He expanded the topic from one question and generously shared various anecdotes and information, and the accuracy of his responses and broad perspective once again made me realize that he is a very quick-witted person who is full of intelligence and humor.
Ice Trace hopes to interview Tomoki Hiwatashi again at this turning point in his life.
At the end of this report, we will include a letter from the older sister, who was unable to attend due to work commitments.
I asked you to keep this letter for me after the Four Continents Championships.
Initially, I had planned to publish it on another occasion, but when it was decided that the fan meeting would be held, I decided not to tell anyone about it until the day itself, and instead decided to keep it and have someone read it for me at the end.
(The following is a letter from my [older]sister [note: Tamaki is his younger sister who also skates])
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To Tomoki
I watched the Four Continents Championships from Japan.
I thought that day was still a long way off, but when I heard Tomoki say "last performance," I was reminded of all the things that had happened up until that point, and my heart sank.
That said, I had already returned to Japan before Tomoki started skating, and we never lived together after that, so I was probably the most clueless older sister in the family who knew the least about skating.
Even though we were far apart, I could see various sides of Tomoki by entering his name on social media, and I was happy to spend my time diligently following him, as if I was supporting him.
If I could be greedy, I would have liked to stay like this for a longer time.
After hearing that he was going to have a younger brother who would be more than a decade younger than him, his "mom" (only Tomoki calls him that) asked him to think of a name for the baby, and even though he was still a junior high school student, he thought hard for days about the name, Hiwatashi Richard Tomoki.
Since he was born and raised in America, his first name is Tomoki, which can also be shortened to "Tom."
We also gave him the middle name Richard, which has many nicknames, so that people would call him by that name in a friendly way.
It's been 26 years since then.
I never imagined that in the future so many people would call me "Tomoki."
As a family, I was always proud to be able to support Tomoki as he pursued his big dream.
Thank you for letting me dream with you.
Please continue to support Tomoki from behind the scenes as he pursues his dream.
Here's one fan's X thread with many photos and a few clips: 
for him!
148.07 / 229.10 [5th both in SP & FS for 4th overall]
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