The Hiroshima Carp launched an unusual pre-emptive posting strike on Friday when they revealed they have begun the process of posting star right fielder Seiya Suzuki after the season.

In response, I’ve updated Suzuki’s profile page, and while you can read a lot of comments and reports about his short swing, speed, and arm, so I’m going to take a different tack and talk about Suzuki the individual and the way things are in Japan.