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Ohtani's 'Technique Beats Mindset' Mantra, a Yakuza Theme on Genius Top 10, and an AI 'Japanese GTA' All Hit at Once
Three feel-good Japan-abroad stories landed together. Shohei Ohtani told US media that mindset doesn't actually affect hitting — only technique does — drawing waves of self-help-style admiration. The new Yakuza game's theme 'STRANGER THAN HEAVEN' by Snoop Dogg, Satoshi Fujiwara, Ado, and Tori Kelly broke into Genius's Hot Top 10 chart. And an AI-generated 'Japan-set GTA V' clip went viral for blending Rockstar-style action with FamilyMart-and-torii-gate streetscapes.