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HIGH SCHOOL 3

Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
May 1, 2019
Man who allegedly left knives on Prince Hisahito's school desk sent to prosecutors
A 56-year-old man was sent to prosecutors Wednesday for allegedly trespassing on the grounds of Prince Hisahito's school, where he is suspected of leaving two knives on the boy's desk, a charge he has admitted to, according to the authorities.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Apr 30, 2019
Intruder suspected of cutting surveillance camera wires when accessing Prince Hisahito's school
A 56-year-old man who has admitted to trespassing into a Tokyo school attended by Prince Hisahito is suspected of cutting some of the electric wiring connected to the campus surveillance camera system to avoid being recorded, investigative sources said Tuesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 16, 2019
English level at Japan's secondary schools falls short of government target
A survey showed that final-year students of both junior and senior high schools did not reach the 50 percent goal set for them by the government.
Japan Times
BASEBALL
Apr 3, 2019
Toho captures final high school championship of Heisei Era
Toho, the Aichi Prefecture school that won the National High School Baseball Invitational Tournament held in the first year of the Heisei Era 30 years ago, won the spring final on Wednesday in the last tournament of the current era.
JAPAN
Mar 30, 2019
Two Japanese teens drown in lake on Australia's Fraser Island
Queensland police announced on Saturday two Japanese teenagers died after drowning in a lake on a popular tourist island north of Brisbane.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Mar 21, 2019
JBA establishes committee to cope with verbal, physical abuse on teams throughout nation
Oppressive actions such as corporal punishment and verbal abuse of athletes by coaches and those who have positions of authority have clearly been a major issue in Japanese sports in recent years.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Mar 8, 2019
Three teachers in Tochigi referred to prosecutors over 8 students killed in avalanche in 2017
Three high school teachers were referred to prosecutors Friday over an ill-fated mountaineering lesson at a ski resort in Tochigi Prefecture that resulted in eight deaths in an avalanche in March 2017.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Mar 6, 2019
Four Niigata teens arrested over assault on high schooler captured in video that went viral in Japan
Four teenage boys were arrested Wednesday on suspicion of assaulting a high school student boy last month, police said, after a video showing the boy being hit and kicked went viral on social media.
BASEBALL
Feb 22, 2019
Junior high-level tournament joins reform trend by introducing pitch limits
The Pony League's national tournament for first-year junior high school students on Friday became the latest in Japan to move toward protecting children's arms with a pitch limit.
Japan Times
BASEBALL
Feb 21, 2019
High school baseball federation wants review of pitch limits
The Japan High School Baseball Federation said Wednesday it will ask a local prefectural body to review its decision to implement the country's first pitch limits in high school baseball, which are aimed at preventing injuries to the arms of young players.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Feb 20, 2019
Video of Niigata high school student being bullied goes viral on social media
A video of a first-year high school student in Niigata Prefecture being attacked by a group of schoolmates was posted online and went viral on social media, school officials said Tuesday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jan 25, 2019
BayStars slugger Yoshitomo Tsutsugo becomes advocate of pitch-count limits for youth
Yoshitomo Tsutsugo was struck by a strange thought while playing for Samurai Japan during the 2017 World Baseball Classic.
Japan Times
BASEBALL
Dec 23, 2018
Niigata introduces first pitch limit in Japanese high school baseball
Japan's complex relationship with marathon pitching performances will get a new look next spring, when the Niigata Prefectural High School Baseball Federation revealed Saturday it will institute the first pitch limits in Japanese high school ball.
BASKETBALL
Nov 20, 2018
Seiwa Gakuen standout guard Norika Konno signs with Louisville
Seiwa Gakuen High School’s Norika Konno, a highly touted prospect, has signed a letter of intent to play for the University of Louisville women’s basketball team in the 2019-20 season, Cardinals coach Jeff Walz announced on Monday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Nov 10, 2018
Retiring Twins standout Joe Mauer leaves impressive legacy as iconic catcher
Before J.T. Realmuto became an All-Star catcher for the Miami Marlins, he was playing shortstop for the baseball team at Carl Albert High School in Midwest City, Oklahoma. But one of his favorite big league players at the time wasn't a shortstop. It was Minnesota Twins catcher Joe Mauer.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 25, 2018
Dragons secure negotiating rights with Osaka Toin's Akira Neo
The Chunichi Dragons on Thursday secured negotiating rights with Osaka Toin High School's Akira Neo, one of the top prospects in the NPB amateur draft.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 22, 2018
Koshien baseball tournament runners-up 'Kana-no' remain hot topic across Japan
Nation still abuzz over victories of Kanaashi Nogyo, a northeastern agricultural high school, against powerhouse teams en route to the final of the summer baseball tournament.
SOCCER
Aug 22, 2018
Ichiritsu Funabashi becomes Japan's first public school to sign uniform deal for soccer team
Ichiritsu Funabashi High School announced a partnership with job listing site MyNavi on Tuesday, becoming the first public school in the country to sign a uniform sponsor for its soccer club.
Japan Times
BASEBALL
Aug 21, 2018
Osaka Toin romps to victory in 100th Koshien final
All but one player in the Osaka Toin starting lineup had at least one hit as it pounced on Kanaashi Nogyo 13-2 in the final of the National High School Baseball Championship on Tuesday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL
Aug 20, 2018
Kanaashi Nogyo, Osaka Toin to square off in Koshien final
Kosei Yoshida gave up nine hits and struck out seven over the distance, guiding Akita Prefecture's Kanaashi Nogyo High School to a 2-1 victory over Tokyo's Nichidai-san High School in the semifinals of the National High School Baseball Championship on Monday at Koshien Stadium.
Japan says Biden's description of nation as xenophobic is 'unfortunate'
The National Diet building in Tokyo
As visitors surge, Japan seeks ways to make tourism eco-friendly
Much like other hot spots across Okinawa, Onna has diligently strived to captivate both domestic and international tourists, while at the same time grappling with the environmental strain induced by the influx of visitors.
G7 eyes plan on U.S.-led $50 billion aid package for Ukraine
A local resident visits the Lychakiv cemetery in Lviv, Ukraine, on Thursday. The U.S. is in talks with close partners to lead a group of allies that would give as much as $50 billion in aid to Ukraine.
Japan drops to 70th in press freedom rankings
A businessman reads a newspaper outside a train station in Tokyo.
Kishida talks up bolstered Latin American ties as China cements position
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida holds a news conference in Sao Paulo on Saturday.
Japan’s tween skateboarders get head start on preparations for 2028 Olympics
Ibuki Matsumoto competes at an event in Osaka on April 21.
As visitors surge, Japan seeks ways to make tourism eco-friendly
Much like other hot spots across Okinawa, Onna has diligently strived to captivate both domestic and international tourists, while at the same time grappling with the environmental strain induced by the influx of visitors.
Kishida talks up bolstered Latin American ties as China cements position
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida holds a news conference in Sao Paulo on Saturday.
Debate on constitutional revision at a standstill despite Kishida's pledges
With less than two months left before the conclusion of the current session of parliament, any possibility that Prime Minister Fumio Kishida can deliver constitutional reform before the end of his term as Liberal Democratic Party president in late September, as he has promised, appears remote.
Sapporo court ruling on Ainu fishing rights presents tough questions
A traditional Ainu preserved food called <i>satchep</i> (dried fish) being made at the government-run National Ainu Museum and Park, nicknamed Upopoy, in the town of Shiraoi, Hokkaido, on Dec. 25. The Sapporo District Court ruled last month that the Raporo Ainu Nation's rights as an Indigenous people did not extend to having an inherent right to fish for commercial reasons.

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