The American analyst who is an “Otani fanatic” has come to Japan for a long-awaited visit. He experienced culture shock on his first day!

Last Updated on 08/20/2022 by てんしょく飯

A famous American analyst made his “long-awaited” visit to Japan.

On August 19, Ben Verlander, an analyst for the U.S. broadcast station “FOX Sports,” who is known as a rare “Otani maniac,” arrived in Japan on a flight arriving at Haneda Airport. On the same day, he attended a Yokohama Bay Stars game at Yokohama Stadium.

He ran into a language barrier.

Mr. Verlander came to Japan to do an interview for “Flippin’ Bats,” a TV program he hosts. He will tour Tokyo, Iwate, and Sapporo, all of which have a strong connection to Otani, in order to learn about where Otani began playing baseball, where he spent his high school years, and to get a feel for Japanese baseball culture.

The famous analyst wrote his thoughts on his first visit to Japan in his “diary. In “Exploring Shohei Otani’s Roots,” published by FOX Sports, he wrote about his thoughts on his first visit to Japan. In an article titled “Ben Verlander’s Japan Diary,” he emphasized, “I was eager to dive into the Japanese baseball culture and learn more about Shohei.

Expressing his strong interest in Japan, Verlander was immediately exposed to a different culture. He reported on his feelings when he ate ramen noodles on his first day in Japan: “We found it to be a culture shock.

We were reminded that this was culture shock. If it weren’t for Masa, our interpreter, I think we would have been faced with a challenge. I have been to many places in the world, but Japan is very different from other countries. In other countries, even if English is not the mainstream language, people can at least read. And many people can speak at least a little English. But this is not the case in Japan. It is very difficult to find people who can speak English.

Mr. Verlander immediately ran into a language barrier. But, he said, “It makes me think of Shohei, who came to the U.S. from Japan. The culture shock I experienced today is something he must be dealing with every day in the U.S.,” he said.

During his visit to Japan, Verlander said he hopes to “learn as much as I can about Japanese culture and meet and get to know my fans. During his week-long stay in Japan, Verlander plans to interact with professional baseball fans.

Four-hit day for Shohei including a homer and a triple, but the Halos fall to the Mariners 11-7 pic.twitter.com/h8XUvjbszh

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