Taiwanese media China Times News reported on the 29th that former table tennis player Ai Fukuhara appeared on a Chinese live stream for the first time after giving birth to her third child.

The article introduced Fukuhara, stating, "After putting an end to her marriage with Taiwanese table tennis player Chiang Hung-chieh (Jiang Hongjie), she submitted a marriage registration with a 'Yokohama man' in December last year, and their child was born this year. Including the eldest daughter and eldest son born with Chiang, Fukuhara became a mother of three."

It was reported that on the 28th, Fukuhara appeared on a live stream for the Chinese video platform "Kuaishou Sports" and spoke about a table tennis event in Qingdao, China, which she would participate in on the following day, the 29th. According to Fukuhara, she hasn't seriously played table tennis for the past 10 years, and the last time she played seriously was at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics. However, she practiced 1-2 hours every day for this match, and while trying to regain her old form, she sprained her ankle.

In the live stream, Fukuhara stated that she has no intention of letting her children play table tennis in the future and expressed her feelings, saying, "I'm not very good at teaching people" and "I don't want my children to go through the same hardships I did." She also revealed that previously, when she played table tennis with her children (with Chiang), she massaged their legs for over an hour after they finished.

While Fukuhara is strict with herself, she said she "cannot be a strict mother" and that is why she doesn't want her children to become athletes.

On the 29th, Fukuhara participated in a "Dream Match" held at a table tennis school named after Chinese table tennis player Chen Meng. Dividing into the "Dream Team" and "Ai Team," she played against Chen Meng for the "4th time in 13 years." Miu Kihara and others also participated in the match. (Translation/Editing by Kitada)