Softbank Hawks departed from Miyazaki Airport on the 24th for a tour of Taiwan.

Itua Ikhine who departed on a charter flight in the morning and missed practice on the 21st due to poor condition, also made an appearance. The team is scheduled to play the "2026 Taiwan-Japan baseball International Friendship Game" against the Chinatrust Brothers of the Taiwan Professional baseball on the 25th and against the Taiwan WBC team on the 26th (both at Taipei Dome).

pitcher Hsu Jo-Hsi Ruo-hsi, who joined the team this season from the Taiwanese professional baseball league's Wei Chuan Chuan Dragons, is scheduled to pitch on the 26th. He himself will be participating in the WBC in March as a member of the Taiwanese national team, but this time he will be taking mound as a member of The Hawks. His appearance is likely to attract attention from both teams, including for checking his condition, but he says, "I don't want to think about a lot of things, I just want to prepare myself properly and go into the game," indicating his intention to focus on hitter in front of him.

On returning to Japan for the first time in about a month, she said with a smile, "I'm looking forward to going home. Although I only have four days," and hopes to make it a fruitful return to her hometown.