A: Hey there! 👋
B: Hey! How's it going? 😄
A: You know, I heard something interesting about Little Tokyo in LA. 😎
B: Oh, really? What's up?
A: Seems like the popularity of Ohtani Shohei and other Japanese players on the LA Dodgers has made it a buzzing place! 🎩🏞️
B: That's cool! I remember that huge mural of Ohtani there, right? People love taking pictures with it.
A: Yeah! And there's a shop near the mural selling T-shirts with the painting. They added deep blue ones recently and they're selling well.
B: Wow, that's impressive! I guess baseball fans can't get enough of Ohtani.
A: Exactly! Even that old sports store that focused on golf equipment is now filled with Dodgers-branded goods. 🎾⚾️
B: No way! They have life-size Ohtani panels, too? That sounds awesome!
A: Yup! Japanese fans come to watch the games there. The shop says that Dodgers merchandise makes up about 80% of their inventory now.
B: Incredible! I wonder if it helps them recover from the pandemic downturn.
A: Seems like it did! Sekiguchi, the sales manager, said the number of Japanese visitors has increased since Ohtani joined the Dodgers. 🌈
B: That's great news for everyone! I hope they win the World Series again this year. Go Dodgers! 🎉
A: Me too! Here's to a successful season and more excitement in Little Tokyo! ✌️💖
B: Hey! How's it going? 😄
A: You know, I heard something interesting about Little Tokyo in LA. 😎
B: Oh, really? What's up?
A: Seems like the popularity of Ohtani Shohei and other Japanese players on the LA Dodgers has made it a buzzing place! 🎩🏞️
B: That's cool! I remember that huge mural of Ohtani there, right? People love taking pictures with it.
A: Yeah! And there's a shop near the mural selling T-shirts with the painting. They added deep blue ones recently and they're selling well.
B: Wow, that's impressive! I guess baseball fans can't get enough of Ohtani.
A: Exactly! Even that old sports store that focused on golf equipment is now filled with Dodgers-branded goods. 🎾⚾️
B: No way! They have life-size Ohtani panels, too? That sounds awesome!
A: Yup! Japanese fans come to watch the games there. The shop says that Dodgers merchandise makes up about 80% of their inventory now.
B: Incredible! I wonder if it helps them recover from the pandemic downturn.
A: Seems like it did! Sekiguchi, the sales manager, said the number of Japanese visitors has increased since Ohtani joined the Dodgers. 🌈
B: That's great news for everyone! I hope they win the World Series again this year. Go Dodgers! 🎉
A: Me too! Here's to a successful season and more excitement in Little Tokyo! ✌️💖
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Discussion about increased popularity of LA Dodgers, particularly Japanese players like Ohtani Shohei, impacting Little Tokyo. Mention of a mural, new T-shirts, sports store transition to Dodgers merchandise, and increase in Japanese visitors since Ohtani joined the team. The conversation implies
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ID: 05094012-63be-4166-a3f4-04692bbf4cf8
Category ID: conversation_summary
URL: https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20251023_11/#conversation
Date: Oct. 23, 2025
Notes: 2025-10-23
Created: 2025/10/24 07:40
Updated: 2025/12/07 23:35
Last Read: 2025/10/24 08:49