[Global Times Comprehensive Report] Japan’s 96th High School Baseball Trials (Spring Koshien) was recently held at Koshien Stadium in Nishinomiya City, Hyogo Prefecture. What is different from the past is that some high school female cheerleaders who perform warm-up performances

[Global Times Comprehensive Report] Japan’s 96th High School Baseball Trials (Spring Koshien) was recently held at Koshien Stadium in Nishinomiya City, Hyogo Prefecture. What is different from the past is that some high school female cheerleaders who perform warm-up performances before the game no longer wear short skirts this year, but instead wear shorts.

According to a recent report by Japan's Mainichi Shimbun, the main reason why the female cheerleaders do not wear skirts and pants is because in recent years, spectators in the stands have always taken the opportunity to secretly take pictures of girls' skirts. In order to avoid similar incidents from happening, many Japanese high schools participating in this year's "Spring League" have taken preventive measures. In addition to asking girls to wear pants, teachers from some schools will patrol the stands during cheerleading performances and hold signs that say "No spectators are allowed to take photos." In addition, some school teachers will stand between the cheerleaders and the audience to block the audience's view. Airi Ozawa, a girls cheerleader from Takasaki High School in Gunma Prefecture, said: "Wearing shorts allows me to perform more safely." (Strictly)