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HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL

Since 1948, Yuji Koseki's "The Crown Will Shine on You” has served as the anthem for the summer Koshien tournament.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Aug 6, 2023
Japan’s enduring ‘sound of summer’
Composer Yuji Koseki probably did not imagine that his career would become intertwined with Japan’s most popular sporting event.
Japan Times
BASEBALL
Aug 22, 2022
Sendai Ikuei beats Shimonoseki Kokusai to claim first title at Summer Koshien
Sendai Ikuei is the first school from Japan's Tohoku region to win either version of the national high school baseball tournament.
Japan Times
BASEBALL
Mar 31, 2022
Osaka Toin wins Spring Koshien title for fourth time
Osaka Toin beat Shiga Prefecture's Omi High School 18-1 in the final of the 94th edition of the spring invitational at Koshien Stadium.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 21, 2021
Summer Koshien baseball championship to be held largely without fans
Japan's renowned summer high school baseball championship will be held without spectators in principle when it opens next month.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Mar 5, 2021
Fans to be limited to 10,000 at Spring Koshien tournament
Up to 10,000 spectators will be admitted for games at this month's prestigious spring invitational high school baseball tournament, organizers announced Thursday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL
Dec 5, 2020
Ichiro Suzuki breaks new ground as high school coach
On Wednesday, Ichiro observed practice and began instructing the players from Thursday. On Friday, he practiced alongside the students, while advising them on base stealing.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Aug 13, 2020
‘Koshien: Japan’s Field of Dreams’: This underdog story is hard to beat
Ema Ryan Yamazaki's gripping documentary about an annual high school baseball tournament shows the highs and lows of working toward hard-won victories.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Aug 10, 2020
Senbatsu replacement games start at Koshien Stadium
During the event, which is being held under strict physical distancing protocols, each school will play one game for a total of 16 games over the next week.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Sac Bunts
Jun 29, 2020
Filmmaker excited about chance to present Koshien to U.S. audience
Ema Ryan Yamazaki hopes to provide a new perspective of Japan's famous high school tournament when her documentary airs on ESPN.
Japan Times
BASEBALL
Jun 11, 2020
Koshien Stadium to host games between teams selected for canceled tournament
The Japan High School Baseball Federation said Wednesday it will hold a series of games at Koshien Stadium in August between teams that had been selected for the canceled Japanese High School Baseball Invitational Tournament, which had been scheduled to take place in the spring.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 9, 2020
Seniors who missed out on Koshien to get dirt from ballpark
The decision by Hanshin and the stadium operator will give players the mementos denied to them following the cancellation of this year's tournaments.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Sac Bunts
May 21, 2020
Canceling Summer Koshien right, but tough, decision
Just because it was the right and safe decision, doesn't make it any less of a bitter pill to swallow.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
May 20, 2020
Summer Koshien canceled due to coronavirus pandemic
Japan's famed high school baseball tournament was called off for the first time since World War II
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
May 15, 2020
Summer Koshien organizers mulling cancellation due to virus concerns
Despite the state of emergency being lifted in most prefectures, teams in many areas are uncertain of when they will be able to resume training.
Japan Times
BASEBALL
Mar 4, 2020
Spring Koshien to either be held without fans or canceled because of coronavirus
The Japan High School Baseball Federation said Wednesday it is preparing to hold the National High School Baseball Invitational tournament behind closed doors due to the spread of the new coronavirus, while also mulling possible cancellation of the tournament.
Japan Times
BASEBALL
Nov 29, 2019
National high school body orders pitch limits for first time
High school games played at the spiritual home of Japanese baseball will get a new look in 2020 after the organizer of the prestigious national championship on Friday announced its first pitch limits.
Japan Times
BASEBALL
Aug 22, 2019
Riseisha captures Koshien crown
Riseisha High School claimed its maiden title at Japan's National High School Baseball Championship on Thursday, coming from behind in an action-filled final against Seiryo, 5-3.
Japan Times
BASEBALL
Jul 25, 2019
Ofunato High School pitcher Roki Sasaki's shot at summer glory ends on bench
Hard-throwing high school pitcher Roki Sasaki, who is being heavily scouted by major league clubs, stayed on the bench to avoid injury as his team was eliminated from contention for a prestigious national title on Thursday.
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.
'So hot you can't breathe': Extreme heat hits the Philippines
A pedestrian cools himself with a folding hand fan as he waits for a ride along a road in Manila on Wednesday, as extreme heat hit the Philippines.
Over 40% of Japan's municipalities at risk of vanishing, study finds
Of 1,729 local municipalities nationwide, 744 have been identified as being at risk of disappearing.
Princess Aiko makes debut at imperial garden party
Princess Aiko attends an imperial garden party in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Yen inches closer to intervention point as BOJ meeting starts
The rate of the yen against the U.S. dollar is displayed in the trading room at foreign exchange brokerage Gaitame.com in Tokyo on Thursday.
'Sugar Baby Riri' gets nine-year prison term over romance scam
Mai Watanabe, who went by the moniker “Sugar Baby Riri,” dated older men and swindled them out of money by telling them fictitious heartbreaking stories about herself to gain their sympathy.
Tokyo's Koto Ward by-election a race unlike any other
Natsumi Sakai, the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan’s candidate and one of four female candidates running in the by-election, touts her experience as a cancer survivor and midwife as having prepared her to tackle issues that women currently face.
Kyotographie's strong 12th edition shines light into the margins
Yassine Alaoui Ismaili, who goes by Yoriyas, turned to photography, shooting motion while in motion himself, after an injury forced him to give up his career as a professional breakdancer.
For amateur sumo, a fresh start offers hope against time-wasting and gamesmanship
Wrestlers prepare for the start of a bout at the 2023 Sumo World Championships in Tokyo. Starting this month, placing one hand on the clay first is no longer allowed.
LDP veteran Nikai's youngest son expected to succeed him in Wakayama
Toshihiro Nikai, former secretary-general of the Liberal Democratic Party, announced in March that he would not run in the next Lower House election to take responsibility for the political funds scandal that rocked his party and his own faction.
New workers name Shohei Ohtani as 'dream boss' for two years running
Shohei Ohtani has been overwhelmingly voted as the “dream boss” for people who started working in April, according to a survey.

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