly practice, resumed after a year off, mask-wearing members checked temperatures before stretching, then moved into their dance routines socially distanced, of course. Though most wore sweatpants and t-shirts, for performances they don sequined, mini-skirted cheer costumes. For one routine, Takino wears a leather biker jacket and shades; in another, all sport silver wigs. ....
âIt doesn t matter how old you areâ: Japanese cheer squad with average age of 72 South China Morning Post - May 06 Fumie Takino, 89, founded the cheer squad Japan Pom Pom in 1996. While the teamâs average age is 72, the women believe that age does not matter when it comes to dancing. Japan Times - May 06 Mao Ichiyama won the womenâs section of the Sapporo Challenge Half Marathon with a personal-best time on Wednesday, beating out fellow Japan Olympic team members Honami Maeda and Ayuko Suzuki. Kyodo - May 06 The younger brother of Japanese NBA player Rui Hachimura has revealed a message received online that targets the two with anti-black insults, saying in his Twitter post sharing the racial slurs that he hopes to increase awareness of discrimination faced by minorities in Japan. ....