[10] In 2007, Hoyama was invited by Carlos Nuzman from the Brazilian Olympic Committee to be the flag bearer for Brazil at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara.

According to Nuzman, the choice of Hoyama displays support from the committee to all sports that Brazilians play.

[12] Other than his native Portuguese, Hoyama also speaks English, his heritage language of Japanese and Spanish.

[8] Hoyama is briefly mentioned in the eighth episode of the fourth season of The Office American TV series.

Table tennis plays a major role in the plot and Dwight Schrute says he even has a life-size poster of Hugo Hoyama in his room.