The Resident
Breakfast with Ohtani: In Japan, watching this World Series may be the national pastime
“Elderly people in Japan love Ohtani,” Tokyo resident Tatsuo Shinke said. “It’s my mother. And all my mother’s friends."
Shohei Ohtani has been a superstar in Japan for more than a decade, but one day earlier this year, a Tokyo resident named Tatsuo Shinke noticed something different.
Shinke, the CEO of Mint, a leading trading card store, had already watched as Ohtani’... [12427 chars]