. >> reporter: baystars fans are positive about the changes in the atmosphere. >> translator: the team's gotten brighter. >> translator: nakahata is so enthusiastic that the players have become more cheerful. >> translator: there's much more excitement about the club than before. >> reporter: in the preseason, the baystars appear promising. >> translator: the more the fans' eyes are on the players, the more they will grow. the players will become players in a true sense when they feel joy in being seen. >> thank you very much. >> reporter: thank you very much. >> the new owners are trying to build on their experience with young people to expand the base of fans for their team and of course for baseball in general. >>> and here are the latest market figures. >>> let's get a check of the weather from mai shoji. mai, it is pretty warm across the northwest but the opposite here in japan. >> yes, michio, that's right. things are looking very wintry up in the northern areas of japan. we're expecting about 20 to 30 centimeters of additional snowfall in and around hokorikku region up towards hok