There is a view that the players of Omi High School in Shiga Prefecture, who won the second place in Senbatsu High School Baseball, took a commemorative photo with the popular character "Hikonyan" in Hikone City, "there is a risk of commercial use". Takano Ren = It was reported by the Japan High School Baseball Federation.
The city has forgotten to post the photos on the official SNS, and criticisms have been made one after another for Takano Ren's response, but on the 7th, Takano Ren turned around and expressed the view that there was no problem.
According to Hikone City, when Ohmi High School, who won the second place in Senbatsu High School Baseball for the first time from a substitute school, paid a courtesy visit to the city hall on the 5th, a popular local character "Hikonyan" appeared and celebrated the feat.
After that, when Captain Haru Yamada and others tried to post a commemorative photo with "Hikonyan" on the official SNS, "There is a risk of violating the Japan High School Baseball Federation, which prohibits commercial use. Takano Ren's view, "There is, I want you to take a cautious response," was conveyed to the city side.
In response to this, Hikone City postponed the posting of photos, and there were a series of opinions criticizing Takano Ren's response on the Internet and so on.
Under these circumstances, when Mr. Wataru Imoto, Deputy Secretary-General of the Takano Ren, visited Ohmi High School on the 7th, he told reporters, "As a result of a new investigation, this time it was a surprise celebration and it was not a product PR, so it should not violate the charter. I conclude. I would like to apologize for causing confusion in Ohmi High School and Hikone City. "
In response to this, Hikone City posted a photo on the official SNS and said, "I was relieved for the time being. I hope Hikonyan will continue to actively appear in the encouragement and hospitality of high school baseball. I want to do it. "