Doubted Japanese Baseball Ball vs American: Why MLB Pitchers Say It Slips
The Japanese baseball ball and the MLB ball are not the same. Uehara, Iwakuma, and Ohtani all said one word about the American ball: it slips.
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Quit Friends Drift Away in Your 60s. Is That Lonely? Six Things I Noticed.
At 67, after 40 years in a Japanese factory, my friends drifted away. Is that lonely? Six honest things I noticed about friendship in my 60s.
Looking Back I Cared for My Mother at Home for 5 Years. Then I Reached My Limit.
I cared for my mother at home in Japan for 5 years. Here are the two answers I reached about burnout, care managers, and what I regret most.
Doubted Shohei Ohtani Made a Mandala Chart in High School. Something About It Bothers Me.
The Shohei Ohtani mandala chart is famous now. But which came first, the chart or the success? A Japanese fan in his 60s says what bothers him.
Looking Back Run 100 Meters in 10 Seconds, Seishain! — A Workplace That Ignored Tekizai-Tekisho
A retired Japanese factory worker on being told a permanent employee should handle anything, and why weakness is not a flaw but the wrong place.
Quit I Cancelled My Life Insurance in My 60s. No Regrets.
I paid over 5,000,000 yen for life insurance across 47 years and could not explain why. In my 60s I cancelled all of it. No regrets — except one.
Chose I Paid 420,000 Yen for a Dental Implant in Japan. Here Is What Nobody Told Me.
A back molar broke when I was 65. I chose a dental implant in Japan and paid 420,000 yen over two years. Here is what nobody told me first.
Doubted Why Japanese Doctors Do Not See the Whole Patient: A 67-Year-Old Mans Frustration
Do not come if you are not in pain, one doctor told me. Another repeated the same three lines every visit. Why no doctor in Japan looks at the whole of me.
Doubted Earthquake Insurance in Japan: I Know I Should Cancel, but I Cannot
The numbers say cancel my earthquake insurance. I know how harsh the payout system is. I still keep paying. Here is why I cannot let it go.
Chose I Spent 1.3 Million Yen Building a Family Grave in Japan. Was It Worth It?
I promised a dying parent a family grave and spent about 1.3 million yen on it. Land, stone, yearly fees. Whether it was worth it, I still weigh.