Seibu Lions Takumi Kuriyama outfielder (42), (42), (38) held a talk show at a hotel in Kochi City on August 8. Takeya Nakamura infielder Ginjiro Sumitani catcher

When asked what they call each other, Kuriyama replied, "Okawari" or "Sanpei" to Nakamura Tsuyoshi, and "Gin" or "Ginjiro" to Sumitani. Nakamura Tsuyoshi replied, "Kuri and Gin or Gin-san." Sumitani, the youngest of the group, took the microphone last and surprisingly answered, "Kuri and Sanpei or San-chan," revealing that they call each other by nicknames, which elicited laughter from the audience, and the event continued in a friendly atmosphere from start to finish.

By the way, they have never actually called each other by their nicknames, but rather just called each other "Kuriyama-san and Nakamura-san."