Takushi Yamaya, President and CEO of Ibaraki Robots, and Hiroshi Shono, President and CEO of Kashima Antlers, attended the conference, and both clubs' mascots, Robosuke and Shikao, also made an appearance.
Future initiatives announced include the dispatch of Kashima Antlers mascots to Ibaraki Robots home games and the dispatch of Ibaraki Robots mascots and cheerleaders to the Kashima Antlers Cup Mini Basketball Tournament.
We will continue to collaborate on initiatives to revitalize the region within the prefecture.
Hiroshi Shono, President and CEO of Kashima Antlers
"Under the J.League's 100-Year Vision, Antlers has continued its efforts to establish a sports culture and enrich local lives through sports. This time, we have decided to promote cooperation with Ibaraki Robots, a professional sports club from a different industry within the prefecture, utilizing our mutual resources. We hope to connect this initiative to further regional revitalization within the prefecture and the realization of the J.League's 100-Year Vision."
Takushi Yamaya, President and CEO of Ibaraki Robots
"As professional sports clubs based in Ibaraki Prefecture, we have decided to work together to develop the region and professional sports. Antlers is at the forefront of initiatives among Japanese sports clubs. Currently, there is much to learn from Antlers, but we hope to produce results that will make them feel that partnering with Robots was a good decision."