I read a news from AFP about Dr. Kawashima, the man behind the Brain Training Series. He got 2.4 billion Yen (22 million dollars) from the royalty. He was able to take half of it but he didn’t. Instead, he donated all of his part to fund a research lab. Quoted from AFP:

“Not a single yen has gone in my pocket,” said the soft-spoken 48-year-old professor with round-rim glasses.

I feel pity for his family 🙁

Dr. Kawashima admitted that he’s workaholic, a very busy person and working is his hobby. Maybe he works more than 12 hours a day, including several weekends. He don’t have much time with his wife and four sons and they have to wait for him patiently.

But in return, he gave his sons strict and discipline rule, banned them for playing video game in weekdays (only one hour at weekends :shock:), destroyed the game disc in front of them if they break the rule, and give them more pressure.

“Having fun is not studying. Making them study is not to entertain children but to pressure them to make efforts. People fall to lower and lower places unless they are driven to go higher,” he said.

Okay, maybe his sons believe that this is the best for them and their father works hard for a better living. Then someday, one of his child finds out that his father gets 10 million dollar from Brain Training’s royalty and ask him whether they can have one month family vacation in Hawaii, or move to a bigger and nicer apartment, or invest on several small business so their father can retired with money.

“No, I don’t have the money. I gave ALL of them for charity,” says Papa Kawashima.

“Everyone in my family is mad at me but I tell them that if they want money, go out and earn it.”

What a father 😐

This gives me a new game idea: Mr. XXX’s Family Training 😉