Television ratings in Japan have set records as the Dodgers and Ohtani prepare to face the New York Yankees. The first game is Friday evening, Oct. 25, in the United States, which will be Saturday morning, Oct. 26, in Japan.
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Now that Shohei Ohtani and the Los Angeles Dodgers are in the World Series, the hairdresser plans to cheer them on. Finding gear to reflect that rooting interest won’t be hard. Ohtani has stoked national pride, even among the Japanese who don’t care about baseball. Youth players in Japan adore him and newscasts often lead with him, even though the country is voting on Sunday in critical parliamentary elections.
Ohtani products have always sold well in Japan, but reaching the World Series has changed everything. “I have no idea who he is,” he said, referring to Ohtani. “There’s not a lot of exposure to him back in the UK.”“If I buy,” said Jake, “it will be purely based on aesthetics.”
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