■Hoshino promotes Okayama Prefecture:星野仙一、岡山県のPR顧問に (2003-11)
Former Hanshin Tigers manager Senichi Hoshino has recently become a public relations advisor for Okayama Prefecture.(阪神タイガース前監督の星野仙一氏が先日、岡山県の広報宣伝担当顧問に就任しました)
Hoshino is from Kurashiki City in Okayama Prefecture.(星野氏は岡山県倉敷市の出身です)
He has already helped promote tourism to the prefecture by appearing on posters and in TV commercials.(すでに多くのポスターやテレビコマーシャルに登場し、県の観光促進に一役買っています)
The Okayama governor expressed his gratitude by honoring Hoshino with a special award.(岡山県知事は星野氏に特別表彰を贈り、感謝の意を示しました)
Hoshino was designated public relations advisor after he retired as the Tigers' manager.(星野氏はタイガースの監督を退任後、広報宣伝担当顧問に任命されました)
Hoshino says his career with the Tigers was mostly one of public relations.(星野氏の話では、タイガースでの仕事も大体において広報みたいなものだったのだそうです)
He says he feels qualified for his new job, and he is confident he can come up with good promotional ideas.(星野氏は、自分がこの新しい仕事に向いている気がするし、宣伝向けにアイディアを考え出すことには自信があると話しています)