Hanshin of the Central League, a professional baseball team, set the magic number for the championship as "1" and put their hand on the championship.

Hanshin will win the league title for the first time in 14 years if they win the match against the Giants on the night of the 18th, or if they lose but Hiroshima loses.

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  • Koshien Stadium before the game: "I want to see the moment of Are"

  • Parakeet "Keeta" is also a hot ale to "are"

  • The conditions for Hanshin's championship to be decided on the 14th are:

  • Dotonbori River "E. coli detected, not a river where you can swim" experts call attention

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  • Koshien Stadium before the game: "I want to see the moment of Are"

  • Parakeet "Keeta" is also a hot ale to "are"

  • The conditions for Hanshin's championship to be decided on the 14th are:

  • Dotonbori River "E. coli detected, not a river where you can swim" experts call attention

Koshien Stadium before the game: "I want to see the moment of Are"

Enthusiastic fans visited the area around Koshien Stadium in the morning, taking commemorative photos and waiting for the game to start at 6 p.m.

A 14-year-old male junior high school student who came from Osaka with his father to watch the match said, "I wasn't born when I won the championship last time, so I'd like to have my favorite Chikamoto beat me and go home to see the moment of the match."

A woman in her 30s who visited from Kobe City said, "I wrote the players' names on my nails and brought pine-flavored candy, which is attracting attention now, so I am fully prepared to cheer. I have absolutely no choice but to do it today."

Parakeet "Keeta" is also a hot ale to "are"

The one that is attracting attention is the yellow budgie "Keeta" from Amagasaki City, Hyogo Prefecture.

The origin of the name is the mascot of the Hanshin Tigers, Keeta.

In a video posted on social media, Keeta expressed his joy at Hanshin's winning streak, saying, "Hanshin won, hooray," and cheered the team on, saying "Good luck to Hanshin" and "Hanshin 'Are' yade."

He also cheered enthusiastically for Koji Chikamoto, saying, "Burn, burn, burn, blow, chikamoto."

The owner, Mayumi Kusaka, is a married couple and a long-time Hanshin Tigers fan.

While watching the Hanshin match at home and cheering for them, Keeta, who was watching with them, began to speak cheering phrases and the names of the players.

Mr. Kusaka said, "It's about time to 'are', but two years ago we missed it out, so if I'm still too happy, I'm cheering for Akan and cheering for Keeta."

The conditions for Hanshin's championship to be decided on the 14th are:

Hanshin ○ or Hiroshima ● → Decide
If Hanshin wins against the Giants on the 14th, or if Hiroshima loses to Yakult even if they lose,
Hanshin's first championship in 18 years will be decided.

Hanshin △ Hiroshima △ → decided Even if Hanshin △ Hiroshima ○ is not
decided and Hanshin draws→, the championship will be decided depending on the conditions.
If Hanshin draws and Hiroshima draws, the championship will be decided.
On the other hand, if Hiroshima wins, it will be carried over.

Hanshin ● Hiroshima △ → not
decided, and if Hanshin loses and Hiroshima draws, it will be carried over.

On the 14th, Hanshin will face the Giants at Koshien Stadium, and Hiroshima will face Yakult at Jingu Stadium, both scheduled to start at 6 p.m.

Dotonbori River "E. coli detected, not a river where you can swim" experts call attention

When Hanshin wins, it is customary for many people to gather in downtown Osaka City to celebrate the victory, but when the league won in 2003, more than 5000,1 people jumped into the river from Ebibashi Bridge in Dotonbori, killing one person and injuring several others.

The following year, since 2004, the Japan College of Analytical Chemistry in Kita-ku, Osaka, has been investigating the degree of turbidity of river water and the number of bacteria.

Water quality is improving, and although the endangered Japanese eel was confirmed to live in November last year, the detection of E. coli, which is an indicator of dirt, continues, and in the August survey, it was about 11,8 per 100 ml of river water.

The standard for swimming pools set by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare is "that E. coli is not detected," and Takashi Miyamichi, director of the educational affairs department of the Japan College of Analytical Chemistry, points out that "it is still not a river where you can swim."

On top of that, he warns, "It's like swimming in the water that accumulates in the toilet bowl, which can lead to health hazards such as abdominal pain and diarrhea.