These short, sweet videos have Japan’s recently retired baseball star play the (board) game of life while musing on his real lived experiences.
board game
After seeing Google’s artificial intelligence system “AlphaGo” beat one of the best Go players alive last week, I decided to try the popular game myself.
Despite occasionally having risqué names like Taboo or Hungry Hungry Hippos, board games are generally wholesome fun for the whole family to enjoy. And what could be more family-oriented than a game where the main objective is to find out who your family is?
Yes, in Konoko Darenoko (“Who’s child is this?” also translated as “Who is the father?”) a woman who has had multiple partners in a relatively small timeframe must now determine who the biological father of her baby is. But watch out! Those alleged fathers are tricky and will do whatever it takes to avoid responsibility.
MOST POPULAR
Now
Tokyo ramen shop owner sets “Japanese only” rule as countermeasure against coronavirus
Studio Ghibli suddenly makes 38 albums of anime music available on Spotify, Apple Music, and more
Soba restaurant in Japan struggles to find new employee, rewords job ad and offers flood in
Skip Starbucks? A super-cheap, semi-secret alternative to a coffeehouse break in Tokyo
Does anime need to start being more politically correct for overseas audiences? Twitter debates
Sliced mayonnaise and white chocolate now exist in Japan, bringing sandwiches to glorious new era
Japanese maid delivery service brings omurice to your door 【Video】
Train brought to emergency stop because someone coughed in it
A vending machine where you don’t know what you’re buying until it comes out – we give it a try!
Anime dating simulator girl gets turned into horrifying monster by “image improvement” AI【Video】
Weekly
- Studio Ghibli suddenly makes 38 albums of anime music available on Spotify, Apple Music, and more
Japan’s best train pass, the Japan Rail Pass, finally being made available for purchase online- Train brought to emergency stop because someone coughed in it
Our male otaku tries Japan’s anime heroine mascara, learns what it’s like to be shojo manga star
Love Live! poster showing anime schoolgirl in see-through skirt divides public opinion in Japan- Soba restaurant in Japan struggles to find new employee, rewords job ad and offers flood in
Japanese man berates American woman for “crime” against taiyaki, ends up converted to her ways
Starbucks Japan reveals second sakura cherry blossom drinkware range for 2020
Can a curry shop legally ban you if you don’t finish your rice? A Japanese lawyer chimes in
Wage hell — Japanese office worker reveals soul-crushing past paycheck for 171 hours of overtime
Monthly
Japan goes beyond rice cookers with new curry rice cooker, the kitchen gadget we need right now
Japan’s one-person bento box-sized rice cooker can give you freshly cooked rice at the office
My Hero Academia creator, publisher make official apologies for controversial character name
Can you solve this crazy difficult, super satisfying math puzzle from a Japanese middle schooler?
Out-of-business Tokyo McDonald’s gets brutal but kind sendoff from rival Burger King branch
A warning to think twice before taking photos of a crab dinner lying in a Japanese subway station
Demon-slaying Dojigiri, one of Japan’s Five Swords Under Heaven, now on display at Kasuga Shrine- Studio Ghibli suddenly makes 38 albums of anime music available on Spotify, Apple Music, and more
- Japanese man berates American woman for “crime” against taiyaki, ends up converted to her ways
Controversial My Hero Academia character gets new name, comes with risk of yet another controversy
Yearly
Adult Cream Pie coming to McDonald’s Japan- Japan goes beyond rice cookers with new curry rice cooker, the kitchen gadget we need right now
Japanese cosplay model shows off thighs, but fans’ eyes are on her Nintendo 64 controller grip
Pokémon fan learns the startling truth about the Wooloo plushie
Free “Language Learning with Netflix” extension makes studying Japanese almost too easy- Japan’s one-person bento box-sized rice cooker can give you freshly cooked rice at the office
- My Hero Academia creator, publisher make official apologies for controversial character name
- Can you solve this crazy difficult, super satisfying math puzzle from a Japanese middle schooler?
We taste the Adult Cream Pie from McDonald’s Japan- Out-of-business Tokyo McDonald’s gets brutal but kind sendoff from rival Burger King branch
RECOMMENDED STORIES
Sliced mayonnaise and white chocolate now exist in Japan, bringing sandwiches to glorious new era
Japanese maid delivery service brings omurice to your door 【Video】
Train brought to emergency stop because someone coughed in it
A vending machine where you don’t know what you’re buying until it comes out – we give it a try!
Anime dating simulator girl gets turned into horrifying monster by “image improvement” AI【Video】
There’s now a real-life professional wrestling Pikachu, and yes, he’s totally crazy【Videos】
Tokyo bento shop famous for jumbo orders offers a meaty sausage lunch for under 1,000 yen
Boro the Caterpillar anime now showing at the Ghibli Museum in Tokyo 【SoraReview】
Eye reflection stalker who assaulted idol says he “would like to do everything he can” for her
Free “Language Learning with Netflix” extension makes studying Japanese almost too easy
Japan’s one-person bento box-sized rice cooker can give you freshly cooked rice at the office
Japan’s best train pass, the Japan Rail Pass, finally being made available for purchase online
We try a rotating sushi chain’s super high-quality 3-layer caviar, sea urchin & fatty tuna sushi
-
