◇ Fukuoka Softbank "Kyushu Sports Kids Caravan Supported by Lawson" held

Fukuoka Softbank, together with the NPO The Hawks Junior Academy, will be holding the "Kyushu Sports Kids Caravan Supported by Softbank Hawks" event to teach the joy of sports to elementary school children in grades 1 to 6 at nine venues in Kyushu and Okinawa from May to August 2025 as part of the "Fight! Kyushu" project to revitalize Kyushu and the 20th anniversary of the founding of the SoftBank Hawks.

Tsuyoshi Wada, an advisor to the team's headquarters, was appointed as the ambassador for this event. At all venues, he will interact with children through sports together with coaches from The Hawks Junior Academy. At some venues, there will also be sports experiences other than baseball. 100 participants at each venue will receive an "original kids' glove (Kenta Imamiya Player models) will be distributed.

In addition, a naming rights contract has been signed with Lawson Co., Ltd. Lawson products will be sampled for participants at each venue, and products such as lunch boxes and sweets made in collaboration with The Hawks players in conjunction with "Fight! Kyushu" will be sold at Lawson stores in Kyushu in September.

▼Comment from Ambassador Wada
"This will be the first time I've interacted with fans as a non-player since I retired, so I'm really looking forward to interacting with them from a different angle. Currently, the Hawks are based in Fukuoka, but I think this will be a very important event in terms of further expanding The Hawks fan base in each prefecture of Kyushu, so I would like to use this event to interact with many fans and children, and spread the appeal of The Hawks to each prefecture in Kyushu. The reality is that the number of children playing baseball is gradually decreasing, but I hope that this event will encourage as many children as possible to become interested in baseball."

▼Comment from Kenta Imamiya
"The coloring of glove I currently use and even the fine details of glove have been reproduced, so I think the glove are very close to my own. Fight! Kyushu Day is an important game that comes once a year, and I think the most important thing is to deliver a victory to the people of the region, so although the current battles are quite tough, I want to switch gears and give it my all in each game. First of all, I want to do my best to show a good game that will allow us to win in the region."

◇ Hokkaido Nippon-Ham "Seven Star Alley Backstreet Ramen Terrace" opens on May 3

The Seven Star Alley Backstreet Ramen Terrace in ES CON FIELD will be powered up and open for business from Saturday, May 3rd (national holiday) in 2025. Four new stores will be opening, including Noodle FACTORY JAWS, which was selected as one of the top 100 restaurants in Osaka for two consecutive years in the Tabelog Ramen Category, and Sapporo's Chinese Noodle Shop Shiki Soku Zeku.

◇ Chiba Lotte Narashino Municipal Narashino High School Brass Band visits on June 13th

Chiba Lotte announced that the Narashino Municipal Narashino High School Symphonic Band will visit Narashino City High School as part of "ALL FOR CHIBA" at Zozo Marine Stadium against Tokyo Yakult on Friday, June 13.

ALL FOR CHIBA" is a community promotion activity that The Marines is involved in, including holding Eastern League within the prefecture, school visits, and Baseball Challenge (baseball experience classes). This project with the Narashino High School Symphonic Band began in 2018, and this will be the seventh time the band has been involved in this project.

This year, continuing from last year, the Narashino High School Brass Band will perform at ground before the game and participate in cheering with the The Marines cheering squad at a special performance area to be set up in the home outfield cheering reserved seats. Chiba Lotte Kazuya Fukuura, the first and second general hitting coordinator for the second team, Raito Ikeda player is an alumnus of Narashino High School.

Yuji Takezawa, brass band advisor, comments
The members of the brass band are delighted to be able to cheer for Chiba Lotte Marines again this year, as we did last year, and we are already very motivated. Last year, we had to cheer in heavy rain, but with the warm support of our fans, we were able to play to the end, and the players did a great job win in the game! I will never forget singing "Theme of Joy" with the fans in the stands after the game. We will do our best to deliver an even more powerful performance to contribute to win again this year, so please enjoy it!"

Comment from Ikuto Kinoshita, Brass Band Director
Thank you very much for inviting us to support Chiba Lotte Marines again this year. The motto of the Narashino High School Symphonic Band is "Perform without regrets! We put a lot of effort not only in competitions and contests, but also in local performances and concerts outside the prefecture. Especially in sports cheering, all members of the club work together as one, and if the competition is 100% of our strength, our cheering is 200% of our enthusiasm! This time, we will do our best to cheer on the Chiba Lotte Marines athletes with more than 200% effort!"

◇Perfumes produced by Chiba Lotte Kazuya Ojima, Kyota Fujiwara and others will be on sale

Chiba Lotte will play tomorrow, the 18th (Friday) from 12:00 p.m. Kazuya Ojima pitcher, Atsuki Taneichi pitcher, Kyota Fujiwara player, Shingo Ishikawa player, Koshiro Wada Original perfumes produced by players will be sold.

The five players were asked to fill out a questionnaire about the perfume they usually use and their favorite scents, and a perfumer mixed the scent based on the answers to reflect the players' preferences. The scent will also be on sale at The Marines Store Museum from 13:00 on Tuesday, April 22nd.

▼Comment pitcher Kazuya Ojima
"Why don't you do a project for a perfume that you sold in the past? That's how this perfume that I'm producing started, and I've always loved scents, so I'm happy that it's come to fruition. Let's smell like me!"

＜Product details of the player-produced perfume＞
4,500 yen each (tax included)
・Kojima pitcher: A mature fragrance with a citrus bitter orange as the main ingredient, 50ml
・Taneichi pitcher White soap scent based on mandarin and bergamot 50ml
・Fujiwara - unisex fragrance with a citrus-based scent 50ml
・Shin Ishikawa - A refreshing fragrance with a vibrant green fruity scent that is not too sweet and has a fresh feel 50ml
・Wada: A refreshing soap scent reminiscent of freshly washed linen, 50ml

◇ Orix Atsuya Kogita undergoes right elbow surgery

　Atsuya Kogita pitcher underwent right elbow medial collateral ligament reconstruction and right olecranon osteophyte removal under arthroscopic surgery at a hospital in Yokohama. After a few days of hospitalization, he will undergo rehabilitation while monitoring the condition of the affected area.

Related Links
・ "Seven Star Yokocho Backstreet Ramen Terrace" opens on May 3rd (Saturday, National Holiday)!
・ April 18th (Fri) Player-produced perfume sales information
・ The Narashino High School brass band will be attending the Tokyo Yakult game on June 13th (Friday)
・ "Kyushu Sports Kids Caravan Supported by Lawson" is being held as an interaction event between children and Tsuyoshi Wada, advisor to the baseball team headquarters!