On January 1st, Takenori Emoto and Tatsunori Hara appeared on Nippon Broadcasting System's "Nippon Broadcasting Showup Nighter 60th Anniversary Special Program: Takenori Emoto and Tatsunori Hara's 60th Anniversary of Professional baseball! New Year's Talk," and commented on Nippon-Ham Ham Fighters manager Tsuyoshi Shinjo.

Hara praised the team, saying, "Judging from what I saw in baseball last year, Nippon-Ham, under Shinjo's guidance, has developed players with individual personalities. They've become a wonderful team. I guess you could say that each player has their own unique character. Shinjo is really interesting."

Furthermore, Hara commented, "He thinks very carefully about professional baseball, he uses strategy, and he conveys his feelings to individual players. I feel like he's really starting to blossom."

Emoto also commented, "The team is clearly changing. pitcher in particular are increasingly feeling that if they pitch, they have to complete game. Other teams are starting to be influenced as well."

(Nippon Broadcasting System Show Up Nighter)