The Japanese baseball team will have its first match of the WBC = World Baseball Classic on the 9th.
Before this, many fans visited sporting goods stores in Tokyo to purchase goods for the Japan national team, resulting in a shortage of goods.
A sporting goods store in Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo has been selling uniforms and towels for some players of the Japanese national team since the 25th of last month, as well as official WBC balls.
Of these, the adult uniforms of Shohei Otani and Yu Darvish of the major leagues were all sold out in about an hour from the start of sales, and there is no prospect of arrival after that.
At the store, we limit the purchase of WBC goods to only one item per type, but most of the other players' goods and official balls are sold out, and as of noon on the 8th, there are a number of children's uniforms. Only points remained.
Many fans visited the store right after the store opened, but they were seen leaving the store regretfully because they did not have the goods they were looking for.
A male university student from Kagoshima Prefecture, who will be watching the first match against China on the 9th at the stadium, said, "I came to the store because I wanted Ohtani's uniform, but I thought WBC goods would be popular. I'd like to wait for additional sales. I was talking.
A woman in her 20s in Tokyo, who will be watching the match against South Korea on the 10th at the stadium, said, "I would like to wear a uniform and support, but I thought that if I tried to buy it at the stadium on the day, I would have to line up, so I came to buy it in advance. Others I think I'll go to the store," he said.
Mr. Sohei Iwata of "Super Sports Xebio Tokyo Ochanomizu Main Store" said, "I'm surprised by the number of inquiries and customers coming to the store about WBC goods. For goods that are sold out, I will place an order so that other stores may have them in stock. I would like to be able to receive as much as possible,” he said.