>Owner Kitani and President Harada apologise for delayed start time
>Bushiroad Fight's owner Takaaki Kitani and president Katsuhiko Harada apologised to the crowd after the scheduled start time of the 11/5 Ushiku event was changed from 1pm to 3.30pm, which was announced the day before. Owner Kitani and President Harada did not go to the ring, but greeted the audience from ringside next to the headquarters.
>President Katsuhiko Harada: "My name is Harada of Bushiroad. I am very sorry for the significant delay in the opening time of the venue and the start time of the matches today. The reason for this is that there was a mistake in the confirmation with the venue, and a mistake in our own confirmation. We are very sorry for the inconvenience caused to our customers and to the fans who support Stardom. We would like to build an organisation with a checking function to prevent this from happening again, so we hope you will all understand our situation. I ask for your kind understanding."
>Takaaki Kitani, owner: "I am truly sorry for being two and a half hours late, ladies and gentlemen, but two and a half hours is more than 800 hours if you add up all the time you have spent here today. That much time may not have been wasted, but it was lost. We have to take this very seriously. The Bushiroad Group holds not only wrestling events, but also card game tournaments, live concerts, stage performances and other events in Japan and overseas, totaling more than 500, maybe close to 1,000 events of all sizes. In all these events, I have never been late for two and a half hours. There might be a half hour or an hour once every two or three years due to equipment problems or other reasons, but basically, no. I don't like to be late. I don't like it when the start time is late! (cont.)