Local middle-aged men, affectionately called ojisan, have become celebrities in the small rural Japanese town of Kawara.

The game celebrates the personalities, quirks, and overall communal impact of these everyday men who may not be so every day in the eyes of the town’s kids. There’s a card featuring the 74-year-old Mr. Honda, a former fire brigade chief. There’s a card for 68-year-old Mr. Fuji, a former prison guard. Fuji’s card is so popular that kids are asking him for autographs.

The cards all come with unique attacks, stats, and element types, all dealing varying levels of damage. In an interview with the Fuji News Network, Eri Miyahara said, “We wanted to strengthen the connection between the children and the older generations in the community. There are so many amazing people here. I thought it was such a shame that no one knew about them.”

  • tiredofsametab@fedia.io
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    10 days ago

    That’s mostly BS. A lot of follow-ups to studies on supposed long-living areas have found that there are a few common things:

    • deaths not being reported (sometimes because no one notices, sometimes to collect benefits longer)
    • bad recordkeeping, particularly in warzones where records were destroyed
    • lying (sometimes coupled with the above) to be older for some benefit