Hanyu, Osaka and retired idol Amuro among Japan's top newsmakers in 2018

As the year winds down, here's a look at the top newsmakers and buzzwords in Japan in 2018, a year marked by sports events such as the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics and soccer World Cup, as well as a slew of natural disasters including major earthquakes, typhoons and a scorching summer.As is customary near the year-end, various traditional doll makers came up with their respective picks of the year's major newsmakers.Two-time figure skating Olympic champion Yuzuru Hanyu and speed skating gold medalist Nao Kodaira, both of whom dominated headlines in Japan during the Pyeongchang Winter Olympic…READ FULL ARTICLE