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Rakugo performer Tatekawa Shiraku posted on his own X account about reports that former Yomiuri Giants manager Shinnosuke Abe will return to the team, writing “I hope they welcome him back as manager” and “In the end, they took baseball away from the father she loves so much…” His comments became a hot topic. Abe had resigned as manager amid a power-harassment (pawahara) scandal, and Shiraku’s remarks were clearly meant to support his comeback. On 5ch, though, reactions leaned far more critical than sympathetic, with posts like “He’s the one who took baseball away from himself” and “Why is some outsider speaking for his daughter’s feelings?” standing out — opinion split over whether to weigh Abe’s own responsibility or his family’s situation more heavily.
October 13, 2026, 16:00
Rakugo performer Tatekawa Shiraku (63) updated his “X” account on the 12th, commenting on reports that former Yomiuri Giants (professional baseball) manager Shinnosuke Abe would be returning to the team.
Shiraku brought up the news, saying, “Word just came in that the Giants are preparing to bring back former manager Shinnosuke Abe — who resigned over a power-harassment scandal — in a senior role.” He then shared his thoughts: “For now, I’m glad. Of course there are people saying it’s too soon and all that, but personally, I’m genuinely happy about it. If possible, I’d like them to bring him back as manager, though there are probably various hurdles in the way.”
Source: tokyo-sports.co.jp / original article here
What people said
Never even watched it, and I have zero desire to waste my time doing so.
Exactly this.
The guy saying it is probably so wrapped up in the moment he doesn't even realize he's basically trashing someone.
This guy sure goes soft on anyone who causes a scandal.
On the flip side, name one celebrity Shiraku's actually gone after?
Tatekawa Shiraku went easy on Kaishu Sano and Junya Ito too.
Even the Giants can't just cut him loose that easily.
He'll probably do a senior-director type role for 3-4 years, then it's Abe Administration: Part Two after Yoshinobu.
That's basically saying the daughter is the one in the wrong.
Even as a defense, that's just dumb.
Oh, so he quit rakugo to become a spirit medium (itako)?
That might actually suit him better, good luck with that.
He can't even understand his own wife's feelings, so there's no way he understands his daughter's.
No, that'd be Shinosuke.
The daughter is the victim.
Blaming the victim is straight-up Showa-era thinking.
Bringing Abe back as manager now would get nothing but backlash.
It all depends on what he'd actually do once he's back.
Background and Key Points of This Story
Shinnosuke Abe resigned as Giants manager amid a power-harassment scandal tied to a domestic dispute, and the reports of his return to the team are essentially a follow-up to that episode. As a television personality, Tatekawa Shiraku frequently comments on both entertainment and sports news, and he has made headlines before for defending celebrities caught up in controversy. The split in this thread ran along two lines of criticism: that Shiraku was “too sympathetic toward someone who resigned through his own fault,” and that it was “inappropriate for an outsider to speculate about a family matter” in the first place — in both cases, the pushback was really aimed at Shiraku’s remarks themselves. Worth noting: no details about the resignation or the family situation beyond what’s in the original article have been confirmed on 5ch, and many of the speculative comments in the thread are unsubstantiated. The text also doesn’t specify the age or circumstances of Abe’s daughter, so readers are better off treating this as a story about Shiraku’s comments versus the noticeably cooler reaction to them, rather than as confirmed fact.
*This article is compiled as an excerpt and summary of the 5ch (Geino/Sports News+) thread “Tatekawa Shiraku relieved at reports of former manager Shinnosuke Abe’s return to the team: “I hope they bring him back as manager,” “In the end they took baseball away from the father she loves so much…” [Ailuropoda melanoleuca★].”
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