Fukudome moved to Chicago Cubs and has started his first season in the Major Leagues. His debut game was at 31st March and he played really well, 3-for-3, including 3-run homer. Wow!
Of course, the media in Japan reported his excellent performance, but actually they featured another thing more than his play. It was the boards the fan of Cubs held up.
Look this photo. Fan of Cubs held up the boards with Japanese words when Fukudome played.
According to one report, one local newspaper company made those boards and distributed them to the fans. They intended to translate "it's gonna happen" to Japanese. Pity! Mistranslation.
After hearing that, I tried to check Google Translate. Yes, the Google Translate was responsible for this mistranslation.
This Japanese word means "it's just by coincidence". It is rude to Fukudome. Haha.
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