“Mr. Leo” Hiromichi Ishige Visits Our Company, and His Kindness Wins Over Every Employee

On June 12, 2024, former professional baseball player Hiromichi Ishige, who serves as the image character of the Setouchi Group, visited our Representative Director Kusunoki.

As many of you know, Mr. Ishige led the Seibu Lions as team leader when they won five straight Japan Series titles, and since retiring as a player he has worked to develop baseball as the founder and operator of an independent league. He is a true legend!

With employees buzzing about such a big name in the building, Mr. Ishige finished his conversation with Representative Director Kusunoki and then kindly and casually agreed to request after request for photos and autographs.

And at the very end, he even happily agreed when employee Y, a former youth baseball player and a big Ishige fan, asked him to play catch! Employee Y enjoyed two blissful minutes of catch.

Every employee was moved by his wonderful kindness as Mr. Ishige cheerfully took his leave.

Mr. Ishige, all of us sincerely look forward to your next visit.

You can follow Mr. Ishige’s current activities on his YouTube channel Hiromichi Ishige TV. If you are interested, please take a look at the link below.
Hiromichi Ishige TV – YouTube

With Kodaitaro Kusunoki, General Manager of the Sales Division	A group photo with employees (along with his fine autograph)
A long-awaited game of catch! (employee Y)	Then Representative Director Kusunoki joined in too

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